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at the extraordinary price of $5,000 and $7,500 

 respectively both sired by exp. 4th Duke of 

 Thorndale, and in the fall of that year these 

 Duchesses dropped heifer calves by 8th Duke 

 of York (28480). In this same shipment was 

 the roan show cow Jessie Hopewell, of Ayl- 

 mer's breeding, that was sold to Ed lies of 

 Springfield, 111. In the second shipment were 

 several heifers from Warlaby and Killerby and 

 three Booth bulls, one of which, Royal Richard 

 15415, was sold to A. Van Meter of Kentucky. 

 Mr. Cochrane continued his operations in 1871, 

 bringing over a large number of well-bred and 

 individually excellent animals, including the 

 roan heifer Royal Duchess 2d, sold to Mr. lies; 

 the red Portulacca, that became the property of 

 C. E. Coffin of Muirkirk, Md.; the red bull The 

 Doctor 13021 and Cherub 11505, both subse- 

 quently famous in the West; the roan Bread- 

 albane 11429, of Torr's breeding, sold to 8. R. 

 Streator of Cleveland, 0., etc. 



Richard Gibson selected for importation by 

 Col. King in 1871 a lot that included such 

 noted animals as Baron Hubback 2d 13199, of 

 Col. Towneley's breeding; Countess of Oxford, 

 from Messrs. Hosken of Cornwall; Lady 

 Brough, largely of Booth blood, etc. Mean- 

 time Mr. Cochrane had sold Duchess 97th 

 to Col. King at the enormous price of $12,000, 

 but shrewdly foreseeing the result of the 



