St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-10
SOLD UNDER The HAMMER
Sale of Shorthorns at j. j. Hills Stock
Farm, North Oaks.
LEADING STOCKMEN THERE.
The Sale Aggregated Fourteen Thou
sand Three Hundred and Fifty
Dollars.

apolis; G. A. Gilman and John Cooper,
of st. Cloud; John McHugh, of Cresco,
To-, president of the Iowa Improved
Stock Breeders association; Col. w. NJ.
Liggett, the celebrated Holstein-
Friesian breeder, of Benson; S.
w. Jacobs, of Barnston, Neb.;
DR.. c. j. Alloway, of Grand Forks;
George Allen, of Allerton, H.. Mr. Cor
son, of Dunwoodie & Corson, New
Richland, Mimi; II. C.sG. Balls, of In
dianapolis; Col. L. S. Moberley, of
Richmond, KY; w. Fl. Gibson, of Buff
falo, N. Y; Mayor Jacob Austin, of
Fergus Falls: William Steele, of Ioni,
Mich, and several other famous
breeders.
Mr.. Hill took the cattle men out to the
farm on special train, which left this
city little before noon. 1t was nee
essary to go around by way of Mime
apoliS, owing to a freight wreck on the
st. Paul branch of the White Bear line.
Col. King on the train engaged in an
interesting discussion with MeSsrS.
Balls and Moberley about the merits of
the various strains of short horns,
Messrs. Balls and Moberley both being en-
thusiastic Bates admirers. George Allen
is also a great Bates breeder. Buses
were provided at Vaudnas park, and
the drive to the barns was made pleas
ant by conversation upon various farm
topics. If there is one agricultural ell
thusiast in the country it is Mr.. Hill.
He is as much interested in top-dressing.
the growing of blue grass and clover
and the planting of trees as he might be
expected to be in the Manitoba system
to the Pacific. Speaping of the Polled
Aberdeen Angus cattle he said:
.'MV stock not hammered stock
They thrive easily, and are easily accli-
mated, but the farmers do not yet seem
to be quite educated up to them. They
do not give them quite the proper care
which the black cattle ought to receive.
Now l realize on the beeves L sold last
year about S127 apiece. They weighed
on an average from 2,100 to 1900
pounds and | got 61acents per pound for
them in st. Paul. If the farmers who
have undertaken to raise the Polled
Angus cattle would attend to them pro-
perly they would realize
THE SAME RESULTS.
I get plenty of letters asking for
Polled Angus bulls, and some, who have
not received the expected bulls, think /
have shown favoritiSm, but the fact is l
have already done more than intended
to do when l started out to distribute
the bulls in the Northwest"
Mr.. Hill is very much elated over the
pfemiSing future Of the Milk river
country in Montana as cattle raising
section.
After luncheon the breeders repaired
to the sale sheds, where Col. j. w.
Judy was preparing to put the fat,
sleek animals under the hammer. Col.
King started the bidding, and by his
ready wit kept the boys in good humor
until the last animal was reached. The
bidding was pretty sharp at times be-
tween him and III. F. Brown, who had
realized enough money on his own sale
to capture a good portion of the herd.
The fight was pretty hot between
them for the celebrated Grand
Duchess of North Oaks 2nd.
sioSo SnSn Brown O rased aag it sfafssG to s. loot at
King bid 81, 800, Brown made it $l.40O,
but King valiantly shoutedS 800. This
prize was carried off, however, by Will
lam Steele, of Iona, Mich. for $3.50.
This fine roam is not quite two years
old, and was dropped at North Oaks.
w. II. Gibson, brother of Supt. John
Gibson, of North Oaks, secured the red
and white, imported three--year-old,
Duchess of R0wfant, I'd, for B. C.
$500. H. c. G. Balls got the the
red three-year-old North Oaks
Lady of Oxford, Cd, for $3.50.
These were the highest prices. Steele
got the roam five-year-Old imported Ok
ford, Goth, for 81, 200, her bull calf going
with her. He purchased also the high
eSt-priced bull, the red and white Duke
of North Oaks, 2d, a two-year-old,
which was imported in dam. This was
knocked down at $3.50. Col. King got
the white heifer North Oaks Countess
of Oxford for 81 600
of Mr.. Hill's herd thirty-seven ami
mails were sold. Four of them were
bulls. The sale footed up S14,355, the
average price being about 1856.
THE PURCHASES.
Following is the full list of purchases:
Grand Duchess of North Oaks ID, sold
to William Steele, Ionia, Mich, 81 $50.
Imp. Duchess of Rowfant, I'd, to B. c.
Rumsey, Buffalo, y. Y. 81, 800.
North Oaks Lady of Oxford, I'd, to H.
c. G. Balls, Indianapolis, 1850.
Imp; Oxford, 29th, to William Steele
$1,000.
North Oaks Countess of Oxford, to W. s.
King, Minneapolis, $1,000.
Imp. Lady York and Thorndale Bates
9th, to Jacob Austin, Fergus Falls $500.
Imp; mp; Lady sdyd Huntsland Darlington, to II. c.
Imp. Winsome Empress, to II. F. Brown,
Minneapolis $3.50.
Imported Wild Empress to H. F, Brown,
S4OO.
Lady Worcester of North Oaks. to Mr..
Brown, $3.50.
Imported Wild Lady second to Mr.. Brown,
$500.
Imp. Sconishead Wild Eyes 3D. to Jacob
Lady Bell Bates sth, to Col. King, 5000. :
Georgiana of North Oaks, to Mr.. Balls, 1925.
Georgiana of North Oaks, I'd, to John Nc
Hugh, of Cresco, To-, Sl30.
Georgiaua of North Oaks, 5th, to Mr.. Steele,
e125.
Georgiana of North Oaks, 9th, to Mr.. Steele,
$3.50.
Georgiana of North Oaks 9TH, to Mr..
Brown, 500.
Imp; Fairy Countess, 3D. to John Cooper,
OF st. Cloud, $50.
Imp. Anemone Sd. to Mr. Brown, S125.
imp. Golden Mint, to Col. King, $500.
Imp; Golden Mint, I'd, to Col. King, $500.
Golden Cloud, to John McHugh, Sl25.
Imp; Cinderella, I'd, to Dunwoodie & Cor
Cinderella of North Oaks, I'd, to C. A. Gil
man, of st. Cloud, $500.
Cinderella of North Oaks Sd, to William
Ruby of North Oaks, to Col King $50.
Imp. Belle of North Oaks, to Mr.. Brown,
Imp Spicy 5th, to Col King. 5000.
Imp. Queen of Spey Sd. 10 Col. King, $3.50
Imp; Daisy of North Oaka5 to Mayor Aus
tin, 5000.
Flora of Brockhurst, to John Cooper S1O5.
Flora of North oaks Sd (calf of preceding),
to John M. Hugh, S100.
BULLS.
Imp. Duke of North Oaks I'd, to William
Steele, $3.50.
Oxford Duke of North Oakes, to Mr.
Brown, SG20.
Thorndale Duke of North Oaks, to n. P.
Clarke ST. Cloud, S175.
Baron Braweth (calf) TO Col. King 500.
Only four of n. P. Clarke's cattle were
sold, John Cooper bidding in the bull,
Grand Duke of Ridgewood End, for $500
for ID. B. Searle. of st. Cloud, and pur-
chasing the cows Lady Aberdeen 9th
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