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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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MB. SHEAFE S SALE OF IMPROVED STOOK. 



A rRiEND who was present has kindly furnished the 

 following particulars of Mr. Sheafe's sale. It will 

 be interesting to o-ur readers to know the prices at 

 which the diflerent animals sold. 



Tliis great snlt- came ofl'at llip High C'lilT Farm, Dutcliess 

 county, N. Y.. as aiivertised, on the 'jgth of August. 



At 12 o'clock. M., upwards of 3UU persons had assembled 

 upon the ground, m.iny of whom were opulent farmers of 

 tho neighborhood, and gentlemen from distant parts of the 

 country. The stock was tied in a row six feet apart, in the 

 same order they- were numbered in the catalogue, in a fine 

 grass pasture, just west of the farmhouse. They presented 

 a front of upwards of 'JUII feet length, and made a superb 

 show. Though merely grass fed, the animals were in excel- 

 ent condition, and rcllected no little credit on the herdsman, 

 .Mr. Lawsiin, for his superior care in bringing them to the 

 post. The wh<de thing was admirably arranged, and a 

 gentleman present said it reminded him of the great sale of 

 sliorihorn rattle, which took place at Castle Howard, seat of 

 the Earl of Carlisle, in England, in 18.19. 



A buuntiSd collation w.ns provided under a large awning, 

 of which the company were nivited to partake, as they came 

 on the ground. This finished and fifteen minutes grace al- 

 lowed lor laggers beliind time, Mr. A. B. Allen — to whose 

 core Mr. Sheufe bad left the stock and farm — called the com- 

 pany to order at a quarter past one P. M., and proceeded to 

 address them (or about ten minutes, on the value of this stock 

 to the dairymen and graziers of the country, and also as an 

 additional ornament to the grounds of country gentlemen. 



Mr. J. M. Jlilier, the auctioneer, now commenced sale. 

 The bidding was highly spirited, and the 3:3 animals in the 

 catalogue together with two others dropped since it was pub- 

 lished, making 3.5 in all, were struck ofl' within an hour. 

 He then pnjceeded to the working cattle, sheep, and swine, 

 which took nearly nnollicr hour. The pair of working cat- 

 tle brought $149.50; the sheep and swine sold comparatively 

 low, A fuw grsJp shorthorns, not advertised or put into the 

 catalogue, were dispoeed-of afterwards, atpfivalasnle, Tlie 

 sum total of llis stock sales on thijt day. was a littjo over 

 $.5,(100, 



Although the prices obtained for this herd were not what 

 they ought to be, to remunerate a careful breeder, still, they 

 arc so much higher than the same quality of aninials would 

 have brought at any time for the past seven years, that it 

 looks mors encour:iging to the producers of improved stock. 

 We trust that the fctmers of .America will yet have spirit 

 and intelligence enough to arouse themselves to equal their 

 English brethren on tho other side of the Atlantic, who have 

 long been, and still are annually reaping a rich ijurvest in the 

 production of superior domestic animals. 



No. 1. Dahlia 1st. calved June, 1836, A. U Allen. Pough- 

 keepsie, iN, Y,, $47,50,' 



No, 2. Dahlia :id, calved April. 1846, S. B, Parsons, 

 Flushing, iN. Y,, $65,t 



No, 3. Dahlia 4lh. calvod April, 1847, J, T, Moore, Boh' 

 way, N, J,, $105. 



No. 4, Dahlia 5lh calved April, 1849, George Vail, Troy, 

 N, y.,, 60 dolUirs.t 



No, 5. Beauty 3d. ealved March 1845. Lorillacd Spencw, 

 Westchester, N, Y,, 180 dollars. 



No, 0. Beauty 4th, ealved April, 1846, S. B, Parsons, 

 FiuBhing, N. Y,, 135 dollars. 



No. 7. Beauty .ith, calved April, 1849, S. B, Parsons, 

 Flushing, N. Y., 80 dollars. 



.\o, 8, Phffibc id, calved April. 1844. Wilham Kelly, 

 Red Hook. N. V., 145 dollars. 



No. 9. Phoebe 3d. calved March, 1345, Lorillard Spencer, 

 Westchester, N, Y„ 160 dollars. 



No, 10. rho;ba 4th, calved June, 1847. H, & J. Car- 

 pf'!iter, Poughkeepsie, N, Y., 100 dollars. 



No. 11, Phoebe 5th, calved March, 1843, George Vail, 

 'iVoy, N. Y.. 1^195, 



No. 1-2. Phoebe 6th, calved March, 1850. S. B Parsons, 

 Flushing, N. Y„ $75, 



No. 13, Phoebe 7th, calved April, 1850, Lorillard .'Spen- 

 cer, Westchester, IJI, Y,, $30, 



Sick. 



id with- 



J- Dickinson. 

 . B. Pars.sons, 

 . B. Parsons, 



' Being fourtpoa years old, sbe was considered a doubtful 

 brei?der. 



i Had Icfit one teat. 



t Two gentlemen pretent informed us after the pale, that they 

 had marked on their catalogues to bid $100 and $105 for this 

 heifer, but by some unaccountable mistake bad let ber go. 



