182 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



pedigrees, and all sired by the famous Freder- 

 ick (1060). The cows gave rise to families bear- 

 ing their respective names, which, like the Pan- 

 sies and Arabellas, acquired wide repute for 

 their excellence at the pail. Devonshire was 

 bought by Lewis F. Allen, founder of the 

 American Short-horn Herd Book, in 1834 and 

 died at eleven years of age. He was a bull of 

 good scale and fine points. Adeliza and Dulci- 

 bella were good cows, prolific breeders, excel- 

 lent milkers, and lived to be aged animals.* In 

 1831-32 the young white cow Roxanne, by 

 Frederick, and her white heifer Mary Whitaker 

 were added to Mr. Rodman's holdings by pur- 

 chase from Jonas Whitaker. 



In 1830 Mr. Enoch Silsby of Boston imported 

 the cow Agatha, by Sir Charles (1440), and the 

 yearling bull Boston (1735), both roans from 

 the herd of Mr. Curry of Northumberland. 

 They proved excellent breeders, and Agatha's 

 descendants subsequently became widely and 

 favorably known. 



Early New York importations. Gen. Ste- 

 phen Van Rensselaer of Albany, N. Y., brought 



* Speaking of the purchase of these Whitaker cattle Mr. Rotch said : "I 

 arrived at Otley just in time to attend an exhibition of stock, which was 

 then the great and leading show of the North for Short-horns. My sudden 

 arrival as an American created much interest and kindly feeling, which 

 showed itself in the strong wish that I should not go away without obtain- 

 ing the animals I selected, though they were not intended for sale." Mr. 

 Rotch was a fine type of that intelligent body of men seeking in the early 

 days the improvement of American live stock. He lived to a green old age 

 at his country home in Otsego Co., New York, and retained a great interest 

 in Short horns to the last. 



