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while accompanying the latter were Czarina and Golden Duchess 

 7th; Princess Alexandra, of the Place tribe, was purchased at one of 

 the Low Hill sales ; while Kirldevington Duchess, Kirklevington 

 Lady 6th, Duchess 6th and Duchess llth, were bought at Knightley 

 Hall, and from the purchases above enmimerated the majority of the 

 present herd descends. The animals as a whole are well grown 

 (without being pampered) and good dairy cattle, partaking of the 

 Bates style, as well as being excellent breeders. Mr. Bell has ever 

 been careful, not only to select highly bred sires, but good animals, 

 the result being that there are as fine a lot of young bulls at 

 Bodrhyddan as eye need look upon. The several tribes graze 

 together, and of the Places, it may be written that they are prosperous ; 

 Moss Eoses, even ; Acornbs and Kirklevingtons, thoroughly adapted 

 for the dairy; but the Waterloos are our choice, and Wild Eose the 

 best of all. 



At Noyadd Wilym, near to the County town of Cardiganshire, 

 Mr. C. Morgan-Eichardson is aiming at securing a good herd of 

 dairy shorthorns and any heifers failing to milk satisfactory, will be 

 drafted without regard to pedigree. The earlier purchases were 

 selected from the best local herds, the owner endeavouring to breed 

 from animals suited by their strong constitution to withstand the 

 somewhat humid climate of South Wales, and of the more recent 

 acquisitions, Content, of the Quickly tribe, purchased at Mr. W. S. 

 Gibbs' sale in 1884, has bred two heifers since coming to Noyadd 

 Wilym ; four trace to Mr. Cowling's Cowslip, who had a double cross 

 of Mr. Charge's Kitt 7127, upon a cow by Mr. Page's Bull 6269, 

 the same number to Mr. Stiles Eich's Sweetbread, while Princess 

 Eockvilleand her daughter, Princess Derwent, are of the Broadmoor 

 Phillis tribe. Mr. W. Handley supplied Sir Arthur Derwent 50452, 

 the sire in service, in addition to Virtue, a daughter of the prize 

 winning Golden Treasure 51346, the former having also Eoyal 

 winners for sire and grand-sire, viz : Sir Arthur Ingram 32490 and 

 Master Harbinger 40324, while the next generation, Earl of Derwent 

 28503, was also a well known show bull. Surely with so much 

 noted prize blood in his veins, his produce should be satisfactory, 



