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Importations 1 from Scotland have also been 

 made in recent years by Messrs. Miller, Cargill, 

 Flatt* and others of Canada, and by Messrs. 

 Gerlaugh, Harding, Hanna, Wood, Bobbins 

 and other prominent present-day breeders of 

 the States. Prices are rising again at home 

 and abroad. Five thousand dollars has been 

 refused for the Highland Society's prize bull 

 of 1899, Cornerstone, and even this figure seems 

 likely to be exceeded in the near future. 



One of the notable show-yard triumphs of re- 

 cent years was the exhibition by Messrs. Rob- 

 bins of the Canadian-bred bull St. Valentine 

 121014, descending from the imported Booth- 

 topped cow Verbena, bred by John Outhwaite. 

 He was the champion bull of the West in 1897 

 and was sold along with some valuable fe- 

 males to George E. Ward, Ha warden, la. In 

 1898 St. Valentine was champion at the Illinois 

 State Fair and headed Mr. Ward's first-prize 

 herd at same show, which included Monarch's 



Short-horn breeding with a capital selection of Scotch and Scotch-topped 

 cows and heifers, including a majority of those comprising the importa- 

 tion of 1898 ; Star of the North being the chief stock bull in service. 



Benjamin Whitsitt's father was one of the pioneer Short-horn breeders 

 of Western Illinois, and the son has been at all times an efficient and per- 

 sistent advocate of the use of pure-bred bulls for the production of high- 

 class steers. He feeds largely for the Chicago market, has had in service 

 in his pure-bred herd a succession of good Scotch sires, and is recognized 

 as one of the most successful stockmen of his district. 



* At an auction sale held by Mr. W. D. Platt at Hamilton, Ont., Dec. 20, 

 1899, at which Col. Fred M. Woods of Lincoln, Neb., presided as auc- 

 tioneer, about forty head of imported Scotch-bred heifers and young bulls 

 were sold for an average of $477.30, the top price being $900, paid by P. S. 

 Lewis & Son, Point Pleasant, W. Va., for the roan bull calf Sir Wilfred 

 Laurier, by the Royal champion Marengo. 



