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time than when Mr. Storer made his report, but they are not so 

 large as they were previous to the rinderpest, which destroyed 

 the whole herd except a few calves. By the advice of Mr. Storer 

 a cross was obtained from Somerford, two young bulls being sent 

 thence, one of which had an incipient horn. There was another 

 cross about five years ago with a cow from Yorkshire, which in 

 appearance was like the cows in the Blickling herd — it was out of 

 a white shorthorn by a black Galloway. No horns have appeared 

 among its descendants, though one cow always throws black 

 calves (which are never reared), and in some of the others the 

 black points have been more than usually pronounced. As soon 

 as the animals are adult, and are taken into the dairy herd, they 

 no longer range in the park, but are fed in meadows. The land 

 is light, and they are given cotton cake all through the summer ; 

 in winter this is supplemented by hay, but no roots are given. 

 They are housed at night in cold weather. 



WooDBASTWiCK. — The herd here in August last contained : — 

 1 bull ; 12 cows, aged from nine to two years ; and about the 

 same number of young animals. Ten calves have been born this 

 year, of which three have died. There is also a white shorthorn 

 bull, which was used for breeding purposes last year. Originally 

 all these cattle had red ears and red muzzles. Latterly, however, 

 for want of fresh blood, it has been impossible to maintain the 

 red points. A red-pointed bull, received in exchange from 

 Somerford (about 1879), proved useless. Mr. Cator was there- 

 fore obliged to use a black and white bull sent from Somerford, 

 which had (as was supposed) some black Angus blood in him. 

 The stock by this strain have nearly all had black points, though 

 some few have them of a dark chocolate colour, and a few others 

 are red-pointed. This bull had a good deal of black on his back, 

 and the calves at first took after him, being in most cases more 

 or less spotted with black. As he got older, however, the calves 

 took after the cows, and in 18W3, which was the last year he was 

 used, all the calves came pure white, with black ears and noses. 

 The next bull used was a son of the last, and the result was 

 satisfactory as regards markings, although more calves were 

 black- than red-pointed. The present bull is a son of this one, 

 and is a splendid animal and beautifully marked. Though a 

 little light behind, as all this breed seem to be, they are very 

 heavy in the withers. At different times some three or four 



