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HOW TO CATCH A SHEEP. 
Princess 3d, by Napier, (No. 6238, in the Eng¬ 
lish Herd Book,) dam, Rose Ann, by Bellerophon 
(No. 3119,) ; grandam, Rosette, by Belvedere 
(1706); great grandam, Red Rose, by Waterloo 
(2816) ; great great grandam, Moss Rose, by 
Baron (58); g, g. g. grandam, Angelina, by Phe¬ 
nomenon (491): g. g. g. g. grandam, Anna Bo- 
leyne, by Favorite (252); g. g. g, g. g. grandam, 
Princess, by Favorite (252); g. g. g. g. g. g. gran¬ 
dam, Brighteyes, by Favorite (252) ; g. g. g. g. g. 
g. g. grandam, Brighteyes, by Hubback (319) ; g. 
. g. g. g. g. g. g. grandam, Brighteyes, by Snow- 
on’s bull (612); g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. gran¬ 
dam, by Masterman’s bull (422) ; g. g. g. g. g. g. 
g. 8- 8 • g- grandam, by Harrison’s bull (669) ; g. g. 
g- g- g- g- g- g- g- g- g- grandam, Tripes, by the 
Studley bull (627). 
Angelina was bred by Sir H. V. Tempest, and 
sold to Mr. Stephenson ; Princess, bred by Robert 
Colling, and sold to Sir Henry; Brighteyes, by 
Hubback, bred by Alexander Hall, and sold to R. 
Colling; Tripes, bred by C. Pickering, and sold to 
Mr. Hall. This pedigree goes back more than one 
hundred years. The descent of the Princess tribe 
of shorthorns, traces farther back than any re¬ 
corded in the Herd Book, and the blood through¬ 
out is of the highest character. 
In the above pedigree, the bulls Napier, Bellero¬ 
phon, Belvedere, and Waterloo were all bred by 
Mr. Stephenson, and are all descended from An¬ 
gelina. Baron was of Robert Colling’s blood, and 
was of the same tribe as Angelina. 
The bull 3d Duke of Cambridge, was got by 
Duke of Northumberland (1940) ; dam Waterloo, 
2d, by Belvedere (1706); grandam Waterloo, 1st, 
by Waterloo (2816) ; great grandam, Lady An¬ 
trim, by Waterloo (2816) ; Anna, by Lawnsleeves 
(365) ; Angelina, by Phenomenon (491). 
Duke of Northumberland, (1940,) bred by Mr. 
Bates, was got by Belvedere (1706); dam, Duch¬ 
ess, 34th, by Belvedere (1706 ; grandam, Duchess, 
29th, by second Hubback, (1423,) &c. 
Mr. Bates bought Belvedere, (1706,) of his 
breeder, Mr. Stephenson. 
The other two heifers, imported by me, are bred 
as follows:—Princess, 2d, got by General Sale 
(8099) ; dam, Duchess, by 4th Duke of Northum¬ 
berland (3649); grandam, Rosette, by Belvedere, 
(1706,) &c., as in the pedigree of Princess 3d. 
Fourth Duke of Northumberland was brother of 
Duke of Northumberland (1940). General Sale, 
"bred by Mr. Stephenson, by Napier, out of Rose 
Ann, and is full brother of Princess 3d. 
Red Rose 3d, by General Sale (8099) ; dam, 
Maid of Orleans, by Mameluke (2258) ; gran¬ 
dam, Helena, by Waterloo (2816) ; great grandam, 
Moss Rose, by Baron, (58,) &c., as in the pedigree 
of Princess 3d. 
There are portraits of Napier and Princess 2d, at 
the rooms of the New-York State Agricultural 
Society, at Albany. Such portraits of such ani¬ 
mals are nowhere else to be seen in this country. 
I invite an inspection of them. 
I have great pleasure in knowing, that I have 
Brought to this country so superior a bull from the 
herd of that eminent breeder, Mr. Bates. He is 
the only bull in America got by Mr. Bates’ crack 
prize bull, Duke of Northumberland, (1940,) the 
best bull Mr. Bates ever bred. Mr. Bates has but 
one more, got by the same bull, now left; and 
Duke of Northumberland is dead. Mr. Bates re¬ 
peatedly told me, that 3d Duke of Cambridge was 
more like his sire than any bull ever got by him. 
Breeders, desiring the blood of Mr. Bates, can no¬ 
where else, in this country, procure it with such 
high characteristics of style, quality, symmetry, and 
substance. 
From the various expressions of approval re¬ 
ceived, I select the following. The writer, Lewis 
F. Allen, is well known as an extensive breeder of 
shorthorns; and as a judge, no person in the 
United States has had a more intimate knowledge 
of this breed of cattle in our country for the last 
twenty-five years. He is the author of the Ame¬ 
rican Herd Book. The letter was addressed to 
Col. Sherwood, after his return home from Au¬ 
burn. 
“ Since looking at your bull, 3d Duke of Cam¬ 
bridge, I have thought much about him ; and in 
comparing this animal in my mind with all the 
bulls I have ever seen, I am more and more im¬ 
pressed with his superior value to anything yet 
brought into the United States. In short, he fills 
my mind entirely with nearly all the qualities 
which a perfect shorthorn should possess; and I 
do not know but the heifers are quite his equals in 
style, quality, &c. I trust you will have all the 
success both in their increase and in the sale of 
their produce, which you deserve ; for our country 
has never before, within my knowledge, received 
such an acquisition in the stock line, as in these 
cattle. You deserve much for your enterprise; 
and Mr. Stevens a great deal for his judgment and 
good taste in selecting such animals. They far 
exceed my anticipations, although I am free to say, 
I anticipated much from Mr. Stevens’ selections, 
with all England for a field to choose in.” 
This opinion was wholly unsolicited on the part 
of Col. Sherwood or myself, and wholly voluntary 
on the part of Mr. Allen. 
Steps have been taken to have a portrait of 3d 
Duke of Cambridge engraved for publication in the 
Agriculturist for September or October; and of 
Princess 2d, in some future number. 
These animals are now at Col. Sherwood’s, Au¬ 
burn, New York, where they may be seen. It is 
now designed to show them at Syracuse, at the 
great cattle show of the State of New York, in 
September next. Col. Sherwood and myself in¬ 
vite the attention of breeders and amateurs to 
them. A. Stevens. 
New York, July 9th , 1849. 
How TO Catch Sheep.— In catching sheep, never 
seize them by the wool on the back, as it hurts 
them exceedingly, and, in some cases, has been 
known to kill them, particularly in hot weather, 
where they were large and fat. Indeed, the best 
way is, to avoid the wool altogether, and to accus¬ 
tom yourself to take them by the hind leg, or 
what is still better, by the neck, placing one hand 
under the jaws, and the other at the back of the 
ears. By lifting up the head, in this manner, a 
child may hold almost any sheep, without danger 
to the animal, or himself. 
