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and the Booth Red Roses. Another bull which was pur- 
chased of Robert Colling was Suworow (626), at the disper- 
sion sale of the Ketton Hall herd in 1810. Booth purchased 
the bull Albion (14), which proved to be a most excellent 
sire. Most of his bulls were from the Collings’ herds. Be- 
sides the families of Shorthorns mentioned, Thomas Booth 
was partial to the Strawberry and Bracelet tribes. In 1819, 
Thomas Booth gave up the Killerby farm and a part of 
his herd to his son John, and removed to his Warlaby 
farm, so prominent in Shorthorn history. To another 
son, Richard, who was on the Studley farm, he had also 
sold a number of his Shorthorns. 
Other families of Shorthorns which should be associated 
with the Booth families are the Farewells, the Broughton, 
Dairy Maids or Moss Roses, Gaudy or Lady Betty sort, 
Mantilinis and Belindas. 
Perhaps the three most famous show animals bred by 
Booth were Bracelet and Necklace, twin heifers, sired by 
Priam (2452) and Lady Fragrant. The twin cows men- 
tioned proved excellent breeders. The most famous bull 
used by any of the Booths was Crown Prince (10087), 
“The bull of all Booth bulls,” the one that was to Warlaby 
what Duke of Northumberland was to Kirklevington, 
and Champion of England was to Sittyton. Crown 
Prince was considered too valuable a stock-getter to be 
fitted for exhibition. 
The Booth family is still interested in the breeding of 
Shorthorns and the operations of this family will always 
remain an interesting chapter in the history of Shorthorns. 
They were prominent in the leading live-stock shows of 
the country, and undoubtedly the breeding qualities of 
many of their best cattle were affected by high feeding 
for exhibition purposes. 
