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sidered the imported Duke's best son; and from 

 a service by that bull the red heifer Loudon 

 Duchess 2d was dropped in 1865. In the fall 

 of that year Mr. Warfield had sent a small 

 bunch of cattle for exhibition to the local 

 fairs, included among the number being the 

 yearling Loudon Duchess. The stock was taken 

 to the Bourbon show in Mr. William Warfield's 

 absence in attendance at the Illinois State 

 Fair, which was held the same week, and dur- 

 ing the continuance of these shows the follow- 

 ing telegram was received from Kentucky: "I 

 am offered $500 for your yearling heifer and 

 $250 for your steer; shall I take it?" This re- 

 ferred to Loudon Duchess and a great steer of 

 the Rosabella 24 by Velocipede tribe. In those 

 dull days the prices seemed large, and as Mr. 

 Warfield believed that Loudon Duchess 2d 

 would make a better heifer than her sister by 

 the imported Duke he replied in the affirma- 

 tive, and thus Mr. E. G. Bedford of Bourbon 

 County became the owner of Loudon Duchess, 

 the prize yearling of that season and subse- 

 quently a great prize-taker and dam of win- 

 ners. Loudon Duchess 2d proved to be Miss 

 Wiley 4th's last calf and Mr. Warfield decided 

 not to part with her. These two heifers then 

 embarked upon a show-yard and breeding ca- 

 reer that has probably not been surpassed in 

 this country. 



