Dairying. THE ST. HELENA HERD. THROUGH the courtesy of the Comptroller of Prisons, Captain C. Pennefather, we are enabled to present our readers with illustrations of seven of the best pure Ayrshire cows of the dairy herd at the Penal Establishment of St. Helena, together with a photograph of the fine Ayrshire bull, Lionel. The pedigrees of all these fine animals, together with the yield of milk of the cows for the past year, are also given below: LADY MAY 2nd; born 18th September, 1887. Colour, white with little light-red. Sire-Duke of Randwick (imported). Dam-Lady May, by Rival of Drumlanrig (78 A.H.B. of A.) gd Flora, by Rob Roy. ggd Daisy, by Donald. gggd Molly, by Rob. ggggd Maggie. gggggd Annie (imported). Duke of Randwick (imported), by Beaconsfield; dam, Snowdrop 2nd of Drumlanrig; g d, Snowdrop of Drumlanrig. The Duke of Randwick was imported by Mr. J. E. Pemell, of Sydney, from the Duke of Buccleuch's herd in Scotland. PEDIGREE. RUBY'S PRIDE; born 25th February, 1894. Colour, dark-red and little white. Sire-Duke of Ageston 10th. Dam-Matilda 2nd, by Southern Chief. gd Matilda, by Sovereign. ggd Governess, by Baron 2nd of Drumlanrig (imported). Southern Chief, by Baron 2nd of Drumlanrig (imported)*; dam, Queen (imported). Duke of Ageston 10th, by Southern Chief; dam, Lady Bird, by Sir Walter Scott, by Cardigan 4th; dam, Beauty, by Billy (imported); g d, Lady, by Dunlop; ggd, Flora, by Rob Roy; g g g d, Daisy, by Donald; g g g g d, Molly, by Rob; g g g g g d, Maggie; gggggg d, Annie (imported). PRIMROSE 2ND; born 2nd September, 1888. Sire-Southern Chief. Dam-Primrose, by Earl of Cardigan 4th. g d Jean, by Ferguson's Jock, by Burn's Jock (imported). ggd Belle, by Hobbie (imported). Hobbie, by Wattie; dam, Fleckie, imported by the late Mr. Thomas. Hamilton. Fleckie won several prizes before leaving Scotland. Southern Chief's stock won a large number of prizes in Victoria, including the Champion ship for Cows, three years in succession, at the National Shows in Melbourne. |