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attracted universal attention and P. L. Mills 

 the North-country blood has now strong foot- 

 ing south of the River Tweed. 



For several years after the conclusion of Mr. 

 Luther Adams' importing operations trade con- 

 ditions in America were such as did not afford 

 much encouragement for the purchase of Short- 

 horns in Great Britain for shipment to America, 

 but the renewed interest manifested in cattle 

 breeding during the past few years has led to 

 a revival of importations. Without under- 

 taking to supply details as to these contem- 

 porary business transactions, attention may be 

 called to the importation in 1891, personally 

 selected in Scotland by Mr. C. B. Dustin for ac- 

 count of himself and Mr. J. F. Prather. This 

 importation was chiefly notable as including 

 the splendid sire Baron Cruickshank 106297, 

 bred by Mr. Duthie from Collingwood 106881, 

 and the Mysie cow Maria 10th, by Field Marshal. 

 This bull was used jointly for a time by Messrs. 

 Dustin and Prather, but latterly was the sole 

 property of the proprietor of Hill Farm. He 

 was a richly-fleshed, robust roan, and left much 

 good stock. Mr. Prather' s imp. Duke of Hamil- 

 ton 2d 107363, of this same importation and 

 also of Mr. Duthie's breeding, a mellow-hand- 

 ling red, also left a valuable progeny at Village 

 Park. Mr. Dustin has recently added to the 

 wealth of Western Short-horn herds by the 



