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ors, is obvious. By its awards, a character is conferred, and a 

 value given to the cattle which receive them. The position 

 thus conferred induces the acquisition of particular strains or 

 blood for breeding purposes. How important, then, that all 

 which relates to a proper knowledge of the animals, stamped by 

 the Institute's approval, should be within reach of breeders and 

 farmers, to inform and guide them. 



In 1849 and 1850, I selected, in England, and imported to 

 this country, thirteen short- horns from the celebrated herds of 

 Mr. Stephenson, of Durham, and Mr. Bates, of Yorkshire, for 

 Colonel J. M. Sherwood, of Auburn, and myself. 



In October, 1850, 1 exhibited at the show of the American 

 Institute, the bull, Earl of Seaham, and the first prize for short- 

 horn bulls, two years old, was awarded to him. He was shown 

 at Albany in September, 1850, and won the 1st prize for two 

 year old short-horn bulls, of the New- York State Agricultural 

 Society. 



I give the full particulars of this importation of short-horns f 

 their ages, colors, pedigrees, and breeders. 



The animals of this importation may all be found registered 

 in the English Short Horned Herd Book, a work now consisting 

 of nine volumes, devoted exclusively to the registry of short- 

 horn cattle. The numbers appended to the bulls, in the follow- 

 ing pedigrees are their numbers in the Herd Book. 



Earl of Seaham, (10,181.) 



Roan, calved April 21, 1848, bred by John Stephenson, Esq., 

 Wolviston, Durham, England, the property of J. M. Sherwood 

 and A. Stevens, New- York; got by the Earl of Antrim (10,174,) 

 dam. Primrose by Napier (6,238,) grandam. Rose Ann by Bel- 

 lerophon (3,119,) great grandam. Rosette by Belvedere (1,706,) 

 gr. gr. g. dam. Red Rose by Waterloo (2,816,) gr. gr. gr. g. d. 

 Moss Rose by Baron (58,) gr. gr, gr. gr. g. d., Angelina (bred by 

 Sir Henry Vane Tempest, Bart, of Wynyard,) by Phenomenon 

 (491,) gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. g. d., Anna Boleyne by Favorite (252,) 

 gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. g. d., Princess (bred by Robert Colling, of 



