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Red,'  Poll  Cattle. 
of  Lord  Cranworth,  of  Letton,  and  of  Sir  Walter  Corbet,  of 
Acton  Reynold. 
The  success  of  the  former  may  be  attributed  to  the 
dispersal  sale  of  Mr.  John  Hammond’s  herd  at  Bale  in  1906, 
when  some  of  the  best  specimens  were  selected  ; they  and 
their  descendants  have  won  many  prizes.  Undoubtedly  the 
best  animal  bred  at  Letton  is  the  bull,  Letton  Vanity  Davyson 
9819,  which  was  second  and  Reserve  Champion  at  the  R.A.S.E. 
Show,  Gloucester,  1909  ; and  in  1910  won  the  Championships 
at  the  Norfolk  and  Suffolk  Shows.  He  is  rather  a beefy  bull, 
and  at  the  R.A.S.E.  Show,  Liverpool,  was  rejected  in  favour 
of  his  stable  companion,  Davyson  297,  who  is  more  of  a dairy 
type. 
The  name  of  Davyson  has  been  so  long  associated  with  the 
H.  (Hammond)  group  that  we  rather  regret  to  see  it  introduced 
at  Letton  into  other  groups. 
Sir  Walter  Corbet’s  herd  has  produced  some  good  animals, 
both  male  and  female.  Acton  C'orvus,  an  evenly  fleshed  and 
fine  quality  bull,  in  1910  was  made  Reserve  Champion  in  the 
round  of  Shows,  and  as  he  comes  from  that  grand  cow  Desiree 
of  Johnstown  16483  P4,  well  known  at  the  London  Dairy  Show, 
he  should  be  of  good  service  as  a sire. 
Waxlight  the  2nd  18965,  V.,  a purchase  made  at  the  late 
Lord  Amherst’s  sale,  has  proved  herself  a true  dual-purpose 
animal ; in  the  prime  of  life  winning  prizes  for  inspection  in 
the  Showyard,  and  in  more  mature  years  distinguishing 
herself  as  a milker.  In  1910  she  was  first  and  Champion  at 
the  R.A.S.E.  and  third  in  the  Milk-yield  Class. 
So  far  we  have  chiefly  referred  to  the  milking  qualities  ; 
but  the  annals  of  the  Fat  Cattle  Clubs  prove  that  the  Red  Poll 
can  also  please  the  butcher. 
The  sales  at  Ipswich  after  the  Christmas  Fat  Cattle  Show, 
of  which  records  as  to  weights,  prices,  &c.,  have  been 
systematically  kept  and  published  by  Messrs.  Bond  & Son 
(the  Society’s  Auctioneers),  show  that  for  several  years  the 
top  price  was  made  by  a Red  Poll  and  that  the  youngest 
animal  sold  was  also  a Red  Poll. 
In  1908,  at  the  Smithfield  Show,  the  two  winning  Red  Poll 
steers  under  three  years  old  averaged  16  cwt.  0 qrs.  25  lb. 
In  1909,  a new  exhibitor,  Mr.  Wilson,  of  Redgrave,  attained 
distinction  by  two  first  pi'izes  and  one  third  prize,  besides  the 
Cup  for  the  best  of  the  breed,  and  the  animals  shown  were 
regarded  as  unusually  good  specimens.  The  same  owner  also 
won  the  Female  Championships  at  the  Norfolk  and  Suffolk 
Shows,  1910,  with  his  cow,  Charming  Davy  4 th  19668. 
As  to  the  older  herds  belonging  to  the  Right  Hon.  Ailwyn 
Fellowes,  Sir  R.  P.  Cooper,  and  Messrs.  T.  Brown  & Son,  it 
