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ty-five guineas ; and she bred a heifer that was matched against 

 one owned by Mr. Hammond, of Hiitton Bonville, and won the 

 match. Mr. Hammond's stock, at that day, were in great re- 

 pute." 



" I bred many extraordinary cattle from this tribe of short 

 horns, and sold them at high prices for those days." 



ALEXANDER HALL. 



Mr. Bates, the celebrated breeder, used the blood of Mr. Ste- 

 phenson's herd, with signal advantage. He bred his herd main- 

 ly to Mr. Stephenson's bull, Belvedere, from 1831 to 1838, and 

 his prize animals got by Belvedere were numerous and extraor- 

 dinary for their excellence. Among these were the very distin- 

 guished bull, Duke of Northumberland, (1940,) winner at the 

 great English show in 1839, of the 1st prize ; and 1st prize at 

 Yorkin 1842; Duchess, 34th, winner at York in 1842, beating Mr. 

 Booth's celebrated cow Necklace, (which won nineteen premiums, 

 and was never beaten save this once ;) Duchess, 43d, winner of 

 the 1st prize at Oxford for yearling heifers in 1839 ; Duchess, 42d, 

 winner of 1st prize for in-calf heifers at Oxford in 1839 ; Princess 

 ol Cambridge, winner of the 1st prize of cows at Cambridge, in 

 1840; Duchess, 43d, winner 1st prize as best cow at Hull in 1841, 

 and Duchess 42d, of 2d prize for cows at same show. Mr. Bates's 

 bull, Duke of Cambridge, won 1st prize as bull calf at Cambridge 

 in 1840, and 1st prize as a yearling bull at Hull, in 1841 ; and 

 he was got by Duke of Northumberland, dam by Belvedere, gran- 

 dam and great-grandam by Waterloo. 



Such is the history of this tribe of cattle, and of the animals in 



particular, which Col. Sherwood and myself have imported from 



Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Bates. 



A. STEVENS 



NEAT CATTLE OF THE UNITED STATES. 



[Communicated by a Member.] 



It is proposed to show, in this article, the advantages to the 

 farmer of cultivating the native breeds of stock or cattle, for his 

 farm. What we mean by native breeds is not only those purely 



