742 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



Short-horns in America. Soon after the close of the 

 Revolutionary War, some cattle, supposed to be pure Short-horns, 

 were imported to Virginia. They were well-fleshed animals, and 

 the cows were remarkable milkers, some of them giving as high 

 as thirty-two quarts a day. Some of the produce of these cat- 

 tle, as early as 1797, were taken to Kentucky by a man named 

 Patton, and, as little was known of breeds, they were called the 

 "Patton stock." These cattle probably laid the foundation of 

 the famous cattle of the " Blue-grass " country of Kentucky. 

 Another small importation from England to New York was 

 made in 1796, but no pure blood can be traced to these cattle. 



In 1815-16 an Englishman named Cox imported a bull and 

 two heifers into Rensselaer County, N. Y., and in 1822 another 

 Englishman named Wayne, imported two bulls, and pure bred 

 descendants of the Cox stock were crossed by the Wayne bulls. 

 The stock still exists in considerable numbers and of good qual- 

 ity, in that locality. From the date last named to 1839, impor- 

 tations were quite frequent, when a period of years occurred in 

 which few, if any, short-horns were imported. 



In 1849, Mr. Thomas Bates, a distinguished Short-horn 

 breeder in England, died, and his herd fell mostly into the 

 hands of Lord Ducie, who already owned a noble herd, to which 

 he now added the Bates stock. He was a skillful breeder, and 

 during the brief time he held them he increased, if possible, the 

 reputation of the Bates stock. Only three years after purchas- 

 ing these cattle Lord Ducie died, and a peremptory sale of his 

 stock was advertised. The attendance of English breeders was 

 large at this sale, and several American gentlemen went over to 

 witness it, and some of the finest and highest priced animals 

 were bought by Mr. Samuel Thome, of Dutchess County, N. Y. 

 L. G. Morris and Noel J. Becar also bought animals at this 

 sale, and added others from other choice herds. Soon after, im- 

 portations which included some of the "Bates" blood were made 

 by Ezra Cornell, of Ithaca, and James 0. Sheldon, of Geneva, 

 N. Y. 



Between 1852 and 1856 several companies were formed in 

 Clinton, Madison, and other counties of Ohio, and in Bourbon, 



