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THE CULTIVATOR. 
August 
CATALOGUE OF IMPROVED SHORT-HORNED 
CATTLE AND MERINO SHEEP. 
To be Sold on the 8th of September, 1 847. 
L IST of the herd of J. M. SHERWOOD, to be sold at auction, 
at his residence in the town of Auburn, on j Wednesday, 8th 
Sept., 1847, at 10 o’clock, A- M. 
.V. B. (C. H. B.) refers to Coates 7 Herd Book ; and (A. H. B.) 
to American Herd Book. 
Several of the cows have not yet calved, but will before the day 
of sale. 
All the cows will be bulled by Symmetry, except when they are 
mentioned to the contrary. 
In the Supplement will be found the pedigrees of the several 
bulls, which got the stock offered for sale ; they will be referred to 
by Roman Capitals. 
No. 1. Stella .—A white and red cow bred by Francis Rotch, 
Esq-, of Butternuts, calved July, 1836, got by North Star, (Or H. 
B-,) 2382—Dam, Stately, by Young Denton, 963; g. d., Harriet, by 
Denton, 198; g. g. d., Henrietta, by Comet, 155; g. g. g. d., Han¬ 
nah, by Henry, 301 ; g. g. g. jg. d-, by Dauby, 190; g. g. g. g. g. d., 
by son of Favorite. This cow is a good milker, and received the 
prize as the best cow, at the N. Y. State Ag’l. Society’s Exhi¬ 
bition at Syracuse, in 1841, and at Albany in 1842. 
No. 2. Sylph .—A red and white cow, calved in July, 1841 ; got 
by “Archer,” (A.) (C. H. B.,) No. 3028. (A. H. B ,) No. 10- 
Dam, Stella, No. 1. 
No. 3 Sibyl .—A red and white cow, calved in December, 1842; 
got by Archer, 3028, (A.)—Dam, Stella, No. 1. 
No. 4. Saltillo ,—A white roan bull calf, calved March, 1847; 
got by Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, Stella, No. 1. 
No. 5. Santa Anna .—A red and white bull calf, calved in April, 
1847 ; got by Symmetry, (B-)—Dam, Sylph, No. 2. 
No 6. Sweetbriar — A red and white heifer, calved in April, 
1846; got by Arrow, (C.) (A. H. B-,) No. 11—Dam Sibyl, No. 3. 
No. 7. Seneca Chief .—A roan bull calf, calved in April, 1847 ; got 
by Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, Sybil, No. 3. 
No. 8. Delight .—A white cow, bred, by Francis Rotch, Esq., of 
Butternuts, calved May, 1835; got by Devonshire, (D.) (C. H. B.) 
966, and (A. H. B.,) 51—Dam. Daisy, by Admiral, (C. H B-) 160S; 
g d., Yellow Rose, by Young Denton, 963; g. g. d. Arabella, by 
North Star, 460; g. g. g. d. Aurora, by Comet, 155 ; g. g. g. g. d., 
by Henry, 301 ; g. g. g. g. g. d., by Danby, 190. 
No. 9. Milcha .—A cow, in color white, with red ears and muz¬ 
zle, calved April, 1842 ; got by May Duke, (E.) (A. H- B.,) 102- 
Dam, Delight, No. 8. 
No. 10. Dahlia .—A white cow, calved July, 1843; got by Ar¬ 
cher, 3028, (A.)—Dam, Delight, No. 8. 
No. 11. Diana .—A white heifer calf, calved March, 1847; got 
by Symmetry, (B )—Dam, Delight, No, 8. 
No. 12- Miami .—A cow, in color white, with red ears and muz¬ 
zle, calved April, 1844 ; got by Archer, 3028, (A.)—Dam, Milcha, 
No. 9. 
No. 13. Maid of Auburn .—A white heifer, calved March, 1845 ; 
got by Archer, 3023, (A.)—Dam, Milcha, No. 9. 
No. 14. Daphne .—A white heifer, calved April, 1846 ; got by 
Mr. George Vail’s bull, Meteor, full brother to my bull Symmetry 
—Dam, Dahlia, No. 10. 
No. 15. Dandelion .—A red and white heifer calf, calved May, 
1847 ; got by Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, Dahlia, No. 10. 
No. 16. Daffodil .—A red and white heifer calf, calved May, 
1847 ; got by Symmetry,—Dam, Dairy Maid, out of Delight, No. 
8, and by Archer, 3028, (A.) 
No. 17. Mohawk .—A white bull calf, calved April, 1847; got by 
Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, Miami, No. 12. 
No. 18. Norna. —A red and white cow, a splendid milker, bred 
by H. S. Randall, Esq., of Cortland village, calved December, 
1840; got by Volunteer, (bred by F. Rotch, Esq, (C. H. B,.) 
