estern
States are filling up, becomes so great that they cannot be produced
fast enough. Mr Clay, who resides near Lexington, is one of the best
breeders in the State, which is much indebted to him for the fine stock
which he has imported from England.

Another sale took place, which I attended, and I quote the prices:--
Yearling bull, 1,000 dollars; ditto heifer, 1,500. Cows, of full Durham
blood, but bred in Kentucky, 1,245 dollars; ditto, 1,235 dollars.
Imported cow and calf, 2,100 dollars.

It must be considered, that although a good Durham cow will not cost
more than twenty guineas perhaps, in England, the expenses of transport
are very great, and they generally stand it to the importers, about 600
dollars, before they arrive at the State of Kentucky.

But to prove that the Kentuckians are fully justified in giving the
prices they do, I will shew what was the profit made upon an old cow
before she was sold for 400 dollars. I had a statement from her
proprietor, who had her in his possession for nine years. She was a
full-bred cow, and during the time that he had held her in his
possession, she had cleared him 15,000 dollars by the sale of her
progeny: As follows:--

+======+======+==========+==========+==========+
YYears.YCalvesYSecond YThird YFourth Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y Y YGenerationYGenerationYGenerationY
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y 1Y 1Y Y Y Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y 2Y 1Y Y Y Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y 3Y 1Y 1Y Y Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y 4Y 1Y 1Y Y Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y 5Y 1Y 1Y 1Y Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y 6Y 1Y 1Y 1Y Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y 7Y 1Y 1Y 1Y 1Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y 8Y 1Y 1Y 1Y 1Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y 9Y 1Y 1Y 1Y 1Y
+------+------+----------+----------+----------+
Y Y 9Y 7Y 5Y 3Y
+======+======+==========+==========+==========+

Total, 24

averaging 625 dol