226 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



taken by Mr. Brent to Bourbon Co., Ky., in 

 1835. 



Around 1834 to 1836 Thomas Weddle im- 

 ported about fifteen head of Short-horns, most 

 of which were females. Some of these were 

 pedigreed and some were not. Among the ped- 

 igreed cows were Daisy and Crocus, both by 

 Romulus (2563); Primrose, by Pioneer (1321), 

 and Buttercup, by Sir Walter (1459). Primrose 

 was bought at Mr. Weddle's sale of 1838 by 

 Gen. James Dudley of Fayette Co., Ky. The 

 roan bull Charles (1816), bred by the Earl of 

 Carlisle and sired by Rockingham (2550) of the 

 Weddle importation, was taken to Kentucky 

 the same year by Gen. Dudley. Allen states 

 that Mr. Weddle was an Englishman, who had 

 emigrated from Yorkshire into Western New 

 York and brought these cattle with him. He 

 states that they were all well-bred Short-horns, 

 chiefly from the well-known herd of Major 

 Bower. 



In 1835 Samuel Allen is said to have imported 

 into New York the roan cow Rachel of Mr. 

 Whitaker's breeding on the same ship that 

 brought out one of the Ohio Co.'s iu2f>O, Nations. 

 Although her pedigree was misLaic! she was 

 guaranteed a purely-bred S.\ert-horn and gave 

 (when in full flow of milk on ^asture) twenty- 

 eight quarts per day. Mr. Allen also ' rought out 

 at same time the roan cow Miss Lawrence, said 



