Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09
Extraordinary Sale Of Cat
tie.

ue of any yet breo, either in this
country or Great Britain. 1t has
been kept for years past on the
farmof Messrs. Wolcott and Camp,
bell, about three miles west OF the
railroad station In the city of
Utica. These gentlemen have a
magnificent estate here of one
Thousand acres, and village of
three thousand inhabitants, with
extensive cotton factories, where
the celebrated York Mills goods
are manufactured.
"In addition to this noble herd OF
short horns is another of seventy.
five pure bred Ayrshire cattle,
kept for the purpose OF supply ing
the factory people with milk, Tor
which this breed is iamous-the
COWS giving from sixteen to TWEEN
ty four quarts per day when in
full flow. There is also Il small
herd Of high bred Jersey cows, fer
the private use of Messrs. VOL
colt and Campbell, celebrated for
their very rich milk, and yield
ing sperior quality OF golden
colured cream aud butter.
Among the gentlemen pres
ent were Lord Skelmersdale e.
connection of E,rl Derby }, Of In
than House, Omskirk, near
Liverpool; Mr. Clathorp, OF Eng
land; Mr.. Berwick. agent Of Lora
Dunmere, near stirling, Scotland;
and numerous gentlemen from the
Canadas, New England, the MID
die, Western and Sou;hcrn States
| wish cur city handles G. aid SEE
how critically these men handle
and examine cattle. They are
not afraid Of solling their hands
turn Up the bottoms of their
panta!oons, and 90 chatting about
with our traders like Plain cd
farmers.
The prices obtained were be-
You'd all expectation. Th4 Duch-
ess tribe Of COWS and | eiters
brought from $4,000 to $4,000
each. Dukes of the same f,miIy
brought from $1,000 to SIP 500
each. Every body is a,tonished at
the unexpected high prices,
"The sale began with the fa-
nous Duchess tribe, Of what is
usually termed the Bates strain
.of blood" from the celebrated
breed y Of their progenitors in
England, who died upwards Of
twenty years since. There were
eleven females of this tribe in Mr..
Campbell's herd. The bidding
was rapid and spirited to high
degree, and they were struck of
at the astounding sums, respective
ly, Of $1,000, $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000. $4,000, $1,000, S25,-
eco, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000! The highest price Iaat
any female of this tribe ever Sid
1T before was SIS, 900, at private
sale last summer, fora single one
exported to Great Britain. The
Duke bulls of this tribe offered at
the sale were only three in NUN.
Der. and they brought respective
Iy $4,000, $1,000 and SI2.500.
"There were ~8rious other tribes
or families of Sborthorns in Mr..
Campbell's herd, the most famous
of which after the Duchess is the
Oxford strain, closely connected
in blood with the former. The
third Countess Of Oxford brought
80, 100. The other animals
brought from $3.50 to $1,000.
GAS they were bidding on the
eighth Duchess of Geneva she fol-
lowed the herdsman quietly a
round the ring, displaying her
Gne points to the best advantage;
but as the auctioneer reached the
bid OF $4,000 she suddenly stop.
ped In her walk. manacin9ly
threw up her head, as if amazed
at being rated at so astounding a
sum, and began 10 back out # the
ring with all her might. 1t was
some time before they could bring
her back, and it took three stout
men to do it. The bidding again
began upon her. and was finally
run up to $4,000, at which price
she was. struck off, when the no,
bic cow quietly followed her herds.
man back to the stall. The to-
tai amount obtained for the ll3
animals was 1854 900; averaging
more than $4,000 for every head. >"
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