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THE CULTIVATOR. 
IMPROVED SHORT-HORN BULL 
The above is a most accurate portrait of the imported 
Short-Horn bull King Charles 2d, owned by James 
Lenox, Esq., Netherwood, Dutchess county. The pedi¬ 
gree of this animal is given in the fourth volume of the 
Herd-book, as follows: 
“4154, King Charles 2d, bred by Mr. Whitaker; 
got by Sir Thomas Fairfax (5196)—d. (Lingflower,) by 
Ellerton’s bull—g. d. (Gillyflower,) by Young Colling, 
(1843)—gr/g. d., by Allison's Danby-.gr. gr. g. d. by 
Pink Bull, bred by Mr. Leonard Carter, of Applegarth.” 
Mr. Lenox has also several cows imported at various 
times. Of one of these, Red Lady , our readers will re¬ 
member, we gave a fine portrait, on steel, in the first 
no. of our present volume. Daffodil , another very supe¬ 
rior cow, imported with Red Lady in 1840, he has been 
so unfortunate as to lose. She died of milk-fever, shortly 
after having her calf last spring. Gayly, imported in 
1841, is a fine showy cow, evincinga great tendency to fat¬ 
ten. Mr. L. has also a fine Ayrshire cow, showing ex¬ 
cellent points as a milker, and for constitution. Mr. L. 
mformed us, that she was equal, for the dairy, to any 
cow in the herd. 
From these cows, he has several heifers, (some of 
which have now had calves,) that are very promising. 
With a yearling and a two-year-old, out of Daffodil, and 
a two-year-old and a calf out of the Ayrshire cow, by 
King Charles 2d, we were particularly pleased. 
Mr. Lenox keeps the South Down sheep, of which he 
has a very pretty flock of about sixty. He is well 
pleased with them on account of their hardiness, and es¬ 
pecially for the superior quality of their mutton. He re¬ 
marked that he hail frequently sent carcasses of the mut¬ 
ton to his friends, without their having any knowledge 
of the breed, and its excellence never failed to excite re¬ 
mark and inquiry in relation to it. The quality of the 
mutton of this fine breed is beginning to be properly ap¬ 
preciated in our cities. 
Of swine, Mr. L. showed us some very pretty Berk- 
shires, and a very fine Neapolitan sow, with several of 
her progeny of various ages, by a Berkshire boar. The 
eross bred stock look exceedingly well, being of fine 
, “KING CHARLES 2d.”—Fig. 86. 
form, and apparently hardy. We should think the best Nea¬ 
politans would make a desirable cross with the Berk- 
shires—especially the larger class of the latter. Mr. L. 
has several full blood Neapolitans at his place in New- 
York, but the sow mentioned is the only one kept at the 
farm. 
The team work of the farm is done partly by horses 
and partly by oxen. Of the latter, we saw two yoke 
(hat were large and strong. But we were particularly 
pleased with three or four of the carriage horses which 
were shown us. One of them in particular, a colt five 
years old, bred by Mr. Neefus, near Flatbush, Long 
Island, is one of the most splendid horses we have ever 
seen. It would certainly be of service to know exactly 
how such a noble animal has been bred and reared. 
Mr. Lenox’s farm consists of upwards of two hundred 
acres. He purchased it about seven years ago, at which 
time it was much out of order. All the buildings and 
nearly all the fences have therefore been erected by Mr. 
L. who has spared no pains to render them as perfect as 
possible in their design and completion. The place em¬ 
braces a great variety of surface, which has rendered it 
susceptible of being laid out and improved in a highly 
ornamental and tasteful manner. The mansion, which is 
approached from the main road by a long avenue, wind¬ 
ing through beautiful groves, is situated on a delightful 
spot, commanding the most charming landscape views 
on the banks of the Hudson. To the sonth, the village 
of Newburgh, though seven or eight miles distant, is 
brought plainly before the eye; and all the various ob¬ 
jects which mark the scene, with almost every inch oi 
the surface of the river may be readily seen till the noble 
stream is suddenly lost from sight in its deep gorge 
through the Highlands. To the north, also, the view is 
scarcely less beautiful, embracing as it does a rich and 
varied picture of cultivated fields, thriving villages and 
towns, woods and mountains. Indeed, considered both 
in reference to its natural advantages, and the embellish¬ 
ments which wealth and taste have bestowed, Nether¬ 
wood is a place exactly fitted for the abode of contem¬ 
plative and well cultivated minds. 
