3SS SllORTltOTIN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



Verbena and her two daughters, Viola and Vesta, almost models of 

 their breed, but Tidy and her three companions, all by a son of Lord 

 Wilton, are even better. The owner has certainly been to head- 

 quarters for his blood and it is evident by the appearance of the 

 animals, he will receive as good prices as any breeder, when desirous 

 of parting with his " white faced " beauties. 



Leaving Bryngwyn and travelling a short distance by train, we 

 duly reached Hay, a small town in the extreme south, and on passing 

 through the meadows from the station to Mr. B. H. Allen's of 

 Clifford Priory, we meet an old friend in Arethusa 4th, bought at 

 The Oaklands sale of 1884, along with her daughter, Arethusa 8th, 

 by Mr. Oliver's Cherry Grand Duke 9th 42922, the former is the 

 dam of Argus 50704. the sire in service, and in addition to Asia 2nd, 

 from the younger cow, there are two nice young bulls from mother 

 and daughter. Mr. Allen has resided at Clifford Priory for twenty- 

 four years and for seventeen of them, has been engaged in breeding 

 shorthorns. The herd is utilized for the purposes of ordinary stock 

 and numbers over seventy head. The young bulls are well reared 

 and annually sold at Birmingham, where they have won several prizes 

 and there is a nice selection of reds and roans, principally by Argus 

 50704, for the spring sale. The heifer calves are attractive, while 

 eight yearlings, by Sir Knightley Walnut 52166 and Argus 50704, 

 are very even, and the dozen two year olds do credit to Lord 

 Moreton's Earl of Siddington 4th 47819. The previous sires have 

 been of Bates blood, Macgregor 29241, a Rose of JRaby bull, was 

 purchased at Holker, Hayle 43345, a Lally came from Ogwell, 

 Wetherby Lad 32838, from Mr. James Knowles, King Eufus 38502, 

 being bred at Gaddesby, and Lord Tortworth 31757, at Pencraig 

 Court. About thirty dairy cows are roaming in the pastures and 

 of the several tribes, the Grenades of Bell Bates origin, are the most 

 fashionable in their breeding. The Beetroots, Bellas, Charities and 

 Welcomes, which comprise the other sorts, are of local reputation, 

 and originally descended from dairy cows, but they have been 

 carefully crossed by Mr. Allen, for a number of years. 



