SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



yard. Beyond Mr. Pulley's herd of large framed dairy shorthorns, 

 we have the pleasure of seeing his flock of Shropsbires, which has 

 contributed many winners to the lloyal, Bath and West of England 

 and other shows. 



On alighting at Droitwich, in the neighbouring coun f y of 

 AVorcester, and wending our way along the lanes we suddenly come 

 across a red and white young bull, reminding us of the days of 

 Hubback and that the farm of Oddingley in the occupation of Mr. 

 James Kendal must be near at hand. We find it is and that the 

 tenant is minus one of a quartette of yearling bulls, which or to be 

 correct, three ot them are grazing in a paddock adjoining the 

 buildings, with one exception, Mr. J. Thompson's Harrington Duke 

 8th 52499, is the sire. Mr. Kendal has been interested in the 

 breeding of cattle since 1861, when he purchased a score of heifers 

 in Derby market and shortly afterwards commenced to use registered 

 sires, but the first male bought after this date was obtained from the 

 Rev. W. Holt B^ever, without a pedigree, and when required in after 

 years, it was unable to be ascertained. The tenant naturally found 

 that the produce of his dozen heifers varied in quality, the weeds 

 were drafted and at the present time the thirty head of which the 

 herd consists are descended from four of them, to which have been 

 given the family names of Cleopatra, Cecilia, Gwendoline and 

 Kathleen, with one foundation and the same system of breeding, 

 they are naturally of one type, but however uniform a group of 

 cattle are, there is usually one to which a preference is given, and 

 in the fourteen dairy cows on the Oddingley farm, it is Cleopatra 

 5th which stands in this position, as her dairy properties are 

 undeniable, and her substantial well knit frame will help to find a 

 customer for her stylish roan son, one of the group first seen. The 

 Kathleens have the choice of the heifers to their credit, in a daughter 

 of Mr. Matthews' Euf us 48648, who is also the sire of five promising 

 yearlings, while the calves, by Barrington Duke 8th, do him justice, 

 one of his sons a deep red being especially good, and the young 

 bulls before alluded to are well adapted for Ordinary dairy cattle, as the 

 sires have always been selected by Mr. Kendal, for their individual 

 merits, and under most of his cows are found excellent udders. 



