New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-30
INPORTED CATTLE FOR KENTUCKE

We visited the Antarctic he foot of Wast ycsteT-
dav o look at DC imported cattle mentioned in Tuesday
IRIBUyT Owing the dfcuty of getting berth at olr
crowded whaves, the ship not able to discharge toe
stock yest.day--hat will be done today aud they "i
be taken directly Bergen TO forward TO thc
pew home in tie West nv the Erie road tbs eveniD'
NH lot consists OF the following animals, oyued by the
Kentucky Stock importing Company, formed by about
dozen Gentlemen OF Faycue, Scott ana Bourbon Counties:
five bulls two them three years old three Of them one
year old and one Of them costing 10 suneas So COWS
and one calf; of the nearly ready 10 drop ALI
otlcr Eight ho.fers one and years old OF the
venrng hei.e cost $500 and is remarkable for her size
and beauty. She il nearly all red. Fty.four CotswcL
sheep; some of the bucks being unusually large. Eight
cen swine ore pair Of which large enough TO s.t the
brtooors of monsters in Kentucky. One Cleyeani bay
stallion tha, cost IL 100 and which - very De horse Of
that excellent breed Another lot. belonging TO Col W n
Alexander of Woolio-d County consists Of three bulls
OF of them hre ycars old and year oar ~
eight feifcrs.
The hCa cd cattle all Of tie saoriLorn Durham va
rety and some OF then of superior quality, and the
whole stock have made the voyage the fnest condition
We have ever seen Grve Tie most OF themlcOk as i've
" As though they they had been n stable shore The
hip Is br sd on the beam and the cattle arranged in sa
bis under the poop-deck with thcir ads to broad d.
lev in the center and have becE evidently wei 'ed ANA
ctIcd for By thf person il charge
Tbehor., has large stall on deck milsh!ps. anl the
sheep occupy plenty Of room beTeeu-dccAs ior9ard.
Nr James Bsgg OF Scott County who wen; 81, -
scent Of tho company with 81 coo make the purchase
ccnle back in rho Antarctic npane By On Eagii'h
man bv Il name OF Harris with n-mber Of feeders to
lock afer H. stock ard IS probably owing to uiai iha'
We 6nc them in such exceeo, condition. M BaSs aso
brought over Welsh pony end cage OF ierrots Inc
ouv Ioss WIS three sheep. The feed was plenty Of nay
With o.cake shp-srf, and some grain Se' eE OK the
buIs and COWS ere better beet than We generally and AZ
gus Head Several of them were pHze animals az Tue
shows in their counties. The horse - Tue ocS' 'AN
b e,uls be selected H. the orih OF England.
The sheen lumber ral-s and &c ewe' Some o thea
o., 40 cuipeas each. The swine Of the improved
Yorkshire and Liverpool breed. This Is Mr. AeHsu Ger
.ixee1 IN npo-teton-coEseque he has do-e Inuch %
improve the stock oil KenIucSy
The English apers speak Vi this lot Of cattle IS oae o.
tho hest II =, has been shipped and expense hs been
spared in the purchase or Tor the voyage we
bope they VIII reach home equally safe, and thai the In
pore,s viii be rewarded in Money and Just commenda-
tons fer their enterprise.
The gentlemen in charge Of ae cattle speak in high
terms Of Cart, Stouer OF the Antarctic, Tor his anxiety
20 b ny hi. precious freight ey No doubt his chsrsc-
,or ;ruepc, them to make shipment aPon ais vessel
f- .hey remembered, ever! rican VIII much longer
than .ia, ship hcss who stood oy The wreck OF tbs
&C, sar Frsacsco q c9mparT with .he Three Bell
", heartily CON rsnd th god chip sci her huasEs esp
,.o 4, be ,i.en,;oo ot 81. inpo-s' ,i Ers-h ,s:ts