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dere (1,706)— Red Rose by Waterloo (2,816)— 
Moss Rose by Baron (58)— Angelina by Phe- 
nomenon (491) — Anna Boleyne by Favorite (252) 
— Princess by Favorite (252) — Brighteyes by 
Favorite (252)— Brighteyes by Hubback (319) 
— Brighteyes by Snowdon's bull (612) — Dutch- 
ess of Atholl by Mastermann's bull (42.2) — 
Beauty by Harrison's bull (292) — Tripes by the 
Studley bull (626). Tripes was bred in 1748 
by Mr." Pickering of Foxton, out of a cow which 
he bought in 1739, when a calf, of Mr. Stephen- 
son, of Ketton. The female ancestors of Tripes 
had been bred by, and in, the possession of Mr. 
Stephenson and his father, back to 1684, in which 
year Mr. Stephenson of Acklam, Yorkshire, 
bought his first cow of the Princess tribe from 
the Aislabie family, of Aislabie, in Durham. 
The Aislabie family* with whom the Princess 
tribe of shorthorns originated, came over to 
England, from Normandy, with William the 
Conqueror; and about the year 1300, settled on 
the banks of the river Tees, in the county of 
Durham. Soon after this, they commenced cat- 
tle breeding, and it is known that their stock 
was of superior quality as early as 1600 — two 
hundred and fifty years ago ! Who now will have 
the hardihood to assert that thorough-bred short- 
horns are of recent origin ? 
In the reign of Charles I., the elder branch of 
the Aislabie family, having by marriage of the 
heiress, daughter of Sir John Mallorie, become 
possessed of the beautiful estate of Studley Park, 
Yorkshire, removed thither, and took part of 
their cattle with them. In 1684, the. younger 
branch of this family disposed of their estate in 
Durham, and the residue of their imported stock 
was then transferred to Studley Park. The 
same year, but prior to the removal of the cat- 
tle, Mr. Stephenson, of Acklam, ancestor of the 
present Mr. Stephenson, of Wolviston, purchas- 
ed a cow of Mr. Aislabie, of Durham. Subse- 
quently, he sent his cows to the bulls at Studley 
Park, and also used bulls in possession of the 
Pennimans, of Ormsby, who procured their stock 
of the Aislabies, of Durham, prior to 1684. 
About 1700, a Miss Aislabie of Studley Park, 
married Mr. Milbank of the Barmingham fam- 
ily, of Barmingham, in Yorkshire, and through 
this marriage, cattle from Studley went to Barm- 
ingham. From Barmingham, Mr. Sharter of 
Chilton, near Ketton, got cows, and hired bulls, 
and from them bred the celebrated Studley bull 
(626). 
Mr. Pickering lived at Foxton, near Ketton. In 
1739, Mr. Stephenson, of Ketton, son of Mr. Ste- 
phenson, of Acklam, sold to Mr. Pickering a 
young cow and her heifer calf, descended on 
the dam side from the Aislabie tribe of cattle. 
Mr. Pickering used the Studley bull, and out of the 
heifer got from Mr. Stephenson, of Ketton, when 
she became a cow, bred in the year 1748, the 
cow Tripes. In 1756, Mr. Pickering sold Tripes 
to Mr. John Hall, of Haughton. Mr. Hall bred 
Beauty got by Harrison's bull (292) — out • of 
Tripes ; and out of Beauty he bred Dutchess of 
Atholl, gst by Masterman's bull (422). Mr. 
Alexander Hall, on the death of John Hall, his 
brother, succeeded to his estate; and he bred 
Brighteyes by Snowdon's bull (619) — out of 
Dutchess of Atholl ; and out of Brighteyes by 
Snowdon's bull he bred Brighteyes by Hub- 
back. Brighteyes by Hubback was sold by A. 
Hail to Robert Colling. Robert Colling bred 
Brighteyes by Favorite (252) — out of Brighteyes 
by Hubback, and out of her, Princess by Favor- 
ite. Princess was sold by him to Sir Henry 
Vane Tempest, of Wynyard. Sir Henry bred 
Anna Boleyne by Favorite (252) — out of Prin- 
cess ; and Angelina by Phenomenon (492) — out 
of Anna Boleyne. Sir Henry died in 1813, and 
his widow, the countess of Antrim, bred in 
1816, Anna by Lawnsleeves, (365) — out of Ange- 
lina, hi 1818, she sold Angelina to Mr. John 
Stephenson, of Wolviston, great, great grandson 
of Mr. Stephenson, of Acklam. All the sires 
and dams in the pedigrees of these imported 
cattle, which were bred by Mr. John Stephen- 
son, occurring after Angelina, were bred by him. 
This is the history in brief of this superb tribe 
of shorthorns. In importing this stock, we think 
Mr. Stevens has done the country great service. 
Princess 3d. is to be seen on the farm of Col. J. 
M. Sherwood, of Auburn, New York, who also 
possesses several very fine shorthorns of the 
same blood. 
The bull Exeter, advertised at page 200, was 
imported by Mr. Sheafe, at the same time with 
Princess 3d. ; and by reference to his pedigree, 
there stated, it will be seen that he is substan- 
tially of the same blood. He is the only bull of 
the Princess tribe of shorthorns ever imported 
into the United States. We think him as good 
in all his points for a bull, as Princess 3d. is for 
a heifer. His color is mostly a yellow-red, 
which is a bright-red, with a fine golden or 
saffron undertinge, arising from a rich, yellow 
skin. His style, handling, and quality are of 
the finest kind. 
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NEW WHEAT-DIBBLING ROLLER. 
An English friend has described to us an im- 
plement which is sometimes used for sowing 
wheat abroad, and which, in many cases, may 
be advantagously used in this country. It con- 
sists of a cast-iron roller, say 2-J- to 3 feet diam- 
eter, and of 3 or 4 sections, each 9 inches wide. 
The outer circumference is made convex, by 
rising to the centre from each side, forming an 
angular ridge, four inches higher than the edges. 
This implement is drawn by one horse across 
the field, previously prepared by the plow and 
harrow, and forms a series of elevations and 
depressions, 9 inches apart, the horse returning 
in the outside depression which receives the in- 
side elevation of the roller. This throws the 
whole field into drills of uniform depth and 
distance. The wheat is then sown broadcast, 
and the harrow is applied. This combs down 
the elevations, and leaves all the seed beauti- 
fully and regularly planted, just two inches in 
depth. 
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Largest-Sized Wrought-Iron Plows. — Can 
any of our readers inform us where the largest- 
sized wrought-iron plow can be procured ? We 
will pay a liberal price for one constructed on 
good principles. 
