The Advocate and news., 1899-03-29

There are tio conditions at this time that
tend to advance the price OF good Here"
fords beyond those that were realized last
year, unless 1t is that their merits are be-
coming better understood and more extern
siVely known. Hence, to arrive at 9Olu-
tion q brief history Of Sotham's methods
one OF the maxims OF sothams that the
foundation must OF necessity be right 70
begin with, as hebelieves and works on the
theory that there is something IN "indlVid-
ual excellence by inheritance" In the Sc
lection Of his bulls and cows q careful con"
sjderation Is always exercised on the prob
able outcome Of the result before the mat
ing has been accomplished. Then, the sub
ural as the habits of the Individual animal
will permit. How we'll he succeeds one
need not refer to the show ring record dur
ing the past ten years other than that OF
last fall at the Transit Mississippi and ln-
ternational Exposition held at Omaha,
where the WeaVeTgrace herd won, In the
strongest Hereford aggregation ever mar
shalled in the history of the American
Hereford, eight first and champion prizes
with pure-bred cattle bred by exhibitor,
which is record not equaled by any other
breeder of beef cattle.
Among other things accomplished by MS
premier herd bull, Corrector 1876, Is the
amounts realized for three Of his sons, VIZ:
Sir Bredwell $685., 5000; Sir Con1eWell 6S116,
81 800, and Excellent VoL 19, N575. These
prices exceed any ever IS re2,zed ~ ed at p@6lc
aggregating $8,115 for three Individual AMI
mails.
In noting some pointers concerning r. a:
Naves Hereford experience and success, X
may be encouraging to the young breeders
or those contemplating embarking In the
or those that contemplate embarkinS IN
the business Of breeding Whitetaces, 70
state that Mr.. Nave started into the busi-
ness of breeding high class Herefords less
than three years ago, In making his selec-
tions he adhered to uniformity OF character
as near as possible. Late In 1896 the oppor,
tunlty presented to secure his premier nero
bull Dale for 81 100. Many Of his cows ana
heifers cost him $500 to $1,000. IL the AMI
NAL both In breeding and individuality
conformed to HIS ideal, q few dollars ala
not stand In the way OF It's becoming q
as a new breeder, was phenomenal one NJ
the New York, Indiana, Illinois state FAIRS
and at the Trans Mississippi Exposition at
Omaha. In detaiis nc p1rsuesS, pscss,,S q couESe ane
thing, and that Is "the best is none too
good" While there were NO phenomenai
prices realized last week, the y-year-olo
bull, Gold Dollar 1859. brought $50, and the
a. head, most under 2 years old, made an
average Of S3S3.S7.
H. was on October 10, 1885, at the pubic
sale held at Independence, Mo-, when
Grant Hornaday bought = head. mostly
as the foundation Of his registered nero
They cost him an average or $lSS. Inc fol-
lowing spring he secured the nul Slr Come
well 6S7f6 at Mr.. Sotham's annual public
sale for $40 This was the highest price
paid for yeaPling bull Of any breed In 1887
Thus the reader will see that Mr.. Horna-
day started about right; at least one con-
cludes 80 when 1t ig taken into considera.
fi0n that the bull Sir COmewell 6S776
brought an even $1,000, and the 80 lots that
went through this recent sale made an
average Of S35l.s4. The calves by Dir Come
well 6S77G that were sold singly and at foot
With dam were a very strong illustration
or what can be done by having both sire
and dam right in the beginning--hot a Sec
ond class lot among the entire LOT
youngsters w! +. 6Hp