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ENGLISH SHOET-HOEN CATTLE SALES. 



Thornton's Circular for January, 1871, contains a record of sales of 

 shorthorns for the preceding quarter, and much other information of 

 interest to American stockbreeders. From its pages we compile the 

 following : 



Short-horn sale of Messrs. Game & Son, and Mr. George Game, at 

 ChurchiU Heath, October 4, 1870 : 



£ s. (1. 



54 cows and heifers, at an average of £3G 2s. llfZ 1,951 19 



3 bulls, at an average of £37 9s 112 7 



57 averaged £30 4s. 3(7. Total 2,004 



Three cows brought respectively 77, 75, and 85 guineas; the best bull, 

 50 guineas. The lowest sale was that of a two-year old heifer, at 19 

 guineas. 



Short-horn sale of the entire heird of William Butler, at Badminton, 

 October 5, 1870 : 



£ s. d. 



62 cows and heifers, at an average of £39 9s. 2d 2,446 10 



12 bulls and calves, at an average of £32 2s. 3(Z 385 7 



74 averaged £38 5s. 4(?. Total 2,831 17 



The tribe of Darlingtons, comprising 11 animals, averaged £85 3s., the 

 highest, a two-year old heifer, bringing 155 guineas. 



Short-horn sale of selected stock from the herd of Lady Pigot, at 

 Branche's Park, Newmarket, October 7, 1870 : 



£ s. (1. 



21 cows and heifers, at an average of £46 12s 978 12 



9 bulls and calves, at an average of £21 14s 105 6 



30 averaged £39 2s. Id. Total 1,173 18 



Short-horn sale of Sir George E. Philips, at Weston Park farm, War- 

 wickshire, October 18, 1870, comprising several entire tribes : 



£ , S'. d. 



38 cows and heifers, at an average of £48 1,824 7 6 



9 bulls, at an average of £28 252 



47 averaged £44 3s. Id. Total 2,076 7 6 



Thirteen Sylphs and Knightleys averaged £83 IGs. 9r7. ; 11 Welcomes 

 averaged £33 4s. M- ; 7 Gwyneths averaged £26 2s. The highest in the 

 whole lot, a two-year old heifer, brought 205 guineas. 



Six short-horn "^bulls from the Brailes herd, the property pf H. J. Shel- 

 don, esq., sold at the Weston Park farm sale for £264 12s., averaging 

 £44 2s. 



