Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-07-04
GREAT SALE OF SUPERIOR
GH-BRED STORT-HOR.N
C.1TTLE

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TNl1E SUBSCRIBER, having more stock
L than lie can well sustain on his Farm, will offer ii
PUBLIC .4UCITO.N
about thirty head Of his Improved short horn cattle
consisting OF BULLS, Cows, ElrLRs, and llEFER and
BuII. CALVES, on the Goth day OF June next, at his
Farm two and haltmes from this City ( Troy n Y !
1t is known to Breeders OF improved stock in this
country and in Canada, that the proprey Of this herd
during the past twelve years has, through the medl
um OF imporatons from England, and selections from
the best herds in this country, spared expense to
rear herd OF cattle from which superior animals
could be safely drawn for improvement and crosses
upon other herds. His lmportatons have been de
rived from that eminent breeder the late Thomas
Bates ESQ., OF Kirkevmgton, Yorkshire England !;
which herd it is well known, has recently been dis
posed of a public sale by his administrators and dis
perscd in many hands and can longer be rcsOrted
to whole Tor improvement.
The announcement OF that sale created great in
tcrest, and all Shor-horn breeders III England seem
ed cmuouS to secure one or more OF these animals To
minge with the blood OF their own herds; and at
the day OF sale, there found assemble the largest
audience ever before witnessed on similar occasion,
numbering, said, tour five thousand persons,
and among them the best breeders in England, and
several from other cOultllrs some of tile ANIMALS
bringing prices that seemed incredible to many.
In the herd now offered for sac will be included
the imported Bul, Duke ot ellington, and the pre-
MUM Bull, Meteor; these arc Bacss Bulls, and
their reputation AZ stock geiers IS too well known
10 need any comment. | am, however, authorized
by Lewis +. Allen, Esq OF Back Rock. ono of the
most prominent breeders III this country, and who
has had ample means oi forming Ju igtncnt, to say,
that in instance TO his know edge, had these ~
Bulls been placed to short-hon cows OF other herds
| previously imported into the United States but what
the produce was superior, IN general qualities TO such
| herds'
The most of the stock which is now offered fol
| sale have been bred from these two Bulls, and the
proprietor having young Bull, more remotely con-
neced with that portion OF the herd he retains, lbelna
about fourteen i'll numberl can spare these two vau
able Bulls There will be in the stock offered tor sa
six Young Bulls from about eight months to year
old III addition TO the two named above, and the
mander of the stock will be composed Cows
(most of them possessed OF extraordinary mkIn.
qualities Heiers and ieifer Calves. 1t s believe,
that no herd OF Shorthorns mas ever been Offered 10
sale in this country exhibiting more OF the vauabl
combinations OF qualities which contribute to max
up perfect animals.
a Catalogue containing the pcdigrccs Of these an
finals will be ready for delivery ut an -ary period
in whch the terms of the sale will be particular stated
a credit will BE- gwen from six to eighteen months
Gentlemen are invited to call and examine the her
at their convenience GEORGE VAIL.
Troy, ". T., February l5th, 1881. d6t&w3w