Scope and Contents Alexander writes that the skulls of the Somerford white polled cattle are the same as the Newstead skull. He makes observations on the polls of his horned Somerford cows, the Shorthorn and a Hamilton bull and states that he will embark on some experiments with zebras, as he is interested in the possible relation of zebras and Bos primigenius, suggesting that the Romans may have possibly imported them. He will ask a friend to compare the skulls of the Norfolk red...

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Alexander writes that he will try to procure a skull and legs of a polled Somerford cow and that he knows where Ewart can get a skull of a Norfolk red poll cow. He would be happy to purchase a Przewalski's mare if the price is low enough.

Scope and Contents Alexander writes that he will buy the mare once he knows how much of his own livestock he has managed to sell. The agent at Somerford has promised to keep aside the head and legs of the dam of Alexander's polled cow if she is selected for the butcher, and Alexander will negotiate with his Norfolk friend for the head of the red polled cow. He asks for first refusal on one of Ewart's heifers by the black Chartley bull, and wonders whether the Chartleys are descended from the neighbouring...

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Alexander has asked his friend in Norfolk to send Ewart the skull of a pure bred red poll directly. He notes what Ewart says about the Newstead skulls being concave between the horns, and suspects this may be the case with some of the Hamilton cattle.

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Photograph of a Norfolk and Suffolk Red Poll bull standing in a paddock in the early 20th century.

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Photograph of Sir Merik Burrell's champion Red Poll cow "Kniepp Prudence VIII, showing the points described to the "Farmers Weekly" by judge Mr. J Egerton Quested in the early 20th century.

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Photograph of the Red Poll bull, "Mickleover Red Fox" standing in a field at an agricultural show in 1933. The bull was exhibited by Mr. S E Radford and was the Champion Bull at the Royal Show and Breed Champion at the Suffolk and Norfolk Shows.

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Photograph of a Red-Polled bullock standing in a paddock that won the first and special prize at Norwich and first and the breed cup at Islington in 1902.

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Photograph of a Red Poll cow that was a first prize winner standing in a field in the late 19th or early 20th century.

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Photograph of the Red Polled cow, "Charmante" standing in a field in the late 19th or early 20th century.