DEVON BULL "MATCHLESS."

The Devon bull "Matchless" was exhibited by Messrs. O. W. & G. P. Bennett, of Jackson, Mich., and was awarded the first prize as the best Devon bull, three years old and under five.

PEDIGREE.

"Matchless" was calved June 15th, 1849, bred by Joseph Gar

ney, of Watertown, Ct., sired by the bull "Major," Major by the bull "Rover," Rover by the imported bull "Eclipse." Eclipse was imported by Joseph Patterson, of Baltimore, Maryland. Dam, the pure Devon cow "Beauty." Beauty was sired by "Bloomfield." Beauty's dam was a pure Devon, owned by Chandler Judd, of Watertown. Beauty's grand dam was the noted cow "Fancy," owned by S. & L. Hurlburt, of Winchester, Ct. Matchless was purchased and brought to Michigan in the fall of 1851, by O. W. & G. P. Bennett, of Jackson.

Jackson, Michigan, Sept., 1852.

O. W. & G. P. BENNETT.