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The following is the pedigree of the North Devon bull, now 

 nine months old, as given by John Blomfield, Esq., by whom 

 he was bred : 



" Warham, Aug. 6, 1845. 



" Pedigree of the North Devon bull sold to Mr. Bickett : — 

 Got by ' Quartly', dam, from the late Lord Talbot's celebrated 

 herd. ' Quartly' was bred by Mr. James Quartly, South Mol- 

 land, Devonshire, by his bull ' Silliphant.' Silliphant won the 

 first prize at Exeter Agricultural Show, beating all the best 

 bulls in the south of England. He was sold for 100 guineas. 

 The late J. W. Coke, Earl of Leicester, of Holkam, Norfolk, 

 told me that Quartly's North Devon stock were celebrated 

 during the time of the late Francis, Duke of Bedford, and I 

 consider this young bull to be as good blood as any in England. 

 Signed, John Blomfield." 



The following is a letter from Mr. Keary, the agent of the 

 Earl of Leicester, relating to the cows and heifers of the North 

 Devon breed, to Mr. Bickett : 



< c Holkham, Ath Aug. 1845. 

 " To Mr. A. Bickett — 



" Sir, — I beg to hand you the pedigree of the cows and heifers 

 you have purchased from the Earl of Leicester's herd of pure 

 North Devons. They are all in calf, I believe, to ' Derby,' a 

 bull we value very highly. He obtained the prize at the Royal 

 Agricultural Society's meeting at Derby, in 1843, and his sire 

 gained the prize at the same society's meeting at Bristol, in 

 1842, and was moreover considered by the best judges to be one 

 of the most complete Devon bulls ever exhibited. 



" I hope the cows will arrive safely in America, for I feel sure 

 they are animals whose symmetry and quality will give satis- 

 faction to your employers. 



" Pedigree. 



" ' CyprisJ by Spencer, dam by Denny, g. dam by Sampson, 

 and served by Derby, in January, 1845. 



