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CREAMPOTS. C CELEBS. DENTON. 



introduced into France by the government, for the 

 improvement of the various French breeds by crossing, 

 and into nearly every quarter of the civilized world. 



Fig. 6. Short-horn Bull " DOUBLE DUKE," (1451 \ Am. II. Book,) 

 Owned by Harvest Club, Springfield. 



Importations have been frequent and extensive intc 

 the United States within the last few years, and this 

 famous breed is now pretty generally diffused over the 

 country. 



The use of the early-imported short-horn bulls and 

 native cows led to the formation of many families of 

 grades, some of them bred back to the sire, and others 

 crossed high up, which have attained a very consider- 

 able local reputation in many sections. As instances 

 of this, may be mentioned the Creampot stock, obtained 

 by Col. Jaques from a short-horn bull, Coelebs, and 

 a superior native cow. A family of fine milkers still 

 exists in Massachusetts, known by the name of the 

 " Sukey breed," supposed to have been derived from 

 " Denton," a very superior animal imported by Mr. Wil- 

 liams, of Northboro', some forty years ago. Many of 

 the best milkers of that section can be traced back to 



