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writers that " purer the blood, the worse the animal," as she is one 

 of the purest Bates shorthorns in the world. Although the 

 Barringtons are limited to a single representative in the female 

 line, they have Duke of Barrington 13th, a lengthy deep red, of 

 fine commanding appearance, bred by Mr. H. J. Sheldon, of Brailes; 

 he was Champion of the Birmingham Show, in 1883, and descends 

 from Lally's daughter, Laurel, purchased by Mr. Drewry at Mr. 

 Ambler's sale in 1857, whose grand-daughter, Countess of Barrington 

 2nd went to Brailes from the Holker sale in 1864. With the visit 

 to Holker, our pleasant tour of over two years duration, amongst 

 the herds in this country comes to a close, and in conclusion, ue 

 tender our hearty thanks to breedeis and their agents for the true 

 British hospitality and genial welcome which greeted us wher'er we 

 wandered, as well as for the information respecting their cattle, 

 which was so invariably given with the greatest of pleasure, or else 

 it w r ould have been almost impossible for this work to have been 

 added to the literature on the most distinguished breed of cattle 

 that the world has ever known. 



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