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because they trace in the female line to that 

 imported cow. An exact analysis of the pedi- 

 gree reveals the fact that in seven generations 

 there are one hundred and twenty-eight parts 

 of blood represented, and that of these this so- 

 called Barmpton Rose has only four parts of 

 that family's blood, and the apparently large 

 infusion of Rose of Sharon (or Bates Red Rose) 

 dwindles to only five; while there are twenty- 

 five parts of Oxford and thirty-eight of Duchess 

 blood. There are in all seventy parts of Bates 

 blood, completely swamping the Towneley 

 modest but excellent foundation blood; which 

 is, indeed, exceeded in the total sum by strains 

 from Mr. Whitaker's herd and by the Princess 

 tribe's contribution, and equaled by that from 

 Mr. Mason's herd. The pedigree is more Duch- 

 ess than anything else, but is one of those 

 superb compounds of many most admirable 

 strains, none of which were superior to that 

 splendid family whose name this grand bull 

 was proud to wear and honored in the wearing. 

 We thus conclude that the female side is the 

 important one for the Short-horn record and 

 the same is true of other breeds of cattle and 

 hence that the first cow with a name is chosen 

 to designate the tribe in this case Barmpton 

 Rose or the imported cow quite as often in 

 this country ;- hence this family is sometimes 

 called the Butterfly family, from imp. Miss 



