LECTURE NO. 8. 



SHORTHORNS T.HEIR DISTRIBUTION IN OTHER 



COUNTRIES. 



I. First importations to America. 



(1) Between 1783 and 1795 Messrs. Goff and Miller of 

 Virginia imported Shorthorn cattle of both sexes into Balti- 

 more, Md. 



(2) Some of their descendants were taken to Kentucky, 

 where they effected much improvement upon the native stocks 

 of that State. 



(3) But little is known of the exact genealogy of these 

 cattle, although it has been a fruitful subject of discussion. 



IT. Importations to other States. 



(1) The first direct importation of Shorthorns into New 

 York State was made by Samuel M. Hopkins of Moscow 

 in 1815. 



(2) The first direct importation was made into Kentucky 

 in 1817, by Col. L. Sanders of Grass Hill. 



(3) The first direct importation was made into Massa- 

 chusetts in 1817 by Steven Williams of Northboro. 



III. Other importations to the United States. 



(1) From 1817 onward, importations of Shorthorns from 

 England have been made almost every year until the present 

 time. 



(2) Notable among those in point of time were the 

 importations made by the Ohio Company for Importing Eng- 

 lish Cattle, of Chillicothe, O., in 1834 to 1836. 



(3) Kentucky, New York and Ohio early became noted 

 centers of the breed. 



IV. Prominent Shorthorn breeders. 



(1) They are so many that their names even cannot be 

 given here, much less can the grand, good work they did 

 be noticed. 



(2) Lewis F. Allen of New York and William Warfield 

 of Kentucky stand foremost among their advocates. 



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