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ett, of Lowell,. who was sent out for that purpose. 

 They were shipped about the first of September, and 

 landed in Boston about the first of October in good 

 condition, and were placed on the farm of Mr. Phin- 

 ney, in Lexington. 10 



In 1858, the Society again sent to Scotland, and 

 this time, through Mr. Sanford Howard, selected and 

 imported four bulls and eleven heifers. 11 The bulls 

 appear to have been Tarn Sampson, Troon, Albert, 

 and Irvine. Kilniarnock and Young Cardigan were 

 imported in their dams. The cows were Daisy, 

 Gentle, Harriet, Lily, Mavis, Miss Anderson, Miss 

 Morris 1st, Pansy, Rosa, Ruth, and Star. Buttercup 

 was imported in her dam. 12 These animals were 

 from the herds of well-known breeders in Ayrshire. 

 In 1869, while travelling through this county, we 

 stopped at the farm of Mr. John Ritchie, who remem- 

 bered Mr. Howard well, and stated that Mr. Howard 

 was very particular in his choice, and carried away 

 the best he could buy. 



In order to disseminate the blood through the 

 State, the Society at various times presented bulls 

 to the Hampshire and Franklin, Worcester County, 

 Essex, Hampden, Barustable and Plymouth Agricul- 

 tural Societies, and in 1849 Jennie Deans was 

 presented to the Middlesex Society. 



In 1838, Capt. George Randall, of New Bedford, 

 commenced his series of importations with Maggie, 



10 Farmers' Lib. ii, 123. Alb. Cult. 1845, p. 557, etc. 1847, p. 41. 



11 Count. G-ent., Feb. 18, 1869, p. 140. 



12 A. H. B., B. 129, 38, 75, 398, C. 32,40, 83, 129, 138, 155, 167, 187, 195, 199, 424, 

 643 Ag. of Mass. 1860, pp. 74, 82. Ag. of Mass. 1853, p. 301, etc. 



