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and traces to that remarkable daughter of Tenth Grand Duke, Grand 

 Duchess of Oxford llth, she too is of great merit, and their pair of 

 red cow calves are not the least valued of the owner's shorthorn 

 possessions. Archduchess of Oxford 2nd, with a pretty heifer 

 running by her side, has proved an excellent breeder, her daughter, 

 Archduchess of Oxford 3rd, being a very fine cow, and the grand- 

 daughter, Archduchess of Oxford 6th, even handsomer than her 

 dam, although a red half-brother is somewhat too tall for his age. 

 Musical 22nd and Empress Sale 5th. from Capheaton, are a very 

 good class of cattle to have on any estate ; two Blanche cows are 

 heavy milkers, and the same number of Acombs, with a trio of Old 

 Daisies bringing up the rear of this fashionably bred herd. 



Passing onwards to Major Conwy's estate at Bodrhyddan, 

 situate four miles from Ehyl, a small seaside resort on the North 

 Coast, Mr. Bell at once drives us to view the herd, which dates its 

 foundation as long ago as 1853, when purchases were made from 

 Mr. Eaton, of Kellesbrooke, and three years later, four cows were 

 obtained from Mr. Ellison, of Sizergh Castle, afterwards others were 

 selected from the herds of the Hon. Noel Hill, Mr. Eobert Bell, 

 Lord Skelmersdale, and Lord Penrhyn. Springfield, Townley, 

 Penrhyn and Holker supplied the earlier sires, while recently Wild 

 Boy of the Valley 42609, of Mr. Eobert Lodge's breeding, has been 

 in service, and at present, Master of Oxford 50039, a grand squarely 

 built roan, full of hair and quality, bred at Great Eissington, from 

 Maid of Oxford 9th, whose genealogy had the well known Grand 

 Duke of Clarence, Third Duke of Claro, Seventh Duke of York, and 

 Fourth Duke of Oxford, at the head of a pedigree, with a good 

 ancient foundation, but not fashionable. Major Conwy continued 

 to increase his herd either by breeding or purchase until 1878, when 

 Mr. Thornton dispersed seventy-five head at 34 each. The owner 

 being encouraged by so successful a sale immediately commenced to 

 purchase females with a view of forming a second herd. Hortensea, 

 a descendant of Mr. E. Ceiling's Moss Eose, was obtained from 

 Mr. Thomas Harris ; Waterloo Belle and Waterloo Eose, from the 

 Cumberland herds belonging to the Earl of Lonsdaleand Capt. Gaudy, 



