WHITAKER'S AND OTHER IMPORTATIONS. 187 



In August, 1837, Mr. Jonas Whitaker, of Yorkshire, Eng., before 

 named, imported a herd of 15 bulls and 19 cows and heifers into 

 Philadelphia, Pa., and placed them on the farm of Col. Powel, at 

 Powelton, near the city. They were a good herd, and in high condi- 

 tion, with good pedigrees, as we saw them a few days previous to the 

 sale. They had been widely advertised, and at the day of sale drew 

 a numerous attendance of Short-horn breeders from the surrounding 

 States, and some from the more distant States of Ohio and Kentucky. 

 The prices for the bulls averaged $353, and for the cows $480, 

 amounting in the aggregate to $14,215. Several of the cattle went 

 to Kentucky, some to Ohio, and others to Pennsylvania, and the 

 States adjoining. 



Mr. Whitaker repeated his importations to some extent in 1838-9, 

 but the average prices falling off in the latter year he made no further 

 importations. The late Mr. William Neff, of Cincinnati, Ohio, pur- 

 chased several animals at Mr. Whitaker's sales, and successfully bred 

 them. Many American recorded pedigrees trace to his herd. 



At the last sale, in 1839, eight cows sold for $3,672, being an aver- 

 age of $459 each. The bull Sir Robert (we have not his pedigree 

 number, if recorded) sold for $700. Several other animals were sold 

 at the same time, but we have not seen any report of their prices. 



In 1837 to 1839, Messrs. James Shelby and Henry Clay, Jr., of 

 Kentucky, made importations of several fine cattle, some of which 

 they kept and bred for a time, and others were sold soon after their 

 arrival in Kentucky. In 1837 they imported ten cows and one bull, 

 Don John, 426. At a sale of Mr. Clay, Jr., in Lexington, in the 

 autumn of 1839, the following females were sold at a public auction 

 with prices attached : 



Victoria, 2 years old, $835 



Victoria, 3 " " 745 



Venus, 5 " " 210 



Fanny, I " " 520 



Duchess, 4 mos. " 34 



Jane, 9 " " 300 



Daphne, 5 " " (sick,) 230 



Beauty, 2 years " (doubtful breeder,) 176 



Average, $419^ each. 



About the year 1837 or '38, the late Mr. Henry Whitney, of Mor- 

 ristown, N. J., imported two Short-horns. We have no account of 

 the individual animals or their names, but from the records of their 

 produce in Vol. i, A. H. B., we infer that one of them was the bull 



