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and these were not now in the majority. No cow or 

 heifer had black on the fetlock. The bull was a long 

 and really deep fore-qnartered animal, with abundant 

 hair, but no marked development of mane. It was 

 believed, however, that he was out of one of the Wood- 

 bastwick cows, which are plainly crossed with the 

 Short-horn; and his appearance quite confirmed the 

 suggestion ; he was a large animal. The portrait (given 

 previously) of Lord Suffield's bull corresponded exactly 

 with those of the cows now at Blickling, which are 

 believed to be truest bred ; and I may add that these 

 were reproductions in all points of the old cow, stated 

 by me to have existed forty years ago at Chedgrave, 

 which was derived from the Brooke House stock. The 

 heifer now at Blickling, which has black spots on her 

 neck and sides, is a fac-simile of one of that old cow's 

 grand-daughters. It can only be added that the cows 

 now at Blickling are quite as gentle and tame as ordi- 

 nary cattle which have not been made pets of. They 

 are very interesting and picturesque ; but not now above 

 the average of ordinary polled stock in size, substance, 

 or propensity to fatten. They were in good store con- 

 dition, and nothing more; still, the presence of the deer 

 and the number of large trees must be taken into 

 account." 



It should also, I think, be remembered that many 

 parts of the Eastern Counties, and especially the north- 

 eastern part of Norfolk, are ill adapted for permanent 

 pasture, the grass being sparse and poor to such an 

 extent that, except in connexion with the residences of 

 noblemen and gentlemen there, the land is scarcely ever 

 kept permanently in grass ; and even in a park like 

 Holkham the quantity so kept is comparatively small. 



