The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-05-28

to improve the stock of cattle in the Valley OF
Virginia, for their encouragement in so cont
| mendable an enterprise, we give the result OF
| the sale of thirty-nine short horn cows, heifers
and calves, and eleven bulls on the 18Th inst,
at the Murkirk farm Of Mr.. Coffin, located 20
miles from Baltimore on the Washington branch
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and contain
ing about $50 acres The thirty-nine cows,
heifers aiidcalvss brought s2o,53o and the G.
leven bulls q, 30 making a total of s22,soo,
for IS cattle We give below the detailed ac-
count Of the sales, as we found them repor' ed
in that excellent: paper, Che Baltimore Amcrs-
of purchasers, that Mi. Bowman, of this
county, is among them. Where were Roller q
Frank that they did not attend?
| Portulaca, a handsome, solid rel leifer. com
/ in four year old, sold to Il. S. Cooper Of
I P insylvania, for 81 200.
! Portulaca of Muirkirk, red heifer, possess
! ing some good points. She has 'Iree martin,
| and being rather small, did not sell well. Her
buyer was John Pipe, Of G.. W., $500.
! Second Portulaca of Muirkirk, got by royal
Briton, out of imported Portl,laca, about sixth
months old, and gives promise of becoming 4
| first-class cow. Sold to Leslie Coombs, OF Lex
ington, KY, for $3.50.
Masterpiece, by the Sixth Duke of Thorndale,
| dam Mosellc a beautiful roam cow, seven years
old. This was thought by many persons to be
the choice animal Of the herd, She Is large
boned, has good head, neck and eye, broad
rump, excellent TANKS, and is altogether q
grand animal. Sold to G. f. Wordsworth, OF
Genessco, n. Y, for $725,
Malibran, one of the Gwynnc family, roam
colored heifer, having all the family points
five years old, by Fourth Duke of Geneva, ont
of Masterpiece Sold to r. Gibson, Of London.
Canada West, for $3.50.
.Muirllirk Gwynnc, a heavy roam heller. three
years old. She was got by Baron OF Oxford.
out of Masterpiece, and has four pure Bates
crosses upon Gwynne foundation. The ami
NAL was undoubtedly the best of the herd as
far as appearance at least. Having lost her
calf however, she did not sell us we'll as was
expected. Sold to John Huntington, OF Gym
hiana,r KY, for 81. 425.
Maiikirk Gwynne Third, very tasty look
in- he!fer, roam white, by Royal Briton, ont Of
Malibran. Sold to VIM. Warfeld, Of Lexing
toa, KY, for $500.
Rowena Second was the first animal OF the
Princess blood offered. She was got by Hot
; spur out Of Rowena, large beefy looking COW
possessing an excellent body, and reported K
be a first-class breeder and feeder. Sold to c
F. Wadsworth. Genessee, N. Y, for $3.50.
Blanche, a solid white heiier Of beautiful
. form and carriage, but being OF an unfashiona
; Bile color, she did not sell SO well as was expec
, ted She is by White Cloud out OF Roweni
, Second. Sold to John Hcthrington, Cynthiana
+ KY, for 1926.
= Rosaline, smother good specimen Of the Prin
+ cess family, got by Rosy Duke out OF Rosaline
, She is red in color anG sure breeder aud Zee
> dor. Sold to B. B. Groom, Of Winchester, Ky.
for *215.
. Rosetta, a fine red heller, three years old, 3!
, ! Thorn's Carlisle, out of Rosaline. Sold to,
: B. Groom, Winchester, KY, for s4l5.
81 Rosetta second, a number one roam heife
! calf, rather small, but possessing good points
BY Royal Briton. out Of Rosaline. Sold to Z
Grimes, Brownville, Ohio, for $3.50.
$ Rosetta, third, full sister to Rosetta second
$ by Royal Brton, out Of Rosaline, of 4 brigh
red color and one Of the best Of the heifers.-
Sold to J. r. Anderson, Of Anderson, Ohio TO
S 1925. pa
? Rosetta fourth, a red sucking calf Of grea
promise, and full sister to the other hoselias:-
r Sold to Leslie Comb, Of Lexington, KY, to
r $3.50.
8 Maiden. an imported red heifer, with whit
n marks. bred by j. B. Booth, Killerby Hale. Cat
d terick. Yorks, England, and got by X. G.
1 out of Allliner. The beauty OF the form ant
+ graceful movements OF this animal were great
p " admired. Sold to +, S, Cooper, Pennsylva
mia, for 81 100.
4 Maid OF Muirklrk, a small but we'll shape'
= roam calf by Lord Abraham, out OF Maiden
d Sold to G. NJ. Coulter, of Reescvillc, Ohio, TO
l 800.
Eleanor fourth. a dark roam heifer. with tw'
: pure Booth crosses upon an excellent tounda
: ton. She was imported in 1870. Her brcede
e was Mr. Stables, of Richmond, Eng. she wa
0 got by Lord Albert out OF Eleanor. Sold e
It John Hetteringer, Cynthiana, KY. for $40,
n Eleanor fifth, an understood roam hei1er D.
e Price Victor out of Eleanor fourth. SOLD 70 a
s P. Boar. of Lawrence county, Pa, Tor s5oo.
!, Water nymph. a handsome roam heifer' VIII
a one Bates and four pure Booths crosses, y.
d ROYAL Briton out of Water Lilly. Sold to l.
u Coombs, Cynthiana, KY, for 3d. oo.
= Water Nymph second. promising red roal
e calf about is weeks old, by Lord Abraham: on
u Of Water nymph. Gold to F. Il. Conger, Hav
y erstraw, N. Y, for $500.
Lady Fern, q good substantial LOOKING re-
g cow. With two Bates crosses upon first-clas
r foundation, and possessing many good points
! She was cotby fifth Duke, of Wharfdale. out Q
j. Maidenhair. Sold to Leslie Coombs, Cynthi
i ana, Ky., for 800. ~. J.
! Lady Fern second, q Fearling CALI OF Lad
e Fern, bysRoyal Briton. She has number
S promising points, hut her color injured her sale
: Sold 10 F, IT. Oliver, Of Eastern, Md, for s22o
g Rlyina third. a snowy, red and white ecs: e
"a kv Eleventh Duke, OF Thornaalo, out OF Elvi
S ma. Sold to James M Byars, Of Glad SPRING
E. vi FOR $500.