No. 14. Lucilla 1st, calved June, 1837 

 drawn. 



No. 15. Lucilla 2d, calved April. 1S46. .«. B. I'arsuns. 

 Flushing, N. V., $125. 



No. 16. Lucilla3d, calved December, lo4a. George \ ;iil. 

 Troy, N. Y., V'i dollars. 



No. 17. Lucdia 4th. calved Aprd, 1850. J. T. .Moore, 

 Rahway, N. J., 80 dollars. 



No. 18. Crenm Pol 2d, colved March. 134.5. I.orillard 

 Spencer. Westchester, N. Y., 175 dollars. 



No. 19. Cream Pot 5th, calved April, 1846. I.orillard 

 Spencer, Westchester, N. Y'., 140 dollars. 



No. 20. Cream Pot 6th, calved March, 184S. Phillip Bur- 

 rows, Statcn Island, N. Y.. 125 dollars. 



No. 21 Cream Pot 7th, calved April, lolK. II. & J. Ciir- 

 pcnter, Poughkeepsie. N. Y.. 145 dollars. 



No. 22 Cream Pol Sth. calved March. LSjll. J. C. Jack- 

 son, Astoria, N. Y'., .50 dollars. 



No. 23. Cream Pot 9th, cjilved March. 1350. J. B. Holmes. 

 Croton, N. Y.. 70 dollars. 



No. 24. Seraphinn 2d, calved .March. 1845. S. B. Par- 

 sons, Flushing, N. Y.. 105 dollars. 



No. 25. Caleste 2d, calved March, 1848. 

 Fordham, N. Y., 185 dollars. 



No. 26. Daisy 1st, calved .August 1343. 

 Flushing, N. v., 90 dollars. 



No. 27. Daisy 2d, calved April. 1850. 

 Flushing. N. Y., 50 dollars. 



No. 2«. Fun, calved September, 1844. Geo. Vail, Troy, 

 N. Y., 170 dollars. 



No. 29. Violet 1st, calved April, 1847. J. C. Jackson. As- 

 toria, N. Y.. 100 dollars. 



No. 30.- Violet 2d, calved April, 1850. Ellison, $.55. 



.\'o. 31. Bull calf, dropped .March, 1850. J. B. Holmes. 

 Crolon, N. V.. 105 dollars. 



.No. 32. Bull calf, dropped March. 18.50. M=r!;it, 



Long Island, N. Y,, 105 dollars. 



No. 33. lixeter, (imported,) calved Jujic. lalH. I.. F. 

 Allen, Black Rock, N. Y. 500 dollars 



No. 34 Seriiphina 3d, calved May, 18.50. J. C, .lackson. 

 Astoria, N, V. 65 dollars. 



No. 35, Bull calf, dropped by No, 20, Cream Pot Cm. 

 August 25th, 1850. Phillip Burrows, Slaten Island, N. Y, 



The sale being finished, the company dispersed, seeniiiig- 

 ly highly gratified at the proceedings ; though a few we;e 

 somewhat disappointed that they hail not been able to pur 

 chase within their limits. Wo understand an advance iuii 

 been ofiered on several of the animals since their sale. We 

 hope this may be an encouragement for larger and better 

 soles hereafter, and that they may lie got up in ilifl'ercin 

 parts of the country ; for it is quite an advantage for the 

 farmers to meet in this manner, to csaraiin stock, and ex- 

 i^honge ideas on various subjects connected \^iih their eallinj:, 



DURHAM CATTLE, &o. 



Messrs, Editob« : — Wliile at Aiibiirii, n few ilayn 

 since, I called at Col. Sherwoods, and viewed hi.-i 

 tine stock of Durham cattle, his Southdown siul fi.ie 

 wooled sheep, fee, fcc, wliich I found in iiiie cniidi- 

 tion. The celebrated imported bull, 3d Duke of 

 Cambridge, [we give a portrait of this animal on the 

 iie.xt page,] has improved wonderfully since I aaw 

 him at the State Fair at Syrat'iiee, althongli kept 

 without grain together with the three heifers of siune 

 importation, which have dime rcmarknbiy r, ell, I 

 think they effect a great improvement in the ll'r- 

 hams, for milking- purposes. For a fiuthrr (h'-^ctip- 

 tion of thia stock, the reader is referred (o tho .^tigiiKt 

 number of the Genesee Farmer, page iS3, vol, 1'), 



Tlie imported cow "Red Rose i3," owned hyCoi. 

 Sherwood, is remarkable in her figure, and hniidling 

 qualities, giving this winter, from 18 to 20 quarts 

 of milk daily, of superior quality. She was bied by 

 JoH.N StephIiNson, Durham, England, and descended 

 from the celebrated stock of Dnrhams known as tho 

 " Princess Tribe," remarkable for their milking prop- 

 erties, as well as their other good qualities. She 

 was got by the celebrated bull Napier, her dam the 

 famous cow Tuberose, by South Durham. Her grand 



