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a final sale of his entire herd, about forty in number, to Mr. James 

 O. Sheldon, Geneva, N. Y., at the gross sum of $42,300. 



About the years 1850 to 1853, inclusive, (for we have been unable 

 to obtain the exact dates of his importations,) the late Mr. R. A. 

 Alexander, of Woodford county, Ky., who had for some years, then 

 past, been a breeder of Short-horns, obtained from different herds in 

 that State, began an extensive importation of Short-horns from Eng- 

 land onto his farm, and extending through several successive years. 

 His imported animals were selected from several different prominent 

 breeders. Of these importations, on referring to his catalogue of 

 the year 1856, we find there were eleven bulls, and a much larger 

 number of cows. He was aided in his selections by Mr. Strafford, 

 editor of the English Herd Book, and with the ample means at his 

 command, a choice assortment from some noted tribes was obtained. 

 Among them we find, from the somewhat incomplete catalogues which 

 we have been able to obtain, the following : 



BULLS. Lord John (11728); 2d Duke of Atholl (11376); Grand 

 Master (12968); Baron Martin (12444); Fantachini (12862); Mickey 

 Free, 8626 (A. H. B.); Doctor Buckingham (14405); Duke of Air- 

 drie, 9798 (12730); El Hakim, 2814 (A. H. B.). To these he added 

 some other bulls by purchases from late imported herds into 

 Kentucky. 



Cows. Sweet Mary, by Rufus (6428) ; Peeress, by Lord Marmion 

 (8244); Nightingale, by Prince Alfred (8422); Victoria, by Diamond 

 (5918); Filbert, by 2d Cleveland Lad (3408); Jubilee, by Lycurgus 

 (7180); Lady Laura, by Laudable (9282); Maid Marion, by Robin 

 Hood (9555); Vellum, by Abraham Parker (9856); Forget-me-not, 

 by 2d Cleveland Lad (3408); Princess 4th, by Revolution (10713); 

 Tizzy, by Robin Hood (9555) ; Beatrice, by Attraction (9912) ; Alice 

 Wiley, by Rumor (7456) ; Lady Barrington i3th, by 4th Duke of 

 York (10167); Duchess of Atholl, by 2d Duke of Oxford (9046); 

 Graceful, by Earl of Dublin (10178); Pearlette, by Benedict (7828); 

 Rose, by Puritan (9523); Buttercup, by Puritan (9523); Victoria 

 2oth, by Broken Horn (12500); Joyful, by Lycurgus (7180); Emma, 

 by Fair Eclipse (11456); Bonny Lass, by Earl of Dublin (10178); 

 Jubilee 2d, by Marquis of Rockingham (10506); Filligree, by Abra- 

 ham Parker (9856); Lady Gulnare, by Senator (8548); Prune, by 

 Lord Lieutenant (11734); Ferella, by Grand Duke (10284); Grisi, 

 by Grand Duke (10284); Kathleen Bawn, by Holcombe (10384); 

 Bessy Howard, by Fitzwalter (10232); Miss Wiley 2d, by Prince 

 Royal (8428); Jessy 3d, by Duke of Albany (10149); Miss Townley, 



