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were interested in the maintaining of values 

 for cattle of this breeding were forced to get 

 behind this offering, and the result was the 

 great average of $2,081.25 upon twenty-three 

 head. The old 10th Duchess, in calf, but 

 known to be a hazardous risk, fell into the pos- 

 session of Maj. S. E. Ward of Westport, Mo., 

 at $1,350. The Canada West Farm Stock Asso- 

 ciation was the heaviest buyer, taking the 9th 

 Duchess of Hillhurst at $8,500, the 10th at 

 $7,100, the llth at $4,700, and Airdrie Duchess 

 at $7,100. The '8th Duke of Hillhurst sold at 

 $3,025, and became the property of Col. C. A. 

 DeGraff, Janesville, Minn. Messrs. Palmer & 

 Bowman, proprietors of an extensive herd at 

 Saltville, Va., purchased Kirklevington Mar- 

 chioness 2d at $3,525. 



Richard Gibson's sale of 1882. A number 

 of imported Bates-bred cattle were sold at auc- 

 tion by Richard Gibson at Chicago April 21, 

 1882, at good prices. The pure Bates heifer 

 Duchess Wild Eyes was bought by Bigstaff, 

 Bascom & Berry of Kentucky at $4,000. Mr. 

 Bigstaff paid $3,200 for Rowfant Kirklev- 

 ington 5th. B. C. Rumsey purchased Lady 

 York and Thorndale Bates 6th at $1,050 and S. 

 White, Windsor, Ont., Kirklevington Duchess 

 27th at $1,575. For Wild Eyes Winsome 4th 

 H. F. Brown gave $1,850. Hon. Emory Cobb 

 took the bull Oxford Duke (45297) at $2,000. 



