100 



CATTLE. 



Mr. Colling was favored by circumstances in his object, vrbich was to 

 take one cross, and then breed back to the short-horn — the only course 

 in which crossing can be successfully adopted. To breed from the 

 produce of a cross directly among themselves will lead to results 

 believed conclusive against crossing ; but to take one cross, and then 

 return and adhere to one breed, will, in a few generations, stamp a 

 variety with sufficient certainty. 



It will probably be admitted that the prejudice against this cross 

 was at the highest at the time of Mr. Charles Colling's sale. The 

 blood had then been little, if at all, introduced to other stocks, and 

 it was manifestly the interest, whatever might be the inclination, of 

 the many breeders who had it not, to assume high ground for the 

 pure blood, and to depreciate the alloy. Under these untoward cir- 

 cumstances for the alloy, what said pubhc opinion, unequivocally 

 certified by the stroke of the auctioneer's hammer ? Lady, at four- 

 teen years old, sold for two hundred and six guineas. Countess, her 

 daughter, nine years old, for four hundred guineas. Laura, another 

 daughter, four years old, for two hundred and ten guineas. Major 

 and George, two of her sons, the former three years old, the latter a 

 calf, for two hundred guineas, and one hundred and thirty ; be- 

 sides a number of others, more remotely descended from Lady, which 

 all sold at high prices. Lady and her descendants sold for a larger 

 sum than any other family obtained. 



A Catalogue of Mr. C. Colling's Sale of Short-Horned Cattle, 

 October 11th, 1810. 



COWS. 



Age. Names. 



11, Cherry, 



4, Kate, 



5, Peeress, 



2, Countess, 



5, Celina, 

 4, Johanna, 



14, Lady, 



8, Cathelone, 



4, Laura, 



3, Lily, 



6, Daisy, 



4, Cora, 

 4, Beauty, 



4, Red Rose, 



3, Flora, 



3, Miss Peggy, 



3, Magdalene, 



Out of. 



Old Cherry, 



Cherry, 

 Lady, 

 Countess, 

 Johanna, 



Old Phoenix, 



A daughter of the 

 da'm of Phoenix, 

 Lady, 

 Daisy, 



Old Daisy, 



Countess, 



Miss Washington, 



Eliza, 



A heifer by Wash- 

 ton, 



Got by. 



Favorite, 



Comet, 



Favorite, 



Cupid, 



Favorite, 



Do., 

 A grandson of 

 ' Lord Boling- 

 [ broke. 



Washington, 



Favorite, 



Comet, 



A grandson of 

 Favorite, 



Favorite, 



Marske, 



Comet, 

 Do., 

 i A son of Fa- 

 \ vorite. 



Comet, 



S-Dld foj. 

 Os 

 83, 

 35, 



170, 

 400, 

 200, 

 130, 



Bought by. 



J. D. Nesham 

 Mr. Hunt. 

 Major Rudd. 



Do. 

 Sir H. Ibbetson. 

 H. Witham. 



206, C.Wright. 



150, 



210, 

 410, 



140, 



70, 



120, 



45, 



70, 



60, 

 170, 



G. Parker. 



Mr. Grant 

 Major Rudd. 



Major Power 



G. Johnson. 

 C. Wright. 

 W. C. Fenton. 

 Earl of Lonsdale 



O. Gascoigne. 

 Champion. 



