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HON. ALLEN AYRAULT'S TWIN STEERS. 



This magnificent pair of steers was exhibited in New-York, and 

 before the American Institute in January, 1848. They were pur- 

 chased by Bryan Lawrence, and by him slaughtered. Their live 

 weight was 5,522 lbs., their dead weight, quarters 3,450, tallow 

 512, hides 214, total 4,376 lbs. 



The following letter from the Hon. Allen Ayrault, fully details ail 

 the particulars regarding them: 



Congress Hall, Mhany, 12th Jlpril, 1848. 



H. P. JoHNSoNj Esq., 



Secretary of the State Agricultural Society. 



At the request of the Executive Committee, I transmit to you 

 some particulars in reference to the cattle mentioned by you. 



The Twin Steers, six years old in the spring of 1847, were from 

 the stock of Samuel H. Fitzhugh, Esq., of Livingston county, who 

 derived his improved stock from the herd of Thomas Weedle of On- 

 tario county. 



They were got by the bull Harry, who was got by Rover, dam 

 Daisy by Wades Eber, grandam Laura, by Marshal Beresford — ^great 

 grandam White by Rose, by Scaton's Favorite, G . G. G. D. Primrose, 

 by Colling's JVorth Star, G. G. G. G. D. by R. Colling's White 

 Bull. 



The Mother was a remarkably fine animal, both as a breeder and 

 a milker. She M'as a cross of the improved short-horn stock of 

 Philip Burch, Esq., of Belvidere, Allegany county, and the native 

 stock of the country. 



Judge Church was among the first who introduced the improved 

 breed of cattle in Western New- York. It is difficult for the want 

 of sufficient data, to state the exact proportion of the cross in these 



