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chased several of these Vaynol-Chartley hybrids, with 
the object of establishing a herd at his own seat, which 
should be suitable for commercial purposes, and yet 
retain as much as possible the characters of the old 
park-breeds. When the best Vaynol-Chartley bull 
was crossed with a red shorthorn, the result was a 
calf of the same type as the sire, thus showing the 
prepotency of the old park stock. All these half- 
bred cattle are perfectly quiet, and the cows are good 
milkers, so that strong hopes are entertained that 
the experiment will prove a complete success. 
It should be added that the Vaynol cows frequently 
produce black calves, which are always shot by the 
herdsmen. 
Lord Dynevor owns a herd of much the same 
type at Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, but of this 
I have no particulars. 
Another herd of white cattle with black ears and 
muzzles was started in 1895 by Mr. G. H. Dawkins 
at Wilcote, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, and in 1910 
comprised thirty head. These cattle, which are of 
the long-horned type, are derived from cows obtained 
from Mr. Mathias' herd of white Pembrokes at 
Lamphey and others from Lord Dynevor's estate, 
and from bulls belonging to the same two owners 
together with one Vaynol-Lamphey and Dynevor- 
Lamphey. These cattle are quite domesticated, the 
cows being regularly used for dairy purposes, and 
yielding a fair supply of milk. They are of a hardy 
type, and lie out in the fields throughout the winter ; 
but at that season the cows are regularly fed at milk- 
ing time. The calves, too, are fed on oilcake till 
eighteen months old, and are not turned out in the 
fields during their first winter. 
