184 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



Canada, by Sir Peter (606) ; Primrose, by George ; 

 and bulls Regent 899, Young Hector and Comet. 

 A few of Mr. Hall's cattle bred from these im- 

 portations were kept on a small farm near Har- 

 lem, but the major portion were taken to Green- 

 bush, near Albany, where they were kept and 

 bred for some years. It seems that Mr. Hall 

 was not careful to preserve accurately the 

 breeding records of his stock, and through this 

 inattention the correct lineage of many of his 

 cattle was lost. Largely through the influence 

 of these purchases several other New York 

 business men imported Short-horns and bred 

 them on Long Island and in Westchester 

 County, but the pedigrees of these were neg- 

 lected also. 



Col. Powel's purchases. Between the years 

 1822 and 1831 Col. John H. Powel of Powelton, 

 near Philadelphia, imported about twenty-four 

 head of cows and heifers and seven bulls, a 

 majority of which were of Mr. Whi taker's 

 breeding. Included among these were the 

 bulls Bertram (1716), Bolivar (804), Gloucester 

 (1074) and Memnon (1223) all by Frederick 

 (1060); and the cows Belina by Barmpton (54), 

 Desdemona by Frederick (1060), Cleopatra (of 

 Richard Booth's breeding) by Pilot (496), Ruby 

 by Young Dimple (971) and Mandane by Rich- 

 mond (1380) all of which founded good fam- 

 ilies of dual-purpose cattle. Belina was indeed 



