River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-23
MAMMOTH CATTLE SALE.
Hon. samuel Campbett's Entire Short
harn Herd Dfspersed Hundred
and Thirteen Cattle for 1884 900.

FROM Tue UTICA itefdiu pi
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 COM
mence at one o'clock, and yet the
premises were thronged with cattle
raisers, reporters, strangers and spec
tators 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
Yards discussing points of excellence
IN the cattle and the prospects of the
coming sale, and, altogether, the scene
was an interesting one. The sepator
had made preparations for the comfort
of those WHO should attend the sale by
erecting q grand stand capable of &C.
commodating 800 people. The ends
of the structure has been attractively
trimmed with evergreens. A fence ex-
/ tended around the circular watering.
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
seeing 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 pedestrians. 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 circu-
lar fence i'll front ereaked beneath the
press upon il. 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 awaiting curious
ly to see "how much money one man
would throw away upon one cow" All
portions of the Union, the Canadas
and England were represented in the
crowd.
Game they from near or came they
from far, were they lords or American
farmers, or +. F. VS., or Buckeyes,
Green Mountain men, or Bourbon State
men, guests or spectators, they were
assembled 10y one o'clock. Mr.. j. II.
Paige, of Sennett, Cayuga county,
took the auctioneer's stand, and the
sale began. Aud such asale No one
present had ever seen its like; we
doubt if any one anywhere ever had.
Our country farmers who buy very
good cows for $50 could hardly be-
leve their senses when bids on the 8th
Duchess of Geneva began to go up by
thousands of dollars. Kentucky want
ed her. England was bound to have
her, for she must become "the purest
blood in Europe" No Abyssinian,
cutting steaks from a live OK, could
hope for such meat as was piled up
richly upon the TANKS of this animal.
Goldsmith Maid was bought for $780,
600, and has more than earned herself
since the purchase. Here was con
rapidly nearing these same figures,
with no prospects of her earning any,
where near them. Buy ers grew excited,
the auctioneer himself lost his equa-
nlmity, and it was an absolute relief to
the crowd when England shooted up
to $4,000. Kentucky retired, and the
hammer came down. But the people
got accustomed to fabulous prices at
last and regarded calmly such figures
as $35, 900, $50, 900, $25, 900, $40, 600 and
$3.50 for single animals of the Ouch
ess breed. Their equanimity was again
disturbed, however, when five months
old calf of the $4,000 COW came under
the hammer. England had the dam
and wanted the calf to go with her.
Kentucky did not like the idea of Eng
land carrying the pure Dlools out of
the country. The old struggle on bids
was renewed between the two, out of
which Kentucky came triumphant at a
cost of $4,000. And so the sale went
on with no tagging in the bidding for
five hours until the whole stock was
disposed of. The total amount real
lied for the l13 animals sold was 1884,
900 or on an average of over 5000
for every head. The cows brought by
far the highest figures the bulls not
being in such demand, their sale thus
lowering the average. Below we give
list of the principal sales, with names
of purchasers and the prices paid 49,.
End Maid Of Oxford, roam calved October
G1s tob1 GOT Nv tIduu Duht Oh OAtDfu dam
Oxford Goth by Marquis Of Carrabas. A. w.
Griswod, Malvern Farms, Vermont. $1,000.
Sd Maid Of Oxford, red and white; calved
September a. 1868 got Nv Grand Duke of
Oxford dam oxford Goth ps Marquis 1T Car
rabas. Warrant McGibbons, kentucky, 81. 900.
d oselle, red roam calved May 2s, 1868 /: got
by Lord Of the Alley; dam Mazurka 18th by
Duke OF Airdre. A. W. Griswold, Malvern
Favms, VT, 81 ,425.
18th Duchess OF TbOrndale, roam calyed
October 49, 1865 got by 9th Duke Of Thorn.
ton dam 9TH Duchess Of Ihorndale by lin
perial Duke. Hon. A. b. Conger, Haverstraw.
N. Y, $500.
Sth. Duchess of Geneva, red aud white;
calyed July ~, 1866: got by Sd Lord Oxford:
dam LIST Duchess OF Geneva by 81 Grand Duke,
Duchess list by Duke OF GlO'ster, Duchess
Goth by lth Duke OF York, Duchess 5Sth by
ith Duke OF Northumberland. Duchess 3Sth
by Norfolk, Duchess 33d b., Belvedere, Duch.
ess 10Th by Second lIubback, Duchess 18th by
The Earl, Duchess lth by ketton "a, Duchess
lat by Comet, Duchess by FayouIitc, by Daisy
Bull. by Favourite, by Hanback,, by J. Browns
Red Bull. II. Davis, Gloucestersbire, Eng
land, $4,000. rrsF1s Ia
"a Countess Of Oxford, red; caived Deceni.
Der %, 1866; got by "a Duke OF Geneva; dam
Gem ~ Oxford by 81 Grand Duke. A. W.
Griswold, ~ TO-
18th Duchess Of rhorndaie; red calyod
February -. 1867; got by tenth Duke Of
Thorndale. 10y 2d Grand Duke. Hon. A. b.
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