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Durham's ; thence to Mr. Bates', Mr. Maynard's, Mr. Wiley's, Mr. 

 Harrison's in the East Riding, Castle Howard, and, in conclusion, 

 the Earl of Spencer's at Wiseton. We were at it early and late 

 for seven days. Booth had nothing to sell. Col. Cradock will 

 sell or let Magnum Bonum in the autumn, and intends writing to 

 Gen. Garrard, who, he says, offered him 400 guineas for him, and, 

 the Colonel refusing to sell, he asked if another hundred would 

 induce him. John Colling said the General offered him 300 guineas 

 for two heifers. Mr. Colling has now fixed to sell his entire herd 

 in the autumn of 1837, John Maynard his in the autumn of this 

 year. * * * I attempted to buy something of Mr. Bates, but he 

 soared so high I could not grapple with him. For a bull calf five 

 months old, by Belvedere, dam by Belvedere, grandam Duchess 

 34th, he had the modesty to ask 400 guineas. I could have bought 

 two young bulls, but they were not good enough to send. Mr. 

 Paley has bought three females, but I have not seen any of them 

 but Sherwood's. I have finished my purchases within one beast 

 but have not time to give you particulars in fact, cannot, not 

 having received authenticated pedigrees of several animals. I 

 shall have exceeded your limits, but could not avoid it." 



The shipments of 1835 and 1836 embraced 

 forty-two animals, bringing the total number 

 of cattle imported by the Ohio Co. up to sixty- 

 one head, a complete record of which may be 

 found in the valuable list of imported cows 

 compiled by Mr. William Warfield and pub- 

 lished by the American Short-horn Breeders' 

 Association. Space will not permit us to enu- 

 merate all in this connection. It should be 

 stated, however, that among the selections 

 made by Mr. Whitaker were the afterward- 

 celebrated cows Josephine, by Norfolk (2377); 

 Young Phyllis, by Fairfax (1023); Illustrious, 

 by Emperor (1974), and Harriet, by Young 

 Waterloo (2817). When Mr. Felix Renick was 

 at Mr. Whitaker's in 1834 he fell quite in love 



