Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-01-27
ponderce Of The Cedar Falls Gazette.
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CISCINNA1I, Dec. 9th.

CisCINsAII, Dec. eth, 1854.
EDIToRs GAZETTE II wrote you last from
Lexington, Kentucky, at which place ] wss
under many tribulations-danger Of being
gobbled up by the guerrilas, or ensu(ed in
kc,o ssne. But thanks to luck was enabled
to safely get away and TO put my foot on
free soil and among friends and loyal people.
Writing to you as now DO, few short
notes Of my trip, you must not expect me to
be very particular as to al saw. The face
Of the country, and those delightful blue
grass pastures, that abound in the central
counties Of Kentucky, cannot be beat in the
world. The enterprsing stock growers in
these counties have introduced splendid
stock and no place in our country can show
as fine horses, cattle. sheep and hogs as can
DO found in the counties of Jesssminc, Clark.
Madison, Bourbon, and Fayetts. A descrip-
ton of the farms and stock will afford ma
teral for an article on my return home
And as promised in my letter from Loxpg,
ton to write with what success met with in
procuring stock for the Iowa Agricultural
Farm and College, will briefly write you,
reserving full description, &c, until get
home.
PURCHASED five head Of cattle and Two
bucks. in Kentucky, from those world wide
known breeders VIM. s; B. Wartield and
Robert Alexander, Of Faye.,e county. |
bought Of Mr.. Alexander bull calf, seven
months old, out of Nazerka 9Th out of hazer-
ks, a COW Dir. A. imported from England, at
a cost Of $4,000. The sire was Prsist, All
imported bull. Mr.. A. refused to sell the
calf, but after telling him the object had in
view, he priced him to me, thing he had
refused 10 90 to any one else. | also Dough,
a iinc AYRSHIRE bull, IS months old, from
Mr.. A. bought Of Mr.. Warfield two very
fine Durham hsifers, one Of which was two
years old and the ether yearling These
hsiiers Mr.. W. had refused to sell to such
mon az MeMillen, Of Ohio, and Brown, OF
Illinois, both noted breeders; but for the en-.
terpiss we wers engaged in. he priced
them to me. considered myself very lucky
in thus procuring such fine perfect speci,
mems of these breeds for our young State
Mr.. W. presented to the farm a fine two year
old South Down buck, also choice Cotswold
buck lamb. The South Down is an import
ed one. 4 more extended description Of the
stock will be given in another letter.
We have purchased a very fine heifer,
Durham, from Mr.. McMilen, Of Xenia, Ohio,
four South Down ewes, from G. w. Penny,
of Newark, Licking county, Ohio; buck
Gan imported oae) and two ewes, Leices.ers,
from Fred Y. Vorkon, Of Delaware, Ohio a
pair Of CotswolG ewes in lamb to an import.
ed buck, Dandy, owned by Judge N. l..
ChaTee, Of Jefferson, Ohio. A Gu. Of this
buck can be seen in the Agricultural report
Of 1868. We bought fine South Down
buck lamb from Messrs Hill & Jones, OF
Delaware, Ohio, out Of . Rotch eve aud a
Thorn ram no. 90. A cut Of the ram can be
seen in the Agricultural Report, page 232.--
We bought pair Of Devon heifsrs, year
irgs, from imported stock. also bull and Q
hefers, Herslords, from Thomas Aston, an
English breeder, living at Elyria, Lorain Co.,
in all ten head of cattle, twelve head Of sheep,
six head Of hogs, terriers and shepherd dogs,
turkies sand chickens of differen, breeds,
making car Load. -....
We are compelled to wait here-a week to
gather our stock together, making this head
quarters. The Ohio river is on rampage,
bank full, heavy rains east and south raising
the streams tributary to the Ohio. 1t makes
it fine for stealnboating counted Atty
steamers noo,ed at tao wharf, leading md