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marked with black that at least one-third of their hides was 

 of that colour. One of the young beasts has square-tipped ears, 

 a character which originated from a cross with a bull from 

 the Marchioness of Lothian's herd at Blickling, about the year 

 187G or 187 7. None of the cattle have red points, and any which 

 are not correctly marked at birth are killed as calves. In 

 December, 1887, one of the calves had chocolate-coloured ears, 

 which were probably inherited from a bull from Mr. A. Cator's 

 herd at Woodbastwick, received in exchange about the year 1879, 



Prior to that date red and brown ears were unknown. Black 

 calves are rare. In winter the cattle, especially the bulls, develop 

 long hair on the poll and neck, which divides along the central 

 line, and covers them like a mane. The udders are as large as 

 ordinary domestic cows' and present a striking contrast to those 

 of the Chillingham, Chartley, and Cadzow animals, which, of 

 course, are never milked. The teats are black in some cases, 

 white in others. The herd is a polled one, but one heifer has 

 a pair of well-developed horns, which are black-tipped and up- 

 standing like the Chillingham type. This animal was noticeably 

 wilder and more difficult to approach than the others. The cows 

 are regularly milked, and we can testify to the excellence of the 



