282 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



of any consequence. While Emerald was per- 

 haps the best individual cow sold, Western 

 Lady was easily the most valuable, as subse- 

 quently demonstrated by the large and excel- 

 lent tribe she gave to the Western States. Car- 

 oline was out of condition on day of sale, but 

 proved to be a good purchase. Among the bulls 

 King Alfred of Jonas Webb's breeding was un- 

 doubtedly the most valuable although not the 

 highest-priced. While he was preferred by 

 some as an individual to any other bull in the 

 lot, yet a majority of those in attendance re- 

 garded Admiral and Defender as the two show 

 bulls of the importation. 



Founding of the American Herd Book. 

 America was practically without a public ped- 

 igree registry for Short-horn cattle until 1855. 

 The late Lewis F. Allen of Black Rock, N. Y., 

 had, it is true, issued the small initial volume 

 of the American Herd Book in 1846, but at that 

 early date few breeders could be found to take 

 an interest in the project, and the entries were 

 limited largely to the pedigrees of such stock 

 as Mr. Allen was personally familiar with no- 

 tably animals owned in New York, Pennsylva- 

 nia and New England. It was not until the 

 second volume' was issued 'in the autumn of 

 1855 that the breeders of the West came to the 

 support of the register. Prior to that time 

 some of the leading breeders and importers 



