In 1837, he laid the foundation of the Babraham Herd of Shorthorn cattle, made up of six different tribes, purchased from the most valuable and celebrated branches of the race bearing that name.

An incident attaching to one of these purchases may illustrate the nice care and cultivated skill which Mr.Webb exercised in the treatment of choice animals.

He bought out of Lord Spencer's herd the celebrated cow, "Dodona." That eminent breeder, it appears, had given her up as irretrievably sterile, and he parted with her solely on that account.

Mr.Webb, however, took her to Babraham, and, as a result of the more intelligent treatment he bestowed upon her, she produced successively four calves, which thus formed one of the most valuable families of the Babraham herd.

When I visited the scene of his life and labors, all his sheep and cattle had been sold.