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by Mr. Hastings for not stating their present weight is, that 

 while they are on exhibition he prefers leaving that to the con- 

 jecture of those who may examine them, as he considers, to use 

 his own words, " That the person telling the first story, stands no 

 chance.'" 



Pedigree of the oxen, Amazon and Tornado. 



Bred by Wm. M. Paddock, of Hoosick, N, Y; fattened by 

 John Lee of Cambridge, N. Y ; sired by a bull kept and owned 

 by R. Gale of Hoosick, whose sire was " Young Nelson " by the 

 bull " Nelson," which was a short horn Durham, imported from 

 England by M. Bullock of Albany, for pedigree of which see Eng- 

 lish herd book. 



Their dams were descended in a direct line from the Teeswater 

 breed, imported by Cadwallader D. Golden, and bred by him. 

 But owing to the careless manner that farmers have been in the 

 habit of keeping their cattle, there can be no correct pedigree on 

 this side made out. Their sires were full or pure breed of the 

 above named stock, and their dams half blood, the remainingpart 

 native. 



The above are the facts as near as they can be made out. 



ROBERT S. LIVINGSTON, 

 GEORGE DICKEY, 

 THOMAS F. DE VOE, 

 THOMAS BELL, 

 A. CHANDLER, 

 HENRY MEIGS. 



Com7nittee. 



