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by Alfred (2987), and Moss Rose, by Harden. 

 He maintained the herd until 1850, when it 

 was dispersed at public sale. 



In 1836 Erastus Corning of Albany, in connec- 

 tion with Mr. W. H. Sotham, who later be- 

 came an active advocate of Herefords, made 

 an importation consisting of seven females 

 and three bulls. One of the cows, the roan 

 Wilddame, by Anthony (1640), proved a very 

 successful breeder, and left many descendants 

 whose pedigrees may be found in the American 

 Herd Book. She was from the stock of Mr. W. 

 Lovell, from whose herd Mr. Corning also ob- 

 tained the heifers Mary, Ifcbel, Cherry, Pet, 

 Cleopatra and Venus. The bulls Columbus 

 (5869), also from Mr. Lovell's herd, and Ashley 

 (3045) were imported along with these heifers. 

 About 1846 a Mr. Oliver of Westchester County 

 imported the bull Marius 684, a roan, bred by 

 Earl Spencer from Mason stock. He was sold 

 to Col. L. G. Morris, who exhibited him at the 

 New York State Fair at Buffalo in 1848, at 

 which show he was sold to David Harrold of 

 South Charleston, 0., in which State he did ex- 

 cellent service for some years. 



Vail's purchases of Bates cattle. Some- 

 where about the year 1835 Mr. George Vail of 

 Troy, New York, became enamored of Short- 

 horn breeding and established a herd at his 

 country seat near that city. Between the years 



