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plough was at work with four breasts on, and taking 

 a half-mile field at twice ; but the marsh is all grass 

 now, as it was almost impossible to keep it dry enough 

 for ploughing. 



Nine years before, Cozy and Statesman's Daughter 

 were in the land, and old Sarah Gwynne, with her 

 head down and her back up, was making, according 

 to the weigh-bridge, Szj-lbs. per month. The Cozies 

 and the Nonsuches are given up, and The Grand 

 Duchess (1), Oxford (8), Wild Eyes (7), Blanche (8), 

 Barrington (2), Gwynne (1), Oxford Rose (3), Cleo- 

 patra (2), and Waterloo (1), are all represented. We 

 had only to seek the herd last summer in the field 

 behind Mr. Drewry's. Eighteenth Duke of Oxford 

 was the last hope of the calf-house, and Lady Oxford 

 5th (the 600-guinea Royal Worcester calf) was on the 

 eve of calving her Fourth Baron Oxford to that grand 

 old Duchess bull, Seventh Duke of York. 



Two of her calves were sold for 500 guineas each at 

 Mr. Mcintosh's sale, and the other for 250 guineas to 

 Lord Kenlis at Killhow. Countess of Barrington 4th 

 somewhat reminds us of Duchess 77th, and has a son 

 by Tenth Grand Duke at her side. The light roan is 

 Blanche 3rd, grand-daughter of old Sylph ; and a 

 broken horn marks Seventh Grand Duchess of Oxford, 

 who also rejoices in a beautiful-haired daughter, the 

 1 2th of that line. Lady Oxford 5th is the queen of 

 the field, fit to found a world of shorthorns for sub- 

 stance and true character. Oxford Rose 2nd by Grand 

 Duke 4th from Rose of Raby makes a nice pair with 

 Oxford Rose by Baron Oxford. Old white Dustie 

 has no heifer to perpetuate her line, and Morning Star 

 is the last dying bequest of Lord Oxford. Fifth 

 Grand Duchess of Oxford is a wonderful milk and 

 butter cow. From her we pass through the park to 

 the home of Tenth Grand Duke, who is mourning the 

 loss of Mr. Davies's Moss Rose (who bore him Royal 

 Chester), and we bid him be of good cheer, as he puts 



