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known in the Bates "circle," bred some of the purest, Bates cattle 

 at Over Dai-wen in a most exposed situation for many years, and on 

 the opposite side of the town, Mr. Bobert Spencer at Livesey, made 

 his sta: t in shorthorn breeding by purchasing Mary, and her daughter, 

 Lady Mary, by Third Duke of Tregunter 31026, from the Turncroft 

 herd, for a time the cows were sent to Mr. Graham's bulls, after- 

 wards Hillhurst Charming Duke 41687, was purchased from his 

 neighbour Mr. L. H. Wraith, and Wild Prince 25th 47287, from 

 the Earl of Lathom, but Oxford Duke of Newfield 2nd 53369, a son 

 of Prince Saladin 40542 and Grand Duchess of Oxford 48th, is now 

 the reigning monarch, he is a well fleshed red and white of medium 

 size, and the sire of the yearling heifers, the best being from Lady 

 Mary 2nd, a very fine cow, sired by Baron Turncroft Oxford 2nd 

 33087, and from the younger of the original purchases, the older of 

 which it may be mentioned had Col. Gunter's Duke of Clarence 

 19611, for sire, thus the "Lady Maries," as the family may be called, 

 most of them being so named with numerals attached, are now 

 becoming well topped with Bates blood. Mr. Spencer rears his 

 stock in a natural healthy state, thus they are better enabled to with- 

 stand the wintry blasts and smoke combined, of which the Livesey 

 cattle have considerably more than the average of shorthorn herds. 

 The only other family are the Charmers, represented by Newfield 

 Duchess 2nd. a very highly bred specimen of her family, having Duke 

 of Tregunter 7th, Baron Turncroft Oxford 2nd, Duke of Oxford 17th, 

 Grand Duke 15th, Knightley Grand Duke and Duke of Thorndale 

 4th, upon Mr. Adkins' Charming. 



Whalley Abbey and the attractive neighbourhood surrounding 

 it, situate at only some half-do/en miles from the town, forms one 

 of the most agreeable drives within convenient distance, and is thus 

 largely utilized by the inhabitants, for the purposes of picnics and 

 other pleasurable excursions. Our first introduction to the Valley 

 of the Bibble, in which the Abbey and village are situate, was made 

 with the object of visiting Mr. H. W. Worsley-Taylor's shorthorns. 

 Pedigree cattle have had a home on the Moreton Hall estate for the 

 last two or three generations of the owners, yet none have been 



