420 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE, 



manipulations going on at New York Mills 

 the proprietor of Hillhurst repurchased this 

 heifer, and along with her the 6th Duke of 

 Geneva. 



Exportations to England. In April, 1871, 

 Mr. Cochrane sold through Mr. Thornton to 

 Col. Kingscote for $4,000 the. red yearling 

 bull Duke of Hillhurst 9862, by 14th Duke of 

 Thorndale out of Duchess 97th, that afterward 

 sired the highest-priced bull of any breed ever 

 sold in the world, to-wit. : Duke of Connaught 

 (33604), for which Lord Fitzhardinge gave 

 $22,500. .Along with Duke of Hillhurst Mr. 

 Cochrane shipped the roan heifer llth Lady of 

 Oxford to the Earl of Dunmore, Stirling, Scot- 

 land, at $3,750.^ 



In October, 1871, Walcott & Campbell shipped 

 three Oxford heifers, the 9th Maid and 10th and 

 13th Ladys of Oxford, together with the year- 

 ling Oxford bull 5th Lord Oxford 10382 and the 

 1st Duke of Oneida 9925, all sold to E, H. 

 Cheney. For the 1st Duke $4,250 was received. 

 He was afterward resold to Lord Skelmersdale. 

 The 9th Maid of Oxford was a particularly val- 

 uable heifer, having been successfully exhibited 

 before exportation at the New York State Fair. 

 Unfortunately she died soon after landing 

 abroad. 



In November, 1871, Mr. Cochrane made an- 

 other sale to Dunmore, consisting of the white 



