The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-21
Sale OF Devon Cattle

The sale OF Mr. c. s. Wainw'ighps Devon cahe took
pia;e recently ut his farm the Meadows, Rhnebeck
the elements rather against the enterprise Owing
to the state Of the weather. the attendance at the sale
not large as would have been under favorable skies
There buyers, however from various and distant
sections OF the country bu, the stimulus OF large com
pany and sunshine would have raised their cour
age heher pitch. Among The vi,iters Col Nor
u.s. OF Fordbam; Mr. Kelly, OF Rhinebeck; M Chamber
Lain Of RED Hook Col Johnson, of Albany Major Patrick,
United States army; Mr.. Vassar. or Poughkeepse; Mr.
Payfon, o,North Carolina Mr.. Williams, Of Michigan and
others.
The animals to be sold vrrpged for inspection In
line OF commod'ous stalls In Of the barns Most ohe
r,served herd Of mailer and females 10 be in
contiguous apartments The whole stock was IN beautiful
condition TOO fat too lean, but ji at the stage
to chow points to the best advsntase-and elected the
endaiions OF the company.
At O'Clock the guests Invited 10 the main hall
Of the big barn, where tables neatly set With ne
most ubstsnua vands, 70 which ample justice done
without loss Of time Lunch being concluded tho auc
,iopeer Colonel James Miller gave notice that he would
Immediately commence the tale the rst animal brought
TO the hammer Was Nonparel GOA Of the Dew asrd
Joseph Hilton, OF New Scotland, New Yo K at SIPS The
purchaser obtair Rose 9os)iuported nine
years od-snd Volea Ql7) four years DID, at slo and
zeia, three years old, boueh, by Griffin of Cn-
ton, Doichess county, \. T., at $40 The same pur-
chaser took Sacusa, three years old, At Sl35
Yuha, nearly three years old, was bought by f oor-
nell, Ithaca, N Y, at 500.
Minnesota, one year aud eish, months old Alma,
year and tour moWhs old and wegeils and two
months ola were bought by vassar Of poughxeepsie,
N. Y, ct sit5, SI35 and $40 each.
Dora, two years old, and Rowena, seven months old,
bought by j. W. Hambln, OF wi link, Erie corny,
at si4o and sl46 This closed the sale of the cows
and heers
The list OF bulls headed by May boy, q very
perior imported bull In his seventh year. He knocked
on to sanford Howard, Of Boston, for another party at
$500
Hob,mok, one year and eight months cid boueh, by
Payson OF North Carolina, al ellb This eupe' Tor
anma-ioo good IN have been alosed 10 20 away rom
the Devon Districts Of North. He has remarkable com
pacsmer neatness OF limb, great muscular strength and
energy, With hardness Of constitution and first hanf
ling qualities right, every where, In fact except in
the horn. which rather and not handsomely
He brsber to the splendid bal Horicon Of Mr.
WalnwIights reserved bulls. Mr. Paysm also bought
Tamnend, seven months old and Kennebec, Two months
old. for SEQ each.
Kwasind, thirteen months old, was bought by NJ Vas
sar. OF Poughkeepeie, al sos
Cbibabos. fourteen months old, bought by Col T.
g. Morrie, for Col John Wentworth, Of Chicago, III at
e1s6. This . very promising young bull.
This finished the bulls. Narraganses Arkansas, Potp
and Naogatuck not sodthe upset price OF 500
not being offered The prices obtained must be considered
loo, oonrderng the quality Of the stocr 10 true that
of the rather sdvauced In yean, but
nj the ycari,rg heifers and bulls well worth much
mere meney than they brought