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by Caractacus 42879, is one of the best of the dozen. Daisy Pearl 

 having only had one calf, promises to mature into a fine cow ; lastly 

 Rosebud 3rd and Czarina 12th, are two grand old matrons, especially 

 the latter, which stood third in her class at Kilburn. 



At Charlton House, within three miles from Wantage Road 

 Station, on the Great "Western, Mr. H. Denis de Vitre has long been 

 a supporter of the particular branches of the Barmpton Roses, 

 Blanches and Madalines, which made Townley famous in the days of 

 old. After using Messrs. Leney's Grand D\ike of Kent 2nd 28759, 

 the Old Daisy blood was introduced by the use of two Blushing 

 Dukes, bred at Pencraig, and females have also been added to the 

 herd, as have the more fashionable Siddingtons and Wild Eyes. 

 The Piincess line has been brought in through the brothers, Prince 

 Ronald 46920 and Prince Randolph 51925, sons of Prince Saladin 

 40452 and Lady Wellesley 3rd. The present sires are the massive 

 deep red Gerald 3rd 46419, formerly used by Mr. A. T. Matthews, 

 and Duke of Darlington llth 52756, a capital roan yearling, bred by 

 Mr. Evan Baillie, from his fine cow, Countess of Darlington 2nd. 

 Mr. de Vitre intends to have every one of his pedigree cattle to 

 possess good dairy properties, and no female will be retained that 

 does not satisfy the owner in this respect. On account of the 

 somewhat limited accommodation at Charlton, it is the intention to 

 annually draft a few of the older cows to the Bingley Hall sales, as 

 the owner considers that by so doing he has the opportunity of 

 bringing them before the largest company of dairy farmers during 

 the year at a public sale. 



The cows in profit have every appearance of doing their 

 duty at the pail, even including the highly bred Lady Alice Siddington 

 and Lady Elizabeth Siddington, half-sisters, out of a Grand Duke of 

 Kent 2nd, daughter of Siddington 10th, bought as a calf at Mr. 

 Bowly's sale of 1872, for 505gs. Berkshire Butterfly 2nd, Cambridge 

 Butttrfly, and Midsummer Butterfly, belong to the Madaline tribe, 

 and the last named, a deep bodied good cow is our special favourite, 

 but she and her dam Cambridge Butterfly are of a not very 

 taking red and white; Mistress Daisy and Daisy Barmpton both 



