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great abundance as any other crop, and they are not as Hableto a failure. Ah'eady 

 animals of a very choice breed have been introduced. 



No one now thinks of fattening any but the most highly improved breeds of 

 hogs ; the ancient animal, whose forlorn appearance begot the motto " root hog- 

 ordie," and which instead of a yoke was w^ont to be restrained by a knob tied in 

 the end of his tail, has neither a foot-hold nor a rooting-place in our midst. 



Of Sheep, we have some of the most approved qualities. Mr. Sraedley, of 

 Hudson, in our county, has imported several flocks from Vermont within the last 

 few years, and with him the last flock is always the best. Our worthy President 

 must look well to his honors in this line, as Mr. Smedley is surely after him at 

 the next Fair. 



We have some excellent Cattle, but mostly of the common stock. Mr. Bunker, 

 of Troy, took the premium at our County Fair on what he called a thorough 

 Devon bull ; I very much doulit his purity, however, and so told him at the time. 

 The only thorough animal of this kind in our county, so far as I know, is a Dur- 

 ham bull belonging to Mr. Winne, of Elkhorn, from the magnificent herd of 

 Mr. Tears, in McHenry county, Illinois. This animal, as well as all of Mr. Tears' 

 original stock, was brought from Maryland, and was registered on the " Herd 

 book," an honor conceded to none but thoroughbreds. 



In the line of Horses there is a growing and enlightened taste. I believe wo 

 have no " thoroughbreds," using that term in its technical sense, though most of 

 our better class horses have an intermixture of thorough breeding. The breed 

 most highly approved with us is the " Henry." This was an animal brought 

 into our county in 1846, by James Biggart, of Vermont, and stood that season 

 in Geneva. He was then taken to Chicago, and passed into the hands of Denis 

 S. Cady, Esq. who stood him one season in Chicago, and then brought him to 

 Milwaukee, where he stood for mares until last winter, when he was sold and 

 taken to Peoria, Illinois. Henry was raised in Washington county, N. Y. by 

 Mr. Hill, a horse-breeder of high standing, and extensively known among all 

 admirers of this noble animal. He is now nineteen years old. He is a bright 

 bay, bold and courageous in his aspect, exceedingly mild in his disposition, very 

 vivacious in his temperament, and weighs, when under "fit," 1235 lbs. He is 

 admirably adapted to the draught, and trotted his mile in Chicago, at the time 

 Mr. Biggart sold him, in less than three minutes. His stock is universally fine, 

 and fleet roadsters. Mr. Biggart has a colt from him, a stallion, now eight years 

 old, that trotted last season on Long Island in the " forties." Those who may 

 be desirous of examining this breed will find an exquisite specimen at the stables 

 of Apollos Hastings, Esq., in Geneva. The animal to which I refer will be four 

 years old in the spring, of a bright bay, and in his appearance surpasses even 

 the old horse. Mr. H. has* also a chestnut stallion out of Henry, and a Kentucky 



