506 Wild Cattle of Great Britain. 
_ were brought from the Middleton herd and were a continuation of 
it. The cattle became thoroughly domesticated. They had black, 
or, at any rate, dark brown, points. They were deep milkers. 
They gradually disappeared; but in their day they had great 
influence on the cattle of the district. The Rev. George Gilbert 
confirms this, and also as to their size. They “stood up like dray- 
horses,” while they could be made enormously fat. 
VI. Burickytrye HALL Herp (Norfolk) is a domesticated herd 
still existing. It was derived from Gunton. The cattle had black 
points. They were considerably affected by the rinderpest, previous 
to which they were very useful in the dairy. Rev. George Gilbert, 
who gives a full account of them in Storer’s work, says the cows 
are not above the average of the Galloway and are below that of 
the Aberdeen. The following is the latest I have seen in refer- 
ence to this herd, and shows that it contains good material: “A 
remarkable novelty at this Norfolk show was an exhibition of sev- 
eral animals from Lady Lothian’s unique herd of white polled 
cattle, the beasts having black ears and points. A bull took a first 
prize, beating several fine Herefords. This curious herd has been 
kept at Blickling since the reign of Charles II., and it represents. 
one of the oldest types of cattle in the world.” (London Truth, 
July 7, 1887.) 
VII. Wooppastwick Herp, the property of Mr. A. Cator, 
Norfolk, a domesticated, still existing herd, derived from Gunton. 
The cattle had red points. They were large, would fat to great 
weight, and had large manes. They were kept pure up to 1840, 
when different crosses were had resort to. It is of importance to 
note that Mr. G. Gilbert states: “It is impossible not to notice 
that the white polled cattle, both at Blickling and Woodbastwick,. 
are quite distinct (in appearance) from the Norfolk and Suffolk. 
They are as distinct from the local polled variety as possible,’— 
and he also ineludes the Galloway and Aberdeen. 
Tue Brooke House, or Kerrison Herp! (Norfolk), 
were a domesticated herd before they became extinct. They were 
_ derived from Gunton, and had black points. Rev. George Gilbert, 
by relationship with the owner of this herd (Sir Roger Kerrison), 
is very well acquainted with it. He states they stood very high, 
and that there are traditions of a similar breed of white polled 
cattle in the Downham district occasionally, even now, polled eee 
of gigantic size being occasionally found. He saw one in 1877 wht m2 
