No. 112.] 



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The antagonistic ])ietcnsions of a dilTerent branch of the " Mor- 

 gan" and the "Messenger" breeds, have even here strong advo- 

 cates. A horse of the " Eclipse " stock, and a thorough bred an- 

 imal, the " Leopard,'' that rt ceived the second premium at the 

 State Fair of 1850, owned in Clinton county, near the boundary 

 of Essex, have left a considerald*^ impression of their blood in the 

 county. Fine animals of all ihis stock occur aniung the breeders. 



Several remarkably fine Short horns and Ilcrefords have been 

 introduced into various sections of the county, and are yearly ex- 

 extending in numbers and growing in popular esteem. A Short- 



