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lost at sea, but he continued importing them until 

 1875, exhibiting with great success at the Provincial 

 exhibitions in Canada and in the United States as 

 well. One of his most noted Shorthorn bulls was 

 Grand Duke of Moreton, which after winning vari- 

 ous prizes was sold for $1,000 when six years old. 



First Hereford Purchases. In 1860 Mr. Stone 

 attended the Eoyal English Show at Canterbury 

 and was so pleased with the Hereford cattle that he 

 got his brother to buy some and ship them to Can- 

 ada. These initial purchases were made chiefly from 

 the old established herds of Lord Bateman, of Shob- 

 don, Leominster, and Lord Berwick, of Cronkhill, 

 Salop. Stock bulls from both of these herds were 

 in service at Moreton Lodge in the early days. 

 Sailor 12, bred by Lord Berwick and sired by 

 Severn, a son of the famous Waif ord, was used with 

 satisfactory results. A number of heifers by Sev- 

 ern were also brought out from the Berwick herd. 

 Probably one of the best known bulls sired by Sailor 

 was Canadian Chief 663, used as a stock bull by Mr. 

 Stone. He left a number of heifers from which most 

 excellent stock descended, one of these being the 

 cow Necklace 4th 1519, that passed into the posses- 

 sion of Hon. M. H. Cochrane, of Hillhurst. The dam 

 of Canadian Chief, the imported cow Peach, by Al- 

 bert Edward 450, was also of Cronkhill origin and 

 was subsequently sold to Mr. A. H. Seabury, of 

 Lafayette, Ind. Mr. Seabury bought a number of 

 cattle from Mr. Stone, and his herd was one of the 

 earliest established in the state of Indiana. These 



