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1857, aged seventy years. Richard at first lived at Studley, near 

 Killerby, but later moved to Warlaby, where he died in 1864, 

 aged seventy-six. These two men had a very great influence on 

 Shorthorn history and really developed the breed along lines 

 adopted by the Colling brothers. The herd of John Booth was 

 sold at auction in 1852, while that of Richard was inherited by 

 his nephew, Thomas C. Booth, who died in 1878. A brother of 

 the latter, J. B. Booth, engaged in breeding at Killerby, where he 

 died in 1886. In 1898 the herd at Warlaby came into the posses- 

 sion of Richard Booth, son of Thomas C. Booth, who has not 

 played a prominent part in British Shorthorn activities. Short- 

 horns, however, have been bred in the Booth family for three 

 generations, covering a period of considerably over one hundred 

 years. The Booth cattle were rougher and apparently more robust 

 than those of Bates type and met with much favor. The Booths 

 sought to produce thick-fleshed, easy-feeding animals with plenty 

 of quality and strong constitution. They did not have the dis- 

 tinction for milk production notable with Bates's animals. Booth 

 cattle have long been popular in Ireland, where since early days 

 Shorthorns have been prime favorites. Among the important 

 Booth tribes are the following : 



The Anna tribe, descended from a cow named Anna, by Pilot 

 (496), calved in 1820, is one of the oldest Booth families. The cow 

 Bright Eyes, calved in 1808, produced two daughters, Ariadne, by 

 Albion (14), and Agnes. Anna was a daughter of Ariadne, one 

 of the great early-day dams. Anna was bred at Studley and was 

 not only a famous dam but a great show cow. In its time this 

 was one of the more popular Booth tribes. 



The Isabella tribe had for foundress a cow by that name, calved 

 in 1820, and a half sister of Anna, being sired by Pilot (496). 

 Isabella was a very beautiful cow, being known as the " match- 

 less Isabella," and she proved a remarkable breeder, dropping 

 nine calves, six being heifers. A son, Isaac, proved a valuable 

 sire, and her daughter Isabella Buckingham was a Royal winner. 

 Carr, in his history of the Booth cattle, states that '" Isabella and 

 her descendants brought the massive yet exquisitely molded fore 

 quarters into the herd, and also the straight underline of the 



bellv for which the Warlaby animals are so remarkable." 

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