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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



shortness of the root-crops dettrriug would-bs purckaaera from 

 investing. There was a tolerably good supply of horses m 

 the fair, and prices asked were reasonable ; nevertheless trans- 

 actions were limited, the price of hay and corn again operating 

 against sales. The hop market was well supplied with old 

 and some few new hops from the surrounding district, but 

 very little business was done for want of buyers, who mostly 

 go to Worcester to make their purchases. Attempts have 

 been made from time to time to establish a regular hop market 

 at Hereford, which, as regards distance, is much nearer the 

 centre of the " Worcester" hop district than Worcester itself. 

 There are far more Worcester hops (as all from this district 

 are called) grown in Herefordshire than in Worcestershire, 

 but the proximity and convenience of Worcester to the 

 great consuming district have always made Worcester the 

 depot for hops of Herefordshire. Buyers attending at Wor- 

 cester, of course the hops are taken there for sale. To-day 

 transactions were extremely limited, only one or two buyers 

 being in attendance. The butter market was very high, the 

 general price of tub butter being Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. per lb. 



SHORTHORN SALES. 



SITTYTON ANNUAL SALE.— The sale of yearling 

 bulls, bull-calves, and heifers, from this well-known and cele- 

 brated herd came off on Thursday, Oct. 11 ; Mr. Mitchell 

 auctioneer. The following is the list of sales : 



BOLLS. GS. 



Barrister — Mr. Wilson, Fetterletter 



Duke of Kent — Mr. Anderson, Bog 



Superior — Mr. Morrison, Balhaggardy .. 



Baron NoHpareil— Mr. Strachan, Fingask .. 



The Sauire— Mr. Sharp, Newton, Ross-shire 



Champion of Scotland — Mr. Milne, Haddo 



Lord Lancaster— Mr. Argo, Mill of Qaval, New Machar . 



Lord Nelson — Mr. Argo, Braeside .. 



Christmas Rose— Mr. Stoddart, Airyburn .. 



Lord Collingwood— Mr. Stables, Craigie 



The Dial — Mr. Gray, Densmill 



Moonshade— Mr. Bruce, Inverquhomrie, Longside 



Star ofPeace — Mr. Maitland, Muirton .. 



Rising Sun — Mr. Maitland, Balhaggardy 



Leroy — 5Ir. Argo, Mill of Gaval 



Lord Wellington — Mr. Ross, Nether Park, Drumoak 



Sackbut — Mr. Bannerman, £ngli8ton .. ,. . 



Glentilt — Mr. Brown, Craig, Udny .. .. . 



Star of Promise— Mr. Sharp, Newton, Ross-shire 



Royal Duke — Mr. Beattie, Cocklarachy.. .. . 



Clarence— Mr. Reid, Daneston.. .. ,. 



Earl of Glo'ster— Mr. Shepherd, Craigie 



Winepress — Mr. Moir, Tarty .. .. .. . 



Gold Butterfly — Duchess of Gordon 



Thunderbolt— Mr. Shewan, Peathill, Keith Hall,. 



Royal Mint — -Mr. Thomson, Leyton, Belhelvie .. . 



Rowland — Mr. Grammie, Shotover House, Oxfordihire . 



Vigilance — Mr. Garden, Mains of Tolquhoun 



Lord Marquis — Mr. Ogilvie, Maryfield, Banchory . 



Prince of Prussia — Mr. Bontwell, Berryhill, Old Machar. 



HEIFERS. 



Fragrant — Mr. Reid, Daneston.. 



Mildmay — Mr. Marr, Uppermill 



Welcome — Mr. Reid, Daneston ,. .. 



Bridget — Mr. Mitchell, Annagathel 



Beimower— Mr. Ross, Nether Park 



Princess Royal— Mr. Mitchell, Annagathel .. . 



Cornflower — Mr. Scott, Glendronach .. .. 



Roseblush — Mr. Rennie, Mill of Coullie 



Matchless— Mr. TurnbuU, Bructer 



Elegant— Mr. Gordon, of Parkhill 



Nonpareil — Mr. Campbell, KincUar 



Queen Bess— Mr. Reid, Daneston 



Caroline — Duchess of Gordon .. 



Acacia— Mr. Cochran, Little Haddo .. .. 



Jessamine— Mr. Argo, Mill of Gaval .. .. . 



MR. TURNBULL'S SHORTHORNS.— The sale came 

 off at Bonhill Place, on the 5th October; Mr. Wetherell 

 auctioneer. The attendance was very limited, and the prices 

 realized were comparatively moderate. The following is a 

 list of the animals sold, with the purchasers' names : 



cows AND HEIFBKS. OS. 



Isabella, roan, calved Oct., 1848— Mr, Stobie .. .. 17 



Noma, roan, c 10th April, 1852— Mr. Jones .. ..27 



Alma, red, c April 14, 1854— Mr. Richardson, Ireland .. 27 

 Scottish butterfly, red and white, c Jan., 1856— Mr. Nimmo 35 



Brooniley, red and white, c May 7, 1855 — Mr. Marshall ..as. 



Noma 2nd, red and white, c March 10, 1855 — IVlr. M'Gregor 



Noma 3rd, red, c 14th March, 1856— Dead 



Orphan, roan, c 6th January, 1857 — Mr. Wetherell 



Red Rose, red, c 23rd January, 1858— Mr. Scott 



Lady of Bonhill, red and white, c 28rd Jan., 1858— Duke 



of Montrose .. .. .. .. 