5578,—Dam," Niobe, bred by F. Rotch, Esq., by American Comet, 
1638; g. d., Norah, by Frederick, 2038 : g. g. d., Nonpareil, by 
Young Denton, 963; g. g. g. d., Arabella, by North Star, 460; 
g. g. g. g. d., Aurora, by Comet, 155 ; g g. g. g. g. d. by Henry, 
301; g. g. g. g. g. g. d. by, Danby, 190. 
No. 19. No-See .—A roan heifer, calved March, 1845, (bulled in 
1847 by Pontoosic, No. 26,) got by Archer, 3028, (A.)—Dam, Nor¬ 
na, No. 18. 
No. 20. Naid .—A red and white heifer, calved April, 1846 ; got 
‘by Archer, 3028, (A.)—Dam Norna, No. 18. 
No. 21. Nebo .—A roan bull calf, calved May, 1847 ; got by Sym¬ 
metry, (B.)—Dam, Norna, No. 18. 
No. 2'2. Philipena .—A white cow calved in March 1842. This 
cow took the prize for the best cow at the State Fair at Utica, in 
1815. Got by Archer, 328.(A.)—Dam, Pansy 2d, (bred by the 
Hon. -S. Van Rensselaer, of Albany.) This cow took the prize for 
the best cow at the State Fair at Rochester, in 1843;) by Ajax, 
(C. H. B.) No. 2944, (bred by Hon. S. Van Rensselaer,) g. d. 
Sprightly, by Washington, 1566; g. g. d., Pansy, (imported by 
Hon. S. Van. Rensselaer,) by Blaize, 76 ; g. g. g. d., Primrose, by 
Charles, 127; g. g. g. g. d., by Blythe Comet, 85 ; g. g. g. g. g. d., 
by Prince, 521; g. g. g g. g g d., by Patriot, 486. 
No. 23. Pocahontas — A roan cow, calved in January, 1844 ; got 
by Archer. 3028, (A.)—Dam, Pansy 2d. For full pedigree, see 
Philipena, No. 22, being a full sister. 
No. 24. Oxvasco .—A white bull calf calved April, 1847 ; got by 
Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, Pansy 2d. See pedigree of No. 22. 
No. 25. Potowatamie.-^-A red and white cow, calved in June, 
1844 ; got by Arrow, (C.)—Dam, Philipena, No. 22. 
No. 26. Pontoosic .—A roan bull calved in August, 1846; got by 
Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, Philipena, No. 22. 
No 27. Pontiac .—A roan bull calf, calved May, 1847 ; got by 
Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, Pocahontas, No. 23 
No. 28. Puebla. —A roan bull calf, calved May, 1847; got by 
Symmetry, (B,)—Dam, Potowatamie, No. 25. 
No. 29 Lillias. —A white cow, calved in September, 1841; got 
by May Duke, (A. H. B. 102,)—Dam Lilly, [American Herd Book, 
page 195.] by Windle, (C. H. B.J5667; g. d., Netherby,* by Mo¬ 
narch, 4494; g. g. d., Sweetbriar, by Barmpton, 54; g. g." g. di, 
Roseberry, by Western Comet,' 689 ; g. g. g. g. d., by Comet, 155 ; 
g. g. g. g. g. d., by a son of Favorite, 252; g. g. g. g. g. g d. by 
Cupid, 177 ; g. g. g. g. g. g. g. d., by Favorite, 252. 
-No. 30. Lois —A roan cow, calved in December, 1842; got by 
Archer, 3028, (A.)—Dam, Lilly. Half sister to Lillias, No. 29. 
See pedigree of No. 29. 
No. 31. Lalla Roo/ch.— A white cow calved in January, 1844; 
got by Archer, 3028, (A.)—Dam Lilly. For pedigree see No. 29. 
No. 32. La-Quae. —A roan cow, calved in January, 1845 ; got 
bjr Archer, 3028, [A.)—Dam, Lilly. For pedigree, see No. 29. 
No. 33.—A calf not yet born; got by Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, 
Lilly ; for pedigree sec No. 29. 
No. 34. La-Annah —A white heifer, calved June, 1846 ; got by 
Archer, 3028, (A.)—Dam, Lillias, No 29. 
No. 35. Cayuga —A white bull calf, calved July 1st, 1847; got 
by Symmetry, (B.)- Dam, Lillias, No. 29. 
No. 36. Lilac. —A red and white heifer, calved June, 1845 ; got 
by Arrow, (C.)—Dam, Lois, No. 30. Bulled by Pontoosic, No. 26. 
No. 37. La-Juste. —A white roan heffer, calved September, 1846; 
got by Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, Lois, No 30. 
No. 38.—A calf not yet born ; got by Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, 
Lois, No. 30. 
No. 39. La-Mode. —A white heifer, calved April, 1846; got 
by Mr. Vail’s Meteor. (A. H. B.) 104—Dam, Lalla Rookh, No. 31. 
