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made, and that took place at The Duffryn sale, on the day following 

 the one at The Hendre, when Early Rose, the very last female lot 

 of Mr. R. Stratton's was purchased. 



Eight hundred acres, are now farmed around The Hendre built 

 in the Norman and Tudor styles under the management of Mr. 

 Lipscombe, the shorthorns are bred on The Pentre farm, and the 

 Hereford* including not only a herd of the ordinary coloured 

 " Whitefaces," but a small collection of the ancient grey or white 

 breed graze on the uplands of Llangattock, while a flock of 

 Shropshires with rams from Messrs. Pulley and Knight, in service, 

 roam over the whole. The first lot of cows are grazing in front of the 

 mansion, Tuscarora 3rd and Sweet Blush, being two of the oldest, 

 the former, one of the only two daughters of Mr. R. P. Davies' Grand 

 Duke of Clarence 28750, now on The Hendre estate, has bred nine 

 calves, seven of the male sex, including Randolph, an especially 

 good young bull which made 145gs. at the last sale, while the latter 

 showing great character, arid the oldest of the family in Mr. Rolls' 

 possesvsion, has her two daughters, Blushing Belle and Crimson 

 Blush, growing young matrons, grazing not far away, the last named 

 being perhaps the best looking. Hilda Daisy, the younger of Grand 

 Duke of Clarence's two daughters, a fine old cow, worthy of both 

 the tribe and her sire, has bred an equal number of both sexes. 

 Zoe's Daisy, of beautiful quality, possessed of lengthy quarters, a 

 grand loin, and well sprung rib, is probably as truly made as any of 

 the cows, excepting Siddington Blush 2nd, a handsome red, seen 

 with her pretty red heifer calf, suckling its dam in one of the covered 

 yards. This animal is well known to the public, having been exhibited 

 successfully in 1885 at the leading shows, when she gained seven 

 prizes, including third at the Yorkshire, she is now in her tenth year, 

 has well retained her form, and is again to be exhibited at the County 

 Show, which takes place in a couple of days, where no doubt she 

 will do credit to the herd. Rosy Blush and Blushing Princess, 

 combining the good old blood of the Chaff and Princess families, 

 through their sires, Col. Lloyd-Lindsay's Churchill 37996 and Mr. 

 Sheldon's Prince of Brailes 3rd 43821, are both from Siddington 



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