508 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HOEN CATTLE. 



company had made an importation of more 

 than forty head from England in May, 1875; 

 the cattle being selected by Messrs. Richardson 

 & Boswell acting as agents for the company. 

 Some of the animals of this importation after- 

 ward acquired high rank as producers of first- 

 class stock. Bates blood predominated in the 

 shipment, but there was also included the good 

 cows Lady Seraphina 6th and Seraphina Caris- 

 sima 3d of Lord Sudeley's breeding. There 

 was also a sprinkling of Knightley and Booth 

 blood. The imported cattle were sold along 

 with a lot of home-bred stock on date above 

 mentioned, top prices ranging as follows: 



Seraphina 3d W. H. Richardson, Kentucky $2,800 



Pretty Miss Prim George M. Bedford, Kentucky 2,400 



Georgia Hillhurst C. M. Clay, Kentucky 2,050 



Acacia E. G. Bedford, Kentucky 1,900 



Georgia Clarence E. L. Davison, Kentucky 1,900 



Lady Seraphina 6th John R. Craig, Canada 1,600 



Surmise Duchess 9th T. J. Megibben, Kentucky 1,575 



Lady Seaham of Roseneath W. & W. Pickrell, Illinois 1,500 



Brunette 8d J. W. Burgess, Kentucky 1,275 



fcjna J. G. Kinnaird, Kentucky 1,225 



Cateress H. C. Hutchcraf t, Kentucky '. . , 1,225 



Duke of Wotton 2d E. L. Davison, Kentucky 1,225 



Bohemian Knightley E. G. Bedford, Kentucky 1,050 



Alpha H. P. Thomson 1,050 



Water Girl W. L. Grimes, Kentucky 1,000 



Azalea 2d W. N, Offutt, Kentucky 1,000 



Closing events of 1875. In December, 1875, 

 the national convention was held at Toronto 

 under the Presidency of Mr. Pickrell. After 

 adjournment a combination sale from the herds 



