730 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



attention to form and feeding quality if they 

 were to hold their own throughout the West, 

 Col. Harris attended this sale. These imported 

 cattle were the best specimens of Cruickshank 

 breeding he had ever seen, and much impressed 

 by their sturdy character he bought the year- 

 ling Victoria bull imp. Baron Victor (45944) at 

 11,100; the big, broad-backed roan imp. Victoria 

 63d at $530; the smaller but thick-fleshed imp. 

 Violet Bud at $450, and the compactly-fashioned 

 red-roan imp. Victoria 69th at $390.* Baron 

 Victor was a blocky, broad-ribbed, short-legged, 

 mellow, thick-fleshed red, strong in head and 

 horn, but standing very near to the ground. 

 He was sired by Barmpton (37763) out of the 

 fine cow Victoria 58th by Pride of the Isles; 

 second dam Victoria 43d by Champion of Eng- 

 land. 



Success of Baron Victor. Victoria 69th of 

 this purchase did not turn out a good invest- 

 ment, but Victoria 63d's first calf a grand 

 roan heifer by Baron Victor, dropped Nov. 1, 

 1882 developed into a yearling with an aston- 

 ishing wealth of substance, flesh and hair. No 

 such calf had ever before been seen upon the 

 farm, and much as he disliked to part with her 

 Col. Harris decided to consign her to the Inter- 



* At this same sale Messrs. J. H. Potts & Son purchased the imported 

 Sitty ton Secret cow Sempstress at $585 and Gloxinia at $420. For imp. Acorn 

 2d the late Latmcelot Palmer paid $505 and for Beauty's Pride and Carrie 

 $400 each. 



