CHAPTER XI. 





SOME HISTORIC KENTUCKY STOCK. 



Thus far our story has of necessity dealt 

 mainly with foundation facts. We have 

 sketched briefly the upbuilding of the breed 

 in its native land and have now outlined the 

 importations that formed the basis of breeding 

 operations in the United States. We pass, 

 therefore, at this point to a consideration of 

 the more important results flowing from the 

 extensive introduction of English blood already 

 noted. 



We have shown that the Gough & Miller, 

 Sanders, Powel, Dun and other early importa- 

 tions were utilized to the fullest possible extent 

 in developing cattle-feeding as a leading indus- 

 try in the Ohio Valley. The descendants of 

 those importations were bred before the days 

 of herd books and "fashions" purely for the 

 practical business purposes of the farm and 

 feed-lot. As illustrating the absence of preju- 

 dice against the blood of the older importa- 

 tions in the early days, it may be mentioned 

 that at a sale held by Samuel Smith in Ken- 

 tucky Sept. 11, 1838, the Mrs. Motte ("Seven- 



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