128 HISTORY OF THE SHORT-HORNS. 



further, as he then had several young bulls got by him of Duchess 

 and other families ; and determining that his blood go no further 

 directly into other hands than his own, he had him slaughtered. 



In the year 1838 we find three Duchess heifers, 44th, 45th and 46th, 

 were produced by Short Tail (2621) (calved in 1835, by Belvedere, out 

 of Duchess 32d), and in 1839 three more, 47th, 48th and 49th, (48th 

 and 49th being twins), also by Short Tail. This bull, although fine 

 in quality, was inferior in size and not commanding in appearance, 

 yet Mr. Bates always said he was one of the best getters he had used. 

 He bred him freely to many of his cows outside of the Duchess tribe. 

 In the last named year (1839) he also had one Duchess, 5oth, by 

 Duke of Northumberland (1940) (calved in 1835, by Belvedere, out 

 of his own daughter, Duchess 34th, having two direct crosses of 

 Belvedere in him). 



The crosses of Belvedere on the Duchess, as well as on the other 

 tribes of cows belonging to Mr. Bates, as he had anticipated, proved 

 eminently successful, as had also those of Short Tail and Duke of 

 Northumberland. The fame of this last named bull has been so 

 widely spread, both in tradition and history, that a further notice of 

 him is scarcely necessary. His pedigree is fully shown in the Eng- 

 lish Herd Book, and his qualities are familiarly known wherever the 

 Short-horns are intelligently bred.* His dam, Duchess 34th,f was a 

 remarkable cow, both as a milker and in the exceeding symmetry of 

 her form. At a year old she broke one of her legs, and was con- 

 fined in the stable, most of the time in slings, for the better part of a 

 year. Yet, when recovered, she grew up a stately cow, although 

 from her constant milking and continuous breeding, she was usually 

 low in flesh. She was never but once exhibited at a show, and then 

 at nine years old, took the first prize over one of if not the very 

 best show cows in England at the time Mr. Booth's famous Neck- 

 lace, at four years old. 



DUCHESS 34TH OFFERED TO GO TO AMERICA. 



There is one fact which years ago we had publicly stated, and 

 since repeated, relating to this cow, which was that Mr. Bates early 



* While Mr. Bates owned Duke of Northumberland (and he died his property) he was at vari- 

 ous times offered almost fabulous prices for him, but would not listen to any of them, deter- 

 mined that so good a bull should never go out of his own possession. 



t Duchess 34th produced six living calves, viz. : Duke of Northumberland (1940), ad Duke 

 of Northumberland (3646), and Duchess 43d, all by Belvedere ; also Duchess 46th, and 3d and 4th 

 Dukes of Northumberland (3647) and (3649), by Short Tail (2621). Duchess 34th also produced 

 one premature birth, and another bull calf, which lived but two months, making eight calves in 

 all. 



