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some very good heifers. The home-bred Christmas 

 Augustus (114,702), a son of Double Augusta 2nd, 

 was sire of a number of superior animals. His best 

 bull was Cerasus, the second-prize winner in the July 

 to December class at the 1917 Show. This fine bull of 

 the Cherry family was sold for Australia at 420 gs. 

 The most consistent breeder ever used in the herd has 

 been the red Colly nie Golden Star (130,289), by Max 

 of Cluny out of Gainford Raglan by Pearl King 2nd 

 (89,531). Golden Star leaves rich colours, beautiful 

 heads, and remarkably smooth moulding along the top. 

 Two of his most admired sons have been Balthayock 

 Ramsden, the third-prize winner in the Perth March 

 class of 1918, and then sold to Major Graham Stirling 

 for 550 gs. ; and Balthayock Golden Sphere, the fifth- 

 placed bull in the same class in 1919, and taken out of 

 the ring at 1600 gs. by Mr Joseph Shepherd, the 

 former being out of Lady Ramsden and the latter out 

 of Sweet Orange. Old Lady Ramsden never left a 

 second-rate calf. Her grandest-looking daughter was 

 Lady Ramsden 3rd, sold to Mr Cazelet as a two-year- 

 old, and afterwards first as a cow at the Bath and 

 West, and first and reserve champion at the Man- 

 chester Royal. 



The herd usually numbers about 90 head. Nearly 

 two-thirds of the lot are at the home farm, the remain- 

 der being at Oliverburn. There are nearly a score 

 of Augusta females, the Miss Ramsdens, Victorias, 

 Lavenders, Orange Blossoms, and Waterloos being 

 next in strength. Privately, and at the North- 

 Eastern autumn sales, demand for heifers and heifer 



