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use upon his Rose of Sharon herd. He made a 

 plucky fight, carrying the bidding up to $5,600, 

 but at that point relinquished her to a repre- 

 sentative of Mr. Alexander, the latter having 

 reserved the right to bid upon the partnership 

 lots. Failing in his purpose at this time Mr. 

 Renick afterward bought and used a bull, 4th 

 Duke of Roses 86034, produced by this cow at 

 Woodburn to a service by 2d Duke of Whittle- 

 berry 62574, a Duchess bull that had been im- 

 ported from the herd of R. Loder. Mr. Alex- 

 ander also bought at this sale 30th Grand Duke, 

 a calf from Thorndale Rose 8th, at $2,025, be- 

 sides Thorndale Rose 16th and Heydon Rose 

 7th at $4,000 and $1,800 respectively. At this 

 same sale S. C. Duncan of Missouri gave $1,100 

 for 30th Duke of Airdrie; Mr. T. W. Harvey of 

 Chicago buying the 33d Duke of Airdrie, a cap- 

 ital red two-year-old, at $2,650, and Mr. N". P. 

 Clarke the 34th Duke at $2,700. For imp. Vis- 

 count Oxford 5th (45744) Messrs. Palmer & Bow- 

 man of Virginia gave $1,025.* 



* At a sale held at Winchester the following week VanMeter & Hamil- 

 ton sold sixty-nine head of Short-horns at an average of $395.35, including 

 the Rose of Sharon females Poppy 17th, Poppy's Duchess of Sycamore and 

 13th Rose of Sycamore, the first going to Palmer & Bowman at $2,025 and 

 the second and third to T. J. McGowan of Mount Sterling at $1,275 and $1,200 

 respectively. The day following this sale the Messrs. Hamilton sold at 

 Mount Sterling forty-five head at an average of $368, Williams & Hamilton 

 taking Loo Belle Geneva 3d at $1,675, Kirklevington Oneida at $1,525 and 2d 

 Lady Kirklevington B. at $1,100. The day following this offering T. Corwin 

 Anderson sold forty-four head at an average of $419.65, receiving from 

 Williams & Hamilton $1,525 for Kirklevington Marchioness and $1,050 for 

 Peach Blossom 12th. H. M. Vaile of Missouri gave $1,150 for Kirklevington 

 Duchess 23d and C. C. Chiles, also of Missouri, took Peach Blossom llth a' 

 $1,263 



