The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-06-06
4ssipItss'lD Department.
W. S. SHIELDS. EhrroR.. W
ales of Short Horn Cattle.

Sales of Short Horn Cattle.
From letter written by a gen
tleman of Lexington. KY, to the I
Nashville RuraL Sun, we clip the I
following account Of the recent auc
ton sales of shorthorn cattle at |
Chicago. Illinois:
3 The lovers of improved stock in
this section are well pleased at the
result oEtheser ofShorthorn sales |
at Dexter Park, Chicago, Illinois,
held on the 9Th, 9th, 10Th and 1Ith
of MAY. Sh0rthorn breeders from
Canada. Massachusetts,, Vermont,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, IIli-
nois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Missouri and Kansas were present,
and after witnessing the sales, con
versing with the breeders and noting
the prices, l am pleased to report
the future success that awaits the
breeder Is assured and certain. |
never saw more interest manifested
in sales, nor bidding more brisk. The
demand for good cattle is greater
than last year and, as to prices, |
will simply sum-up the aggregate
and average and leave to your readers
to determine whether they should be
considered good. The sale Of Abner
Straun, of the Stb, comprised Al fe-
males and bulls. The animals
were individually good, and the ag
oreoate for the so head was $50, $40,
On average per head of $4I2.80. The
COWS ranged in prices from $2,425
down to 1925, the average being
S437; average on bulls $235. The
second days sale was composed Of
drafts from four herds, and number
ed 70 COWS and 10 bulls. Jas. Mix
and L. Cobb, Of Kankakee, Illinois,
Bailey & Goodspeed, of Baldwin,
Wis, and Gov. II. Ludington, of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,, were the ow-
ners. The cows averaged $369.7O,
the bulls S215.50. The entire sale
aggregated S31, 800. In no sale OF
the past four years has there appear
ed more convincing proof OF the pro-
fits that may be realized from pur-
CHASING a good COW and breeding
her for few years. than in this Maj.
Bailey, at the sale of A. w. Girls
void in 1874, purchased Rosa Bon
heur End and her heifer calf, by 4th
Lord Oxford, the two costing him
less than 5000. From them he sold
seven female descendants and the
two cows, receiving for the lot $4,-
GAO, or more than seven times the
first cost. This is perhaps an excep.
tional case, but true one, and shows
the real profit in Shorthorns to lie
in breeding and rearing them. The
third sale was that of Gen. Lippin
colt and J. II. Spears, who sold, on
the 10th, 80 head, 70 females and
II bulls, for S48, 1925, an average per
head Of S537. On females the aver
age was S515, on bulls, 1928. In
this offering Weret wo noted animals,
the 22nd Duchess of Airdrie. that
sold in 1875, when but months old
for $17,5O0. She has grown out
finely, but times were too close and
she did not sell for as much by 81
500. Mr.. LippinCOtt purchased her.
The other noted animal was the 6
year old bull, 21st Duke of Airdrie.
He was bred at Woodburn, Kentucky,
purchased when q calf by Z. O.. Bed
ford, of Bourbon county, and stood
at the head of his herd until his sale
Of 1878 then sold for So, 200 to Mr.
Spears, and afterwards at his sale
for SO, 800, to Gen. Lippincott and,
although selling now for only $4,000,
every owner through whose hands
he has passed, has realized hand
somely from produce obtained and
from letting his services. The fourth
sale, and closing one of the series,
was a selection of38 head from II.
C.. Meredith's splendid herd, and
resulted as follows: 80 cows sold
for SD, 1O5. and s bulls for $8,635.
the cows averaging $40 per head,
and the bulls over 81 1000 per head.
In this sale the 10th Duke of Airdrie
was sold for $6,975, Mr.. A. L. Hamil-
ton, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, be-
ing the fortunate purchaser. The
grand footing-up shows 267 head
sold for $123,065, the 226 cows av-
eraging S449. 80, the Al bulls, $3.50.
%, and the entire lot averaging $3.50.
go.
Twelve animals in the offerings
sold for 81 900 and more per head,
10 of these we're cows and two were
bulls. Four of the u were Rose of
Sharons of the A. Renick sort, and
ranged in prices from $1,000 to ST.
425; one Peri with six Bates top
crosses $4,000. The Duchess and
2 Dukes of Airdrie brought $29, 975,
One Udora, 81 200; a Minna SLIGO.
and a Rosabella $1,000, the Il sell
ling for S43, $50, or So, 655 per head.
Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Canada
Massachusetts and Minnesota bought
them-Illinois retaining 4 for $685.
600. Kentucky 4 for $1O,735, Min
2esota l at $4,000, Missouri l at
S2,475, Massachusetts 1 at $1,000,
and Canada l at Isl, 200. We list
enned in vain to hear some animal
bid off to Tennessee, and rather
consoled ourself by rejecting that
July sales in this section would
furnish her buyers with fine oppor-
tunity7of scuring all the Shorthorns
she would wish. w.