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1740 ; and authentic records carry them back to 
1600, to the Aislabies at Aislabie, Durham, and 
through Mr. Stephenson, of Acklam, and Mr. 
Stephenson his son of Ketton, to Mr. Pick- 
ering, who bred Tripes in 1748, got by the Stud- 
ley bull calved in 1740. Thus it will be seen 
that the Princess tribe, by the Herd Book, traces 
30 years further back than all others, and 40 
years further back than all others except Lady 
Maynard. Of course, I am right and Dr. Martin 
is wrong. 
In saying that the 3d Duke of Cambridge " is 
the only bull in America got by Mr. Bates' crack 
prize bull, Duke of Northumberland," I meant 
that he was at thai time, July 1849, the only one 
in America so got. I had been informed that 
Locomotive was dead, and wrote so supposing. 
Was I not rightly informed ? Will Dr. Martin 
please to inform me ? I well know, and knew 
then, how Locomotive was bred, and that he had 
been imported ; and meant merely that, as Loco- 
motive was dead, Cambridge was then the only 
son of Duke of Northumberland, in America; as 
these two are the only sons of the Duke that 
ever were imported. 
I used the phrase " up to the introduction of 
Belvedere to his, (Mr. Bates,') herd, he had ad- 
hered to his Duchess blood entirely, except in 
the case of two or three cows put to Marske, &c." 
By this, I meant he had only run the blood of 
Marske, Belvedere, and Cleveland Lad, (and his 
tribe,) permanently into his herd. Mr. Bates used 
Bertram to only one Duchess ; the produce was 
Duke of Cleveland, and he was used only to get 
steers. He was sire of Oxford premium cow, 
and his blood has never been suffered to go 
into the herd at large, and never will be. Ber- 
tram was used to only two Red Roses ; the calf 
of one by him died at 6 months, the other, Red 
Rose 10th, bred but one calf, a bull, called Red- 
Rose Bull, and him Mr. Bates never used. Gam- 
bier was put to only one Duchess, and the 
produce, Duchess 35th, was never suffered to 
breed, for she was killed early. Mr. Bates 
carefully exterminated the blood of Bertram 
and Gambier from his herd, and not a drop 
of it is to be found any where in it, except in 
Oxford 4th, a daughter of Oxford premium cow, 
and. her two calves. The calf by Gambier out 
of Matchem cow, was never suffered to breed. 
Norfolk and Marske, like many other animals, 
descended from Robert Colling's herd, do not 
show their full pedigrees in the Herd Book. 
Marske was a Princess tribe bull ; what Norfolk 
was, I will show hereafter, and Dr. Martin will 
perhaps discover he is no exception to the rule 
I have stated as to Mr. Bates' breeding. Mr. 
Bates never suffered any blood not his own to 
come permanently into his Duchess, Red- Rose, 
Waterloo and Wildeyes tribes, other than that 
of Belvedere, Marske, Norfolk, and of Matchem 
cow. 
I take occasion here to say that the Matchem 
cow and her produce, Oxford premium cow, 
Cleveland Lad, Cleveland Lad 2d., and Oxford 
2d., are 'not of the Princess tribe. She was by 
Matchem, (no Princess blood in him,) and was 
bred by Mr. Brown, dam by Young Wynyard 
(a Princess bull). The cow by Young Wyn- 
yard was bred by Mr. Francis Smith, of Clax- 
ton, Durham, and by him sold to Mr. Brown. 
Mr. Brown sold Matchem cow to Mr. Bates. 
Here the pedigree ends, and it is known that the 
cattle back, had no connection with the Princess 
tribe, in any way. 
In the Herd Book, vol. iii., published in 1836, 
Matchem bull is said to be by St. Albans, 
(a Princess bull,) or by Bonnyface (not a Prin- 
cess bull). This was published after the death 
of Mr. Mason, who bred him. In Mr. Mason's 
catalogue of his sale in 1829, Matchem is stated 
to be by Bonnyface, dam by Farmer, &c. Is 
not Mr. Mason the breeder of Matchem to be 
believed before others'? 
It will thus be seen that Matchem cow was 
not of the Princess tribe, and the only preten- 
tion she had to any of that blood was through 
the cross of Young Wynyard in her gran- 
dam. 
Dr. Martin says, '• even Mr. Bates' stock owes 
a part of their excellence to other blood besides 
the Duchess, Princess and Red-Rose tribes." 
This is true so far as the use of Daisy bull, (186,) 
is concerned, but not as relates to Bertram and 
Gambier. Daisy bull was of great service to 
the Duchess tribe. In his Duchess, Red-Rose, 
Waterloo, Wildeyes, Foggathorpe and Ox- 
ford tribes, (all the tribes he has,) the blood of 
Bertram exists in none of them except Oxford 
4th, and her two calves ; and Gambier's blood in 
none. Mr. Bates never did use, and he told me 
he never would use, a bull out of, or descended 
from Oxford premium cow, and that, on account of 
Bertram's blood. Mr. Bates always sold anything 
out of Oxford premium cow, at very low prices 
for him, whenever he had an offer. The facts in 
Mr. Bates' breeding are his, not mine, and I have 
nothing to do with them but to state them. From 
many of Mr. Bates' opinions, both as expressed 
in words and as shown in practice, I dissent. 
Dr. Martin and myself are here alike, and in 
this point we fully agree. 
It will be observed that, I have, in this article, 
done nothing but state facts. I have expressed 
no opinion. For the truth of the facts I hold 
myself responsible, and will prove them if they 
be questioned ; for the consequences of the facts 
I am not responsible. 
Dr. Martin is a most agreeable opponent ; he 
states one's position kindly and candidly, and 
his own with fairness ; and in those cases where 
his interest is identified with his views, his judg- 
ment is not so warped as to make him blind nor 
disingenuous. His article opens a wide field 
of discussion ; hereafter I will consider it. 
A. Stevens. 
Manure for Turnips. — A gentleman who has 
often tried it, informs us that, according to his 
belief, cotton seed is the best manure in the 
world for turnips. He drops it in drills, and 
covers it three or four inches deep, and plants 
the seed on top of this covering. He believes it 
prevents the depredation of the turnip fly. Per- 
haps this is owing to the vigor of growth given 
to the young plants. 
