448 SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



who lias risen solely by his own endeavours, as beginning farming 

 with on 3 cow purchased out of his year's wag^s as an agricultural 

 fii in servant, he is now the owner of one of the finest herds of 

 daiiy cattle in this country, and his stock sire, Sir Arthur Irwin 

 44016, a massive, heavy fleshed son of Sir Arthur Ingram 32 1!;0, 

 has since been transferred to the celebrated Mertoun herd, as one of 

 the stud bulls. 



The late Mr. Marcellus Thompson exhibited sonv.s ve.iy fine 

 cattle in the local showyards, and the farm carried on by the 

 Executors at The Lound on the outskirts of Kenclal has since 

 continued to send forth some very creditable animils. White Rose, 

 a beautiful white cow, has won nearly a score of honours, and is an 

 excellent daughter of Baron Barrington 4th 33006, indeed Mr. 

 Wakefield had the honour of being her breeder, and Red Rose, one 

 of Duke of Holker's daughters, like White Rose, possesses the true 

 Bates character, but is not equal to her showyard companion Red 

 Rose for exhibition purposes. Another capital Baron Barring- 

 ton 4th cow, has bred a level roan heifer, to the Rev. T. Staniforth's 

 Lactometer 48126, used in the herd, who is also the sire of the 

 younger of two Cressidas heifers, out of Cousin Cressida, purchased 

 from Mr. Thompson, of Moresdale Hall, and Creampot, half-sister 

 to Cousin Cressida, has bred a beautiful heifer, Creampot 2nd, to 

 Aristocrat 50767, a level son of Lord Protector 435 '55 and Baron's 

 Pride, now in service with the herd. 



At Lane Foot, situate about a mile to the north of Kendal, Mr. J. 

 J. Banks has bred shoithorns for a number of years. Until his 

 purchases at the Underley sale, Mr. Banks never purchased what 

 may be termed fashionable bred shoithorns, but good useful cattle, 

 and his sires have been of the same class, Emperor of Kirklevington 

 47838, now in service, having been bred at Calthwaite Hall, from 

 Empress 6th, which had two highly bred Bates crosses upon Mr. 

 Maynard's Empress. The own sisters, Sprightly 2nd and Sprightly 

 3rd, are the b^st of the cows of his own breeding, the older being 

 especially good. Barmpton Blush, which cost the Earl of Bective 

 L'o.Vs. at the lYncraig sale, has bred Mr. Banks a fine roan heifer 



