496 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Although then about nine years old he was in thrifty 

 condition and it was fair to assume that he was good 

 for some years ' service, especially since his sire, 

 which he so greatly resembled, had lived to be use- 

 ful up to his sixteenth year. The bidding was 

 started by George Leigh at 200 guineas, and went 

 briskly along well above that figure, the opposition 

 being exhausted only when 810 guineas were offered, 

 at which new record price the rare old bull became 

 Mr. Culbertson 's property. English breeders after- 

 wards offered to take him over at the American bid, 

 but he was not for sale at any price. 



Along with "Old Grove, " as he was familiarly 

 known, came six of his daughters, four heifers and 

 one bull calf by Horace, including the last two calves 

 sired by that bull, and a pair of Merry Monarch 

 heifers. The importation was safely landed at Que- 

 bec in care of Mr. Charles Culbertson, Jr., late in 

 September, and after the usual quarantine the cattle 

 were forwarded to their new home in Illinois. 



About this same date a quartette of The Grove 3d 

 heifers that had won in England the Hereford Herd 

 Book Association prize for best four calved in 1881 

 the get of one bull Hawthorne, Beatrice, Rosina 

 and Ethel -were imported by George Leigh, sold to 

 Mr. Culbertson, and by him resold shortly afterward 

 to Mr. Parmelee. 



A Rare Feeder's Type. The Grove. 3d was re- 

 markable for his easy-keeping, mellow-handling 

 qualities, and seemed to combine the substance 

 and vigor of the old-time Hereford with the quick- 



