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mainly yellow-red in color, and a remarkably fine handler. At two 

 and a half years old, at the final sale of Mr. Sheaffe's herd, he became 

 the property of the writer, and for two years longer bred with signal 

 success. He died at six years old of inflammation in the kidneys. 



Mr. Sheaffe bred his herd successfully until 1850, when, going on a 

 prolonged absence to Europe, the stock were sold, and distributed into 

 several hands, who have since placed the pedigrees of their descend- 

 ants in many pages of the American Herd Book. 



In 1838 the late Dr. John A. Poole, of New Brunswick, N. J., 

 imported the cows Fanny, by Charley (1817); Maria, by Kenwood 

 (2114), and possibly others. Dr. Poole's house was burned in 1842, 

 and his Short-horn papers were destroyed. 



In 1843, and partially contemporary with Mr. Sheaffe, Mr. James 

 Lenox, of New York, owning a fine country residence and farm 

 adjoining Mr. Sheaffe, imported several good Short-horns. Among 

 them were the bulls King Charles 2d, 84 (4154) ; Prince Albert, 133 

 (4809) ; and cows Daffodil, by Sampson (5081) ; Gayly, by Sir Thomas 

 Fairfax (5196); and Red Lady, by Hubback (2142); all from the 

 herd of Jonas Whitaker, of Yorkshire. He bred them for several 

 years. Although managing his stock by proxy, they were skillfully 

 and successfully bred, but selling the estate and removing altogether 

 to the city, his herd was dispersed into different hands, who still keep 

 their pedigrees in the Herd Books. 



In the spring of 1839, Rev. R. T. Dillard and Mr. Nelson Dudley, 

 of Kentucky, went to England and selected for the Fayette, Kentucky, 

 Importing Company, a superior lot of Short-horns. After their ar- 

 rival home they were placed on the farm of David Sutton, near 

 Lexington, and in July, 1840, were sold at auction, as follows : 



BULLS. 



Carcase, 312 (3285), calved in 1837, sold to B. Gratz, $725 



^Eolus, 200 (2938), calved in 1836, sold to R. Fisher, 610 



Eclipse (9069), calved in 1837, sold to R. Fisher, 1,050 



Crofton (3523), calved in 1839, sold to J. Downing, 155 



Prince Albert, 2065, (calf of Victoria,) 2 mos. old, sold to J. Flournoy, 350 



Washington (not recorded), calf, 85 



Nelson, 741, sold to P. Todhunter, 610 



Orlando, 3225, (calf of Lady Eliza,) sold to H. Clay, Jr., Bourbon Co., 305 



Trojan, 11080, (calf of Lily,) sold to Wheeland & Co., 150 



Bruce, 289, (calf of Avarilda,) sold to M. WiUiams 315 



Milton, 713, (calf of Miss Maynard,) sold to James Gaines, 285 



Average, $422 each. $4,640 



