252 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



Madison Co. (0.) Co. In 1853 the Madison 

 Co. (0.) Importing Co. was formed. Messrs. 

 Charles Phellis, B. B. Browning and Mr. Farrar 

 were appointed agents and selected from the 

 English herds fjfteen bulls and nine cows, 

 which, after the usual plan of these companies, 

 were sold at auction. The event occurred Sept. 

 27 at London, Madison County, the result, to- 

 gether with a few notes upon the more noted 

 animals, being as indicated below. From this 

 it will appear that prices now mounted to a 

 still higher range than had yet been attained: 



Starlight (12146), roan two-year-old, bred by R. Lawson; 

 sired by Lansdowne (9277), dam Beauty by Mussulman 

 (4524) . This bull was kept upon the farm of James Ful- 

 lington, in Union County, for many years and was one 

 of the best sires ever used in the State. Though a first- 

 prize bull at the State Fair of 1854, Starlight was not a 

 first-class show bull. His strong, masculine front, with 

 broad and massive brisket, were quite imposing, and the 

 length of his fore ribs gave a chest of unusual capacity. 

 He had a good back and loin, but his quarters were a 

 little short. He was a bull of unusual vigor of constitu- 

 tion and required to be carefully handled. Among his 

 get that acquired distinction in show-yards were the 

 champion bulls Starlight 2d 2559, Buckeye Starlight 

 3718 and General Grant 4825 Charles' Phellis, Madi- 

 son County $3,000 



Marquis (11787), roan two-year-old, bred by R.Thornton; 

 sired by Whittington (12299); a fine, compactly-fash- 

 ioned bull of extra quality, extensively used on the fine 

 herds then owned in the region known locally as the 

 "Darby Plains" James Fullington (Union County) and 

 others 3,000 



Sheffielder (13693), roan two-year-old, bred by Mr. Hall; 

 sired by His Grace (10323) J. W. Robinson, Madison 

 County 1,800 



