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of which are a special feature in the construction of the buildings. 

 Two roan calves which accompanied their darns from Ullenwood, 

 have grown into a nicy pair of yearlings, and amongst the other 

 most prominent animals at the homestead are a roan heifer, out of 

 Merry May, and the stock sires, which comprise Heathfi^ld, a son 

 of Mr. Stratton's Acropolis 47316, from M^rry May, and Green- 

 field, of the same line of blood but by lied Rover 469&1, out of Cyprus 

 Gem, of the Moss Rose family, which has produced so many good 

 animals in the hands of the Messrs. Stratton, but the most important 

 of the trio is Baron Oxford 3rd 4:2737, bred at Havering Park and 

 used by Mr. C. H. Bassett in tho Pilton herd, from whom h^ was 

 privately purchased by Mr. Howell. He left a number of fine 

 heifers in Devonshire, and is a massive short legged animil with a 

 fine masculine head, indicative of his aristocratic lineage, and he 

 should mate well with the Blanches, which aie particularly free 

 from the Oxford blood. Cleopatra and Merry May, two of the 

 handsomest and best cows at The Duffryn sale, were purchased by 

 Mr. G. W. G. Thomas, after whose death they came into Mr. 

 Howell's possession and they are ceitainly a pair of animals of which 

 any owner may justly be proud for their great individual merit- 

 combined with grand dairy qualities. Cots wold Rose 3rd, having 

 Mr. Oliver's Grand Duke of Waterloo 2b766 for sire, is a grand 

 old matron, and Red Rose of Hindlip 6th, of a younger generation, 

 is also attractive, she came from the great Hindlip sale with Zoe, 

 and her two daughters, of the Old Daisy tribe, the latter are seen 

 amongst the younger cattle and promise to make fine cows, but our 

 favourite or. the heifers is Sweet-briar 12th, which came with the, 

 Blanches from Ullenwood, as well as a roan Darlington. In 

 addition to the Old Daisies from Hindlip, Lady Daisy was bought 

 at The Hendre, and a roan heifer is seen from her, by Prince 

 Waterloo 4th 48531. In accompanying the owner into Cardiff, we 

 have the pleasure of riding behind the fastest cob we have come 

 acioss in all our wanderings, and on our next visit we look forward 

 to finding an excellent herd of shorthorns on the Green Faim. 



