

BJSS OF SCOTCH POW^E Itt AMERICA. 697 



out to his farm at Rougemont, Quebec, some 

 h'fty head of Short-horns from various Scotch, 

 English and Irish herds. But while these rep- 

 resented some of the best British blood, they 

 scarcely received that attention at Rougemont 

 necessary to render them of special value to 

 American herds. They were finally scattered 

 without having left much impress on the trade. 

 The lies importation into Illinois. The 

 first direct importation of Aberdeenshire cat- 

 tle into the Western States, with the exception 

 of the pair included in the Illinois Importing 

 Co.'s shipment of 1857, was selected by one 

 of America's most famous herdsmen, David 

 Grant, for Mr. Edward lies of Springfield, 111., 

 in August, 1874. Rarely has it ever fallen to 

 the lot of one man to buy two such celebrities 

 in embryo as were developed from this small 

 purchase of six head. There was but one bull 

 in the lot, but he proved a maker of history. 

 This was Duke of Richmond 21525, of Bruce's 

 breeding. There was but one Cruickshank 

 heifer in the lot Orange Blossom 18th, by 

 Viceroy (32764) out of Orange Blossom 14th by 

 Knight of the Whistle (26558); second dam 

 Orange Blossom 12th by Prince Imperial 

 (22595). Both of these animals were yearlings 

 at the time of their importation. Both were 

 sold to J. H. Kissinger; the Duke at the Ameri- 

 can record price of $4,500 for a Scotch bull and 



