482 Longhcrn Cattle : their History and Peculiarities. 
shown in former years, the herd won several prizes, and animals 
from it were sold at high figures. At this sale Mr. W. T. Cox 
bought the bull "Nelson" for 35Z. 10s. ; Sir J. H. Crewe, the 
bull " The General," for 26/. 6s. ; and Mr. T. L. Prinsep the 
heifer " Lady Prinsep " for 25/. 4s. The cows averaged over 
20/. each, and it must be boi'ne in mind that they were only in 
store condition. A friend Avho was present sent me the follow- 
ing, which, as illustrating some of the points of the breed, may 
amuse my readers. 
" The great revival in favour of what is here called the old 
Staffordshire Longhorn induced me to go and see a herd sold 
on their native soil. The morning, like all the rest in this 
month of March, was a truly cold and wet one ; however, I was 
fain to make the best of it, and after admiring the lovely cathe- 
dral of Lichfield, went on my way to Farewell — or, as the com- 
mon people here call it Farrell ; on the road I was joined by a 
working-man, and we soon got into conversation about the stock 
to be sold. He said Mr. Brown's were the only beasts of the 
sort about ; and when pressed for the reason of this difference in 
farmers' tastes, added, ' Why, the people here know nothing 
about them ; they all run after the new-fashioned sort, but Mr. 
Brown has tried them and knows they are best for him.' Being 
questioned as to the reason why they were better, he said ; ' Why, 
they give such good and rich milk, that the cheese made from 
them is as much different as between chalk and cheese ; and 
they are such good feeding-stock, and are not gluttons at eating, 
but will just eat anything you give them, and what is more, they 
will do on poor land, and this Mr. Brown has found out many years 
ago. I have seen them for years, and I know it is quite true.' 
I think this a good character of the breed spoken without any 
interest to serve, and after real honest Staffordshire fashion. Mr. 
Brown's homestead is the old Manor House of Farewell, and 
within a stone's-throw of the old church, where the Browns 
have found a resting-place for centuries, as the following doggrel 
rhyme testifies — 
" 'Farewell Hall and Farewell Hill, 
Farewell Brown and Farewell mill, 
Farewell Church and Farewell steeple, 
Farewell all ye Farewell people.'" 
A still more recent sale is that of Mr. T. Satchwell, held on 
Friday, July 21, 1876 ; but as buyers were shy, on account of 
the scarcity of keep, many of the animals were bought in, so 
I must refrain from giving an average, and will only say that 
the animals were a credit to their owner, and much admired. 
Having now brought the history of Longhorns down to the 
present date, I shall be expected to say something of their pecu- 
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