Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-03
5fiscellany.
Mammoth Cattle Sale.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN HEAD OF
CATTLE FOR s354,000.
From tho Utica Herald of the llth inst.

CATTLE FOR sS54,000.
From the Utica Herald of the 18th inst.
Yesterday the largest cattle sale on
record took place at the farm of Hon,
Samuel Campbell, at New York Mills.
The sale had been set down to commence
at one o'clock and yet the premises were
thronged with cattle raisers, reporters,
strangers and spectators all the morning.
Those who proposed buying in the
afternoon were hurrying from barn to
barn where the stock to be sold was
stalled, making careful examinations of
them; groups were collected here and
there throughout the yard discussing
points of excellence in the cattle and
the prospects of the coming sale; and
altogether, the scene was an interesting
one. The Senator had made preparations
for the comfort of those who should at
tend the sale by erecting grand stand
capable Of accommodating 800 people.
The ends of the structure had been at
tractively trimmed with evergreens. A
fence extended around the circular wafer
ing trough in front of the stand, thus
forming ring around which an animal
could be walked while the bidding was
going on, thus affording all chance Of
observing it. The auctioneer's stand was
upon the watering trough. As the hour
for-the sale to commence drew nigh the
road between the Mills and Yorkville
became alive with vehicles and pedes-
TRANS. The crowd of the morning was
gradually increased until it numbered
fully fifteen hundred. The grand stand
was crowded with ladies and gentlemen,
while the circular fence in front creaked
beneath the press upon it. The crowd
consisted of three classes of people
buyers, who were eager to invest any
amount of money in choice blood ; men
who loved to look at good cattle on all
occasions, and people who were waiting
curiously to see how much money one
man would throw away on one COW"
All portions of the Union, the Canadas
and England were represented in the
crowd. The Bourbon State and the land
of the 9" blue grass sent over score of
delegates, many of them with their wives.
Bourbon county also being as well repre-
sented as any county in the state. Green
Mountain men were also there to take
home some of the famous short horns to
browse upon their emerald hillsides.
Buckeyes were on hand to carry to their
prairies the square backed cattle. The
chivalry Of Virginia stood ready to
pounce upon the greatest beef producers
in the world, and transport them where
the sacred soil " could furnish food
that would add rarer flavor than ever
to the steaks that would only grow on
the launches Of the Shorthorns. In the
crowd, also, could be seen some of the
wealthiest cattle owners in the Empire
State; while from beyond the st. Law
renee had come troop of Canadians to
test the question of how the shorthorns
would thrive in the land of frequent and
long continued snow. Here were pro-
fessors of agriculture from western COL
leges, there professors of the quill from
agricultural and other papers throughout
the country. Famous politicians were
chattering with each other, all oblivious
of party in the more peaceful business
on hand. Then Of course, there we're
any number of people, of all professions,
from Oneida and adjoining counties, the
majority of whom came through curios.
ity. Utica was especially represented.
So vigorous had been Mr.. Campbell's
efforts to obtain the control of the short
horn breed of cattle that he wrested
from the possession of English stock
raisers one of the best varieties and to-
day it is matter of chagrin to English
cattle-men that there are none of the
pure-blood Duchess breed in the king
dom that originated it. When the an
nouncement of the proposed sale reached
England, therefore, steps were immedi-
ately taken TO regain the breed taken
completely away from it by American
enterprise as exercised by Mr.. Campbell.
A delegation was, therefore, appointed to
attend the sale. These we're Lord Ell
merside, Mr.. NJ. Holford, Mr.. p. Davis
and Mr.. Burwick. These gentlemen
were on hand yesterday, therefore, pre-
pared to buy one COW at least at any
price. That COW was bought, but every
hair on her back vas paid for, Kentucky
bidding savagely against the English
men. We shall say more concerning
this particular sale shortly.
Came they from near or came they
from far, were they lords or American
farmers, or F. F. VS., or Buckeyes
Green Mountain men, guests or specta-
tors, they were assembled by l o'clock.
Mr.J.R.Page of Sennett, Cayuga County.
took the auctioneers stand and tho solo