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herd of dairy cows, and who, living in the neighbourhood of Edgecot 

 and Eawsley Park, had unusual opportunities of using first class 

 sires, but unfortunately never registered his stock. Commencing 

 with Mr. Stuart Marjoribanks' The Fop 27630, and Sir Charles 

 Knightley's Abydos 14055, as the foundation crosses on Culworth 

 Beauty, Mr. Munton, until he began to purchase bulls on his own 

 account, sent his females away from home to first class bulls, bred 

 in the herds of the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Penrhyn, Archdeacon 

 Holbech, Messrs. Adkins, Game, Langston, Lythall, and Sheldon. 

 In recent years Pretender 29577, Prince Puck 35168, and Prince of 

 Geneva 4th 37250, of the Pye tribe ; and Karl of Arvon 41470, from 

 Hindlip, have been used, some of the heifers having however been 

 sent to Mr. J. A. Rolls' Dukedom 51095, and Mr. Sheldon's champion 

 prize bull, Duke of Banington 13th 46191. May Duke 53301, out 

 of Mr. J. J. Sharp's extraordinary fine cow, May Duchess 15th, is 

 now in service, he has great depth of body with a grand loin and 

 lengthy quarters, but if anything his hair might perhaps be of a 

 little softer texture. 



The Moss Roses are the owner's favourite branch and at the 

 present time are twenty in number. Moss Rose 2nd, fifteen years 

 old last April, has been a beautiful cow in her younger days and her 

 yearling son, Rose Duke 5th 54943, by May Duke 53301, is the 

 younger of the pair of grand red bulls, which have since done so 

 well in Bingley Hall ; his companion, Rose Duke 4th 34942, also by 

 May Duke, being from Moss Rose 4th, a half-sister of the old Matron 

 and a good fleshy sort. The very level Moss Rose 14th, a daughter 

 of Moss Rose 2nd, is wonderfully covered with hair, and Moss Rose 

 9th, a nice breeding cow, is the result of sending Moss Rose 5th, 

 a good roan seen at the buildings where she had recently calved 

 to Mr. J. H. Blundell's Duke of Oxford 32nd 36527, and the red 

 and white Louise 5th, is also by the same sire. In all, thirteen cows 

 are grazing in the park-like ground adjoining the house, of these, a 

 heavy fleshed daughter of Prince of Geneva 4th 37250, and the 

 light roan Louise 6th, by the Duchess Nancy bull, Earl of Arvori 

 41470, which has been extensively used in the herd, must not be 



