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in 1845, and his work with this breed brought him significant success. In 1853, Stevenson visited
England to inspect and buy shorthorn cattle for his farm; he was the first breeder to import cattle from England to Indiana. He was appointed to an unofficial State Board of Agriculture in 1847, and when
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