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er, through a very rough voyage that came 

 during the equinox. In the heaviest weather 

 he put his steamer about, and ran back for 

 twenty-four hours to ease the cattle from the 

 effect of the very heavy sea. — Breeders' 

 Journal. 



EAEL & STUAKT IMPORTATION. 



The Breeders'" Journal said : ''A large im- 

 portation of Hereford cattle was made by Thos. 

 Clark for Earl & Stuart of Lafayette, Indiana, 

 and himself. They were shipped from Liver- 

 pool to Portland, Maine, on March 9, 1883. 



In the lot are fourteen animals from the 

 herd of Messrs. J. B. & G. H. Green, (^ 210A- 

 311 A) Marlow Lodge, Leintwardine, England. 

 Four from the herd of John Price, {^ 212A) of 

 Court House, Pembridge, England. Two 

 from the herd of T. Lewis, (|f 213A) the 

 Woodhouse, Hooden, Herefordshire, England. 

 Four females bred from the old ^¥m. Tudge 

 (]j 216A) herd of Adforton, were purchased 

 from Mr. John Williams (U 213B) of Llansan- 

 nor Court, Cowbridge, Glamorganshire. Five 

 cows and calves from the herd of Mr. Phillip 

 Turner, (tf 214 A) The Leen, Pembridge, Eng- 

 land. Eight heifers from the herd of Mr. J. 

 Morris, (f 215A) Lulham, Madley. The 

 largest draft from one herd was twenty-six 

 animals from Mr. T. J. Carwardine (W 21TA), 

 Stocktonbury, Leominster, Eng. To mention 

 all the animals would not he possible in the 

 space allotted to this subject. Venus (V 12, 



by Lord Wilton (Ij 218A) was 

 considered the plum of the whole collection. 



MR. ADAMS earl's IMPORTATION. 



The ''Breeders' Journal'' said, in 1881 : Mr. 

 Adams Earl of Lafayette, Ind., made an im- 

 portation of a choice herd of Herefords this 

 year, and had at the head of his herd the two- 

 year-old bull Grateful 2d, got by Mr. Aaron 

 Roger's (If 219) old bull Grateful, which has 

 stood at the head of all breeds in England for 

 some time past. Mr. Earl's herd has come over 

 in good condition, and are very choice animals. 



MR. H. c. Burleigh's importation. 



The "Breeders' Journal" said in 1880 : Mr. 

 H. C. Burleigh, of Fairfield, Maine, has selected 

 for himself gnd Mr. J. R. Bodwell, of Maine, 

 fifty-three head of Hereford cattle, from the 

 herds of Queen "Victoria, T. Duckham, T. J. 

 Carwardine, (H 220A) P. Turner, W. S. Powell, 

 A. Rogers, W. Price, A. P. Turner, (11221 A) 

 and B. Rogers (1j 222A). The above-named 

 parties are among the best breeders in England. 

 Mr. Burleigh has been a breeder of Herefords 

 for many years. He has been a successful 

 breeder and exhibitor. This purchase will place 

 his herd among the first on this side of the 

 water. Besides the Herefords, Mr. Burleigh 

 has brought over a few Shropshire Down sheep. 

 Mr. Burleigh spent several weeks in the West 

 looking for Herefords before he went to Eng- 

 land. 



CHAMPION STEER, ROAN BOY. 



Bred by C. M. Culbertson, Chicago Fat Stock Show, 1883. 



Sire a Hereford bull, dam a grade Shorthorn cow. 



