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The second day of the Fair was devoted to the exhibition of Cattle 

 and Uorses, There are three importing companies in Kentucky, who 

 import the finest English blooded stock. The largest importer is Mr. 

 K. A. Alexander, an English gentleman of abundant means and leisure 

 who has done more to improve the stock of cattle in Kentucky than any 

 other man. His importations of cattle this season were thirty-five head 

 of Short-horns, Alderneys and Ayrshires ; this lot cost, on an average, 

 about eight hundred dollars each. He has imported one single animal 

 at a cost of over five thousand dollars. Mr. Alexander's importations 

 are from the herds of Messrs. Ambler, Faxkes, Boldex, and other 

 eminent breeders. We also noticed a fine animal exhibited bv the 

 Messrs. Allex, called Senator, a milk-white bull, imported when one 

 year old, at a cost of two thousand dullars. This animal was from Mr. 

 Ambler's herd. 



The third day of the Fair was devoted to the exhibition of Horses, 

 mostly blooded stock, for the saddle, buggy and race-course. This was 

 the day the ladies were most numerous in attendance ; as Kentucky 

 ladies are proverbially fond of fine horses, they were very much interested 

 in the competition for premiums. Among the breeders of fine horses 

 Dr. Warfield of Lexington has the credit of raising the speediest ever 

 produced in this country ; Dr. Wakfield is the father-in-law of Cassius 

 M. Clay, who also exhibited some fine stock. Dr. Warfield entered 

 »nd received a premium on Alice Carneal, mother of Lexington, that 

 won the twenty thousand dollar race with Lecompte, at the Metaire 

 Course, New Orleans. The exhibition of Colts was fine ; amono- which 

 we noticed some of the Morgan breed, whicli has been lately introduced 

 from Vermont. The editorial fraternity was well represented : I saw 

 and was introduced to eight editors, among whom I am happy to notice 

 H. P. BvRAM, editor Horticultural Department of Louisville Journal, 

 and Mr. Browx, editor Ohio Farmer — a valuable journal, by the way. 

 Among the invited guests, I had the honor to be introduced to Mr. F. 

 R, Elliot, of Cleveland, author of " North American Fruit Book," 

 ex-Governor Crittexdex, Hon. Cassius M. Clay, Hon. John C. Brecik- 

 bridge, and ex-M. C. Colonel Thomas Stevexsox, the editor of the first 

 agricultural journal ever published in Kentucky, called the Kentucky 

 Farmer. There is at this time more interest taken in regard to horti- 

 cultural matters than ever before. Your journal will soon receive 

 abundant support. Growers here are now all getting fine fruit trees for 

 cultivation, but neglect shrubbery and flowers. People, too, are just 