Noma 4th, roan, c 15th February, 1853— Mr. Scott 

 Broom Blossom, red and white, c April 7, 1858— Mr. Addie 

 Lily of the Valley, red and white, c 1st May, 1858— 



Mr. Richardson, Ireland .. .. 



Noma 5th, wliite, c 22nd February, 1859— Mr. Nimmo .. 

 Strawberry Butterfly, roan, c 8th Feb., 1859— Mr. Addie.. 

 Helena, red and white, c 26th Feb , 1859— Mr. Hamilton 

 Lennox Beauty, roan, c 17th May, 1859— Mr. Wetherell.. 

 Carnation, light roan, c 6th June, 1859— Mr. Wetherell .. 

 Minna (twin), red and white, c Feb. 6, I860— Mr. Webster 

 Brenda (twin), red and white, c 6th Feb , 1860— Mr. 



Webster .. .. .. .. .. .. 



Moss Rose of Bonhill , red, c 24th Feb., 1860— Duke of 



Montrose.. .. .. ... .. 



Bonhill Lassie, light roan, c 15th April, 1860— Mr. 



Wetherell 

 Fair Lady, light roan, c 30th May, 1860— Mr. Jones 

 Gainfordine, red and little white, c 9th July, 1860— Dead 



BULLS. 



Blunt, red, c 20th January, 1859— Mr. Stobie .. 



Master Crofton, red and white, c 7th April, 1859— Mr. 



Nimmo .. .. 



Hotspur, roan, c 26thMarch, 1859— Mr. M'Kenzie .. 



Maccoll, dark roan, c ii8th May, 1859— Mr. M'Kenzie 

 Harlequin, roan, c 32nd May, 1859— Mr. Wetherell .. 



Lennox Lad, red and white, c 8th Feb., 1860- Mr. Weir, 



Ireland .. 

 Satin Jack, red and while c 16th Feb., 1860— Mr. Stobie 

 Star of the West, roan, c 26th Feb., 1860— Mr. Wetherell 

 Fitz James, c 22nd Apiil, 1860 — Mr. M'Kenzie .. .. 



Roderick Dhu, roan, c 14th May, 1860— Mr. Duncan .. 



LORD MONK'S SALK AT CHARLEVILLE. — 

 Modesty was purchased by Mr. Armstrong, of Enniscorthy, 

 for 27^ gs, ; Myrtle 5th, to Mr. Brady, for Lord Charle- 

 mont ; Myrtle 6th, also to Mr. Brady, at 31 gs. ; Baby, to 

 Mr. Purdon, for 16 gs. ; Myrtle 7th, to Mr. Riall, for 58 gs. ; 

 Myrtle 8th, to Mr. Barcroft, for 33 gs. ; Myrtle 10th, to Mr. 

 Riall, for 38 gs. ; Myrtle 12th, to Mr. Robinson, for Lord 

 Powerscourt, for 20 gs. ; Myrtle 14th, to Mr. Seaton, Black 

 Park, Co. Tyrone, for 14 gs. ; Myrtle 15th, to same buyer, at 

 21 gs. ; Myrtle 16th (six months calf), to Mr. Riall, at 23J 

 ga. ; Myrtle 17th, to Mr. Barcroft, at 13^ guineas. A pair of 

 trained bullocks, 28 ga., to Mr. Robinson. The shorthorn bull 

 Masterman Ready was not sold, Mr. Barcroft being the only 

 bidder. Lord Monck however, directed that he should be 

 declared the buyer, but that gentleman declined to take him 

 under the circumstances, well knowing that his bid was far 

 under his value. 



THE LENTON SALE.— On Wednesday, Oct. 3, Mr. Straf- 

 ford offered for sale at Lenton, near Nottingham, the entire 

 herd of pure-bred short-horned cattle, the property of the late 

 Mr. Wilkinson. The popularity of the stock brought together 

 a large and highly respectable company, and although the 

 several animals were shown in their natural state, without any 

 of that artificial forcing too frequently seen, they realized fair 

 remunerative prices. It will be observed that thirty-two lota 

 of cows and heifers realized £1,127 Hs,, and sixteen bulls and 

 bull calves £441. In addition there were also twenty-one 

 cows and heifers which had been used for the dairy, and which 

 brought about £500. The Zeal tribe fetched the highest 

 price — to wit, Zeal 8th, roan, c. Dec. 7, 1857; got by Lord 

 George — Mr. Fryer, 59 guineas ; Zeal, 9th roan, c. Nov. 27, 



1858 : got by Lenton Favourite- Mr. Wells, for Sir H. Des 

 Voeux, Bart., 98 guineas ; and Zeal 10th, roan, c. Jan. 17, 



1859 ; got by Lenton Favourite — Mr. Heaton, 46 guineas. 



CAPTAIN SPENCER'S SALE. 



The sale of this herd, by Mr. Straffordon Friday, Oct. 5, has 

 added another leading feature to the records of English 

 Shorthorns, and the fine average is still more noticeable from 

 the fact, that it is very little more than four years since Capt. 

 Spencer began. An excellent luncheon was provid-. I, and 



