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Lord Lonsdale, in 1810, was the first to start breeding Shorthorns 

 in Westmorland by the purchase, in Chas. Colling's sale in that year, 

 of three heifers and a bull at a cost of 272 guineas, and " Beauty " 

 calved in 18 11 is the first entry of a pedigree shorthorn bred in the 

 county, according to Vol. L of Coates' Herd Book, published in 1822 ; 

 in the same volume there are two other entries of females and four of 

 bulls from this herd — these formed the foundation of the first Lowther 

 herd, which were all disposed of in 1818 ; at the sale, Mr. Atkinson, 

 of Temple Sowerby, bought five females and a bull, which he bred 

 from for many years, but no records were kept and they were sold 

 off at his death. James Harrison of Lowfield, Wm. Ellison of Sizergh, 

 and Daniel Wilson of Milnthorpe must all have started breeding 

 Shorthorns before 1820, the first of these having a female entered as 

 bred by himself in that year, and all three were contesting for a 

 sweepstake at the Kendal Agricultural Show in 1821. On May 3rd, 

 1823, Shorthorns were on offer at the Spring Fair at Kendal, and 

 are reported to have sold well. 



Wm. Ellison had 13 entries for bulls in Coates', starting with one 

 bred in 1825 and 19 females starting from 1831, but after his death 

 the greater portion were sold off in 1855, and the herd was continued 

 by Wm. Ellison, Jr., his son, and F. C. Ellison his grandson, till the 

 latter died in 1867. 



At J. Harrison's sale in 1839 the high price of £50 was paid for 

 a Shorthorn eight-year-old cow. 



The second Lowther herd was started in 1825, and at a sale which 

 took place there in 1844 prices were up to £gg 15s. 



In 1837 J- Buston brought his herd of Shorthorns to Wharton 

 Hall, near Kirkby Stephen, from Dolpheenby in Durham, where he 

 had commenced breeding in 1825 ; in the second volume of Coates' 

 he had 44 entries. To him must be given the honour of developing 

 the breed in the northern part of the county, for from him it spread 

 to Unthank of Netherscales, Robinson of Skelcies, R. Nicholson of 

 Low Row (his descendants are now at Gilts), Metcalfe of Ravenstone- 

 dale, Thompson of Kirkby Stephen, and many others. W. Bowstead 

 started at Hackthorpe Hall about 1835, followed by his son, J. C. 

 Bowstead, in 1861 ; at his sale in 1875 thirty females averaged £53 

 9s. 7d. and ten bvills £30 19s. 6d. E. A. Fawcett of Sandford started 