No. 40-—A calf not yet born; got by Symmetry, (B.)—Dam, 
Lalla Rookh, No- 31. 
No. 41. La-Maria. —A heifer calf, white, got by Symmetry, 
(B.)—Dam, La-Quae, No. 32. 
Pedigrees of Grade Cattle, which will be offered for sale 
after the sale of the above mentioned Cattle. 
No. 1. Admiral 2d .—A red and white cow, calved in 1842; got 
by Archer, 3028, (A.)—Dam, Admiral 1st. Admiral 1st was bred 
by L. F. Jenkins, Esq., of Canandaigua, out of one his best Cows, 
by his bull Admiral. 
No. 2- Admiral 3 d. —A red and white cow, calved in 1843 ; got 
by Archer, 3028, (A.)—Dam, Admiral 1st. 
No. 3- Admiral 4th. —A red and white calf, calved in 1846 ; got 
by Arrow, (C.)—Dam, Admiral 3d. 
No.4. Admiral 5th. —A white heifer calf; got by Symmetry, (B-)— 
Dam, Admiral 2d. 
No 5. Snow Drop —A white heifer, calved in 1845 ; got by Ar¬ 
cher, 3028, (A.)—Dam, a roan cow bred by myself, got by Copson, 
(C. H. B.,t 3482, and out of an imported cow of the Tees Water 
variety 
No. 6. Fanny Elsler. —A roan cow, calved in 1844 ; got by Ar¬ 
row, (C.)—-Dam, a roan cow, bred by H. S. Randall, Esq., out of 
a New Leicester cow. 
No 7. Spot. —A red and white heifer calf, got by Symmetry, 
(B )—Dam, the same as No. 5. 
SUPPLEMENT 
The Pedigrees of the Bulls referred to in the Catalogue. 
(A.) Bull Archer. 3028.—Was bred by Francis Rotch, Esq., of 
Butternuts, N Y.; got by Rolla, [C. H. B.,] 4991.—Dam, Adaliza, 
imported from the herd of Mr. Whittaker, by F. Rotch, Esq., got 
by Frederick. 1060 ; g. d., Adelia, by Orpheus, 473; g. g. d., Ai- 
freda, by Alfred, 23; g. g. g. d., Strawberry, by Windsor, 698; 
g. g. g. g. d., Old Daisy, by Favorite, 252; g. g. g. g. g. d., by 
Punch, 531: g. g. g. g. g. g. d., by Hubback, 319. 
(B.) Bull Symmetry. —Roan, was bred by Geo Vail, Esq., of 
Troy, and got by his imported bull Duke of Wellington, [C. H. B.] 
3654, and [A. H. B.] 55, from the herd of Thomas Bates, Esq., 
of Yorkshire, England—Dam, Duchess, also imported from the 
same herd, by Duke of Northumberland, 1940 ; g d Nonsuch 2d. by 
Belvidere, 1706; g g d Nonsuch, by Magnet, 2240; gggd by 
Major, a son of Minor, 441; ;; g g g d Old Sally,, by a grandson of 
Favorite, 252 ; g g g g g d by Punch, 531 ; g g g g g g d Hub- 
back, 319. 
N. B. Mr. Vail’s Bull Meteor is of the same pedigree. 
(C.) Bull Arrow. —Red and white, was bred by Thomas Hollis, 
Esq., of Gilbertsville, N. Y.; got by Bertram 2d, [C. H. B] 3144, 
and [A. II. B.] 21—Dam, Adeline, by Memnon, 2297 ; g d Adali¬ 
za, by Frederick, 1060 ; g g d Adelia, by Orpheus, 473; g g g d 
Alfreda, by Alfred, 23; ggggd Strawberry, by Windsor, 69S ; 
gggflgd Old Daisy, by Favorite, 252 ; ggggggdby Punch, 
531 ; gggggggdby Hubback, 319. 
(D.) Bull Devonshire. —Was bred in England, by Mr. Whitta¬ 
ker ; got by Frederick, 1060 —Dam, Dulciana, by Enchanter, 244 ; 
gd Red Daisy, by Major, 398; ggd by Windsor, 69S; gggd 
Old Daisy, by Favorite, 252; ggggd by. Punch. 531 i g gcgg g d 
by Hubback, 319. 
(E.) Bull May Duke. —Bred by Hon. Adam Ferguson, Water- 
town, Canada West, the property of L. F- Allen, Esq.; got by Ag¬ 
ricola, 1614 ; Dam, Cherry, by Dunstan Castle, darn, by a son of 
St Albans, 2584; g g d by St. Albans, 25Si; gggd by Lawn- 
sieves, 365. 
* Windle and Netherby were both imported by Messrs. LeRoy 
and Newbold, of Avon, N. Y. 
