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that Mr. Bates so persistently decried. As one 

 of the best sires ever used in Kentucky carried 

 a double cross of the Belleville blood, the infal- 

 libility of Mr. Bates' judgment is not in this 

 case apparent. In point of individual merit 

 Young Chilton also headed this remarkable list 

 of bulls, Orontes 2d standing second and Chal- 

 lenger third. As a sire, however, the latter, 

 in the hands of Messrs. Vanmeter, surpassed 

 the work of Orontes 2d at Woodburn. Sen- 

 ator 2d, Fortunatus and Yorkshire Maynard 

 produced no extraordinary stock. Of the cows 

 of this memorable importation it is only neces- 

 sary to say that the descendants of Goodness 

 in the hands of George M. Bedford, of Mazurka 

 in the hands of Mr. Alexander, of Gem in 

 the herd of William Warfield, of Roan Duch- 

 ess and Orphan Nell in many different herds, 

 and of Lady Caroline at C. M. Clay's, demon- 

 strated the fact that the original selections 

 were made with rare judgment and that their 

 progeny was handled with uncommon skill. 



Scott Co. (Ky.) Importing Co. Near the 

 close of the year 1853 a company was organ- 

 ized in Scott Co., Ky., and Messrs. W. Crockett 

 and James Bagg, as agents, proceeded to Eng- 

 land and purchased seven females and five 

 bulls, which were sold at auction Jan. 10, 1854, 

 at the farm of Mr, M. B. Webb. Included in 

 this lot were the bulls Baron Feversham 



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