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Duchess 107th and the roan Duchess 108th, the 

 8th Maid of Oxford, Marchioness of Oxford, and 

 four Kentucky-bred Rose of Sharons. For the 

 Duchess heifers the enormous price of $12,500 

 was paid. The two Rose of Sharon cows Red 

 Rose, of Mr. Renick's breeding, by Airdrie 

 2478, and Red Rose 2d, of William Warfield's 

 breeding, by Duke Frederick, were taken, to- 

 gether with their heifer calves, at $2,500. 



Clark Co. (Ky.) Importing Co. The import- 

 ing trade into Kentucky, which had languished 

 for many years, was now revived. An organi- 

 zation made up mainly of Clark County breed- 

 ers sent Lewis Hampton and W. C. Vanmeter 

 to England early in 1871 to make a selection of 

 cattle for immediate importation. The stock 

 landed in New York April 11 and was disposed 

 of on the fair grounds near Winchester on Aug. 

 26. Twenty-three head brought $19,685, an av- 

 erage of $855.87, the highest price realized being 

 $] ,300 for the red heifer Cowslip 2d, bought by 

 Lewis Hampton. The red cow Pride of the 

 West, bred by Mr. G. Game and sired by ex p. 

 6th Duke of Airdrie (19602), went to W. H. Nel- 

 son of Montgomery County at $1,250. The 

 same buyer took the red yearling heifer Lady 

 Spencer 2d, by Baron Oxford (23375), at $1,220. 

 For Rarity, of the Charmer tribe, Asa Bean 

 gave $1,080. The roan bull Peabody (29535) 

 went to W. C. Vanmeter at $900, Duke of Ba- 



