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In August, 1855, Mr. R. A. Alexander, of Ken- 1856 



tucky, is said to have brought over some Ayrshires, 



in the sliip " Olive Jordan," from Liverpool to Phila- 

 deli3hia.^2 



lu September, 1855, Mr. Luke Sweetser, of Am- 

 herst, Mass., selected and imported through Mr. 

 William Watson, of N. Y. , four cows. Rose, Bessie, 

 Beauty, and Tulip. Of these. Rose proved barren ; 

 and Beauty, now twenty years old, is the property 

 of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



During this same year, 1855, Mr. John Dods, of 

 Montreal, imported the cow Ann. He seems to have 

 made other importations as follows : Previous to 

 1859, Pailey; to 1860, Baldy and Bonnie Scutt ; to 

 1862, Jane; to 1863, Annie and Del, or Delavan ; 

 to 1864, Blackie and Cherry 1st, and previous to 

 1866, Lord E2;linton and Maffaie « 



In 1856, James Gibb, of Canada, imported a bull, 1856 

 Major, and a cow. Fairy .''^ 



Mr. Wm. Chambers, of St. Laurient, near Mon- 

 treal, is said to have imported a cow in 1857,^^ i857 

 which perhaps was named Rose.''^ 



For particulars of Mr. James Logan's importation 

 of this year, see under date of 1853. 



For the importation of the Massachusetts Society 

 for Promotion of Agriculture of this date, see under 



« Count. Gent., Sept. 13, 1855. 



«3 A. H.B., <J.2J0; C. 1279, lii98; C. 998, 1279, 1693; B. 70, C. 3,121,142,8. 

 643; C. l-iT9, UOo; B. 539, 482, C. 1803, 1881; B. 879, C. 1422, 1488; (J. 992, 

 130S; C. 1716; B. 574, 771. 



" .V. 11. B.,C. 1156, 1433, 14391. C.C.Abbott's Sale Cat. 1870. J. L. Glbb's 

 Cat. 1870. 



" A. H. B., B. 247, C. 705. 



<s A. H. B., C. 512, 640, 854. 



