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Dunmore and Underley herds as the female produce of the Sidding- 

 tons, continued sales have however reduced the tribe to Marchioness 

 14th, a capital roan heifer, sired by Mr. Briggs' Duke of Leicester 

 431 1 2. Nancy Orniskirk, a useful dairy cow, traces to Kirklevington's 

 half-sister, Nettle. The Darlingtons have been held in greater esteem 

 than either of the Bell Bates tribes, and Dentdsale 7th, a remarkably 

 handsome daughter of Mr. Mills' Dowager 3rd, has bred an exceed- 

 ingly pretty calf to Grand Duke of Geneva 3rd 49677. White 

 Darlington 2nd, hails from Snitterfield, and several are descended 

 from Prioress, a fine cow tred at Lillingstone Dayrell, and now 

 past her seventeenth year, which accompanied Darlington Duchess 

 5th and Darlington Duchess 9th, from Stoneleigh Park, and Deep- 

 dale, has become the family name for the female produce. Underley 

 Darling, as before stated, was an extraordinary fine dairy cow, and 

 also proved an excellent breeder. Mr. Foster had bought Turk's 

 Darling at the dispersion of the Sarsden Lodge herd, and when sold 

 at Killhow, she was in calf to Royal Cambridge 25009, her first 

 born at Underley being named Underley Darling, and her daughters 

 by Duchess sires are some of the best cows in the herd, being of 

 large scale with good loins and strong constitutions, and the younger 

 generation are exceedingly attractive, probably the most noteworthy 

 being Underley Darling 14th ar.d Underley Darling 15th. Daylight, 

 of the Old Daisy tribe, one of the heaviest milkers in the herd, has 

 a nice roan yearling daughter by Grand Duke 3 1st 38374, and 

 Lilyclale, like her dam, Laura, bought at The Broadway sale, has 

 the same peculiar shade of red which led to the original purchase 

 being commonly known as the " dun" cow. 



Rigmaden Park, Mr. C. W. Wilson's seat, lies three miles 

 further northward in the \alley of the Lime, and the rival "house" 

 are found to be in the enjoyment of the owner's favour. Mr. 

 Wilson has in hand 900 acres around the mansion, and another 

 farm on the road to Underley has also been recently taken in hand, 

 where we are shown a new " shippon" capable of holding 44 head, 

 with water running in front, as Mr. Wilson rightly believes that 

 the drinking of water in cold weather without the chill being taken off, 



