Insh Agriculture. 
5 
bulls from Killerbv aiul Warlabv bv the late Mr. Thomas Barnes, 
«)f Westland, County Meath, and his neighbour and friend 
Mr. Richard Chaloner, of Kingsfort : and also bv Mr. Cirove, of 
Castle Grove, Countv Donegal ; Mr. Bolton, of County Wexford : 
Mr. Welstetl, of County Cork, and other breeders. For example, 
Messrs. Barnes and Chaloner have used conjointly in their herds 
tlie followin? " Booth " bulls : — Roseberry " (5011 ), " Hamlet" 
(til2lV), -Roval Buck" (10,7,30), "Baron Warlabv" (7813), 
"Hopewell" (10,332), "Windsor' (14,013), "Sir Samuel" 
(i:).30l'), "Harbinger" (10,297), "British Prince" (14,197), 
"Prince of Warlaby " (15,107), "British Flao: " (19,351), 
"General Hopewell" (17.953). "Ravenspur" (20,li28), " Royal 
Sovereign" (22.802 ), and " King Richard" (20,523). TheKillerby 
and Warlabv bulls used bv Mr. Grove have been " Prince Arthur " 
( 13,497), " King Alfred " (1 1;,334 ), " King Arthur " ( 13,1 10 ). " War 
Eagle" (15,483). "Sir Roger" (lli,991), "Elfin King" (17,796), 
"Sir James" (U;,980), -'British Crown " (21.322 ). "The Sutler" 
(23,061), "Great Hoj>e" (24,082), " England's Glory" (23,889). 
Other breeders have also hired bulls from W arlabv. and these, 
with bulls of the same line bred bv Mr. Torr, Ladv Pigott, 
and others, have filled Ireland with "Booth" blood, through the 
medium of the spring show of the Roval Dublin Society, which 
is regarded as a mart for the sale of \oung bulls of the Short- 
horn breed. Shorthorns of the " Bates " strain are rarelv met 
with in Ireland. 
A herd of Herefords has long been kept up bv the Revnell 
family, at Killynon, Countv Westnieath, and many of the cattle 
in that part of the country, belonging to ordinary farmers, show 
their descent from that breed. Of late years a number of Here- 
fords have been imported from some of the best herds in 
England bv Messrs. Kearnev. Revnell. the late J. O. G. Pollock, 
and Samuel Gilliland. of Londonderry ; but Herefords do not 
appear to gain ground, although the breed is much esteemed bv 
Irish graziers. The same may be said of Devons, which were 
more numerous in Ireland many vears ago than thev are at the 
present da v. 
Polled cattle of the Scotch breeds have been bred bv various 
gentlemen in Ireland at difterent times, but Mr. Owen, of 
Blesinton, County W icklow, is the principal breeder of cattle 
of that kind at present. !Mr. Owen was led into breeding polled 
cattle from having to do with small farmers who hold mountain 
farms at an elevation of ItHK) to 1200 feet above the sea. At first 
Mr. Owen supplied them with Shorthorn bulls, but it was found 
tliat Shorthorn crosses at such an elevation, and with the poor 
keep which was given them, turned out to be mere runts, of com- 
paratively little value. It struck Mr. Owen that the (tallowav 
