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Importing Co., selected and brought out from 

 England an importation of thirty-four head of 

 cows and heifers and two bulls, a large majority 

 of which were purchased in Scotland from the 

 herds of Messrs. Cruickshank, Duthie and the 

 Duke of Richmond. These were the only Short- 

 horns of the Aberdeenshire tribes ever imported 

 direct from Scotland into Kentucky. A half- 

 dozen head of Bates females were also included 

 in the importation, the entire lot being sold at 

 auction at Lexington May 9 at an average of 

 $402.50. The Bates heifer Lady Wild Eyes 7th 

 topped the sale at $1,000, going at that figure to 

 Woodburn. The Scotch offerings ranged up to 

 $700, paid for the yearling bull Favorite 56041 

 from Collynie. This bull and a number of 

 the Scotch heifers were bought by Messrs. 

 Danforth and Veech of Louisville, who bred 

 them for a short time and then disposed of 

 most of them to Messrs. Cummings of Illinois 

 and other Northern breeders. 



Sale of Pickrell. Thomas & Smith. Mr. J. 

 H. Pickrell had meantime formed a partner- 

 ship with Messrs. Thomas & Smith of Kentucky 

 and the firm occupied a prominent position in 

 the trade in the early "eighties." The herd 

 was particularly strong in the Beck Taylor 

 branch of the Young Mary tribe, which sup- 

 plied many prize-winners. It was also rich in 

 Rose of Sharons. At a sale made in June, 



