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averaging $308. It must be borne in mind that 

 these calves had been weaned at a compara- 

 tively early age in Scotland, shipped 4,000 

 miles and offered before opportunity had been 

 had for putting them in strong condition. Had 

 they been fed for six months or a year they 

 would doubtless have averaged double the 

 money. Mr. Miller insisted at the time that 

 the youngsters would grow out in a way that 

 would fairly astonish buyers, and his words 

 upon this point indeed proved prophetic. The 

 highest-priced heifer sold at this sale was imp. 

 Lady of the Meadow, taken by T. W. Harvey 

 at $575. 



Lakeside's show herd of 1888, At the 

 shows of 1888 Lakeside came forward in force. 

 Cupbearer was now a three-year-old and had im- 

 proved wonderfully with twelve months 7 feed- 

 ing. He was never a typical Scotch bull, lack- 

 ing the essential element of early maturity, but 

 as a three-year-old he displayed that marvelous 

 back, loin and hip-covering for which he was 

 afterward so famous. Still he wanted filling 

 at the flanks. A smoother bull probably never 

 stood in the American show-ring. It was a 

 strong class at the Iowa State Fair that year, 

 including N. P. Clarke's big red, Canadian-bred 

 Oscar, Barr's imp. Scotland's Hero and the Du- 

 thie-bred Crown Prince, also shown by Mr. 

 Clarke. First prize here fell to Oscar, but at 



