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of Davy's blood on the dam's side. Lovely (856), tlie first-prize 
cow at the Royal Show at Lincoln, at Plymouth, and at Bridge- 
water, was by Wonder, as was Punch (1001), a prize cow in 
Paris. Mr. Walter Farthing has gained nearly 160 prizes, 
which entitle him to rank as the principal Devon breeder in 
Somersetshire. This pre-eminence is due to his skill in freely 
mingling some of the purest North Devon blood with his own 
larger-framed animals; thus combining quality, symmetry, size, 
and the best specialities of different herds. His reply to the 
question, " Which are the two best animals, one male and one 
female, you ever bred?" bears out this assertion. He says, "I 
think Viscount (746) and Nelly (1512) the best male and female 
I ever bred, and the two best I ever exhibited in public as yet ; 
the two have won for me 21 prizes." Viscount (746), who gained 
prizes at the Royal Shows at Leeds, Battersea, and Plymouth, at 
the Bath and West of England Shows at Truro and Wells, 
and at the Taunton and Bridgewater Shows, was a combination 
of Farthing's, Davy's, Quartly's, and Merson's blood, whilst 
Nelly (1512) was by Baronet (145), a son of Quartly's Baronet 
(6j, out of Mr. Farthing's Punch (1001). It is still further 
apparent in his following Royal and Bath and West of England 
first-prize animal, Lord Quantock (452), Prince (277), both 
by Baronet (6), Colonel (594), and Duke of Leeds (618), by Sir 
Peregrine (722), of Quartly and Farthing blood, and claiming 
Forester descent. Bessie (534) combined Davy's and Farthing's 
blood, and Fancy (704) was a granddaughter of Mr. R. Merson's 
Northampton (86). He has also used the Forester bull Sir 
Peregrine (722), a Royal and Bath and West of England first 
prize winner, who, although bred by Sir Alexander Hood, is an 
almost pure bred Quartly, and the sire of Viscount before men- 
tioned. Mr. Farthing bought Constitution (803) at Mr. James 
Merson's Sale, September 6th, 1865. 
Mr. Charles Boucher and others breed useful, large-sized 
animals near Wiveliscombe, using North Devon bulls. His 
Eclipse (39), by Prince Albert (102), bred by Mr. James 
Quartly, gained a cup at Taunton in 1849. Mr. Boucher bred 
Duke (41), by Quartly's Baronet (6), and his neighbour, Mr. 
Elworthy, bought Elworthy (40), by President (97), of the late 
Mr. Richard Merson, of North Molton. Messrs. Lyddon, of 
Withiel Florey, and Paull, of llminster, adopted the same plan 
of getting their bulls from Devonshire. Mr. C. F. Perkins, 
of Kingston, near Taunton, established a herd about seven years 
ago, buying chiefly from Mr. Farthing, and wisely using the 
almost pure Quartly bull. Sir Peregrine (722). 
Mr. Taylor, of Flarptree Court, founded a herd of Devons 
about the same time, making his selections principally from 
