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by Hesiod 2d, topped the heifer calves. Clark won on 

 herd, with Funkhouser second. Sotham captured 

 the young herd prize, with Protection, Benita, 

 Grace, Lady Chloe and Lady Plushcoat, all Correc- 

 tors but one, and a finely finished group they were. 

 Clark 's Peerless Wiltons had the get-of-sire ribbon, 

 the Correctors coming second and the Hesiods third. 

 Lars was senior, and Free Lance junior champion, 

 bull. Lady Laurel and Jessamine were the female 

 champions. 



Trade Slowly Revives in 1896. Prices were 

 still unsatisfactory. Sotham sold in April at Weaver- 

 grace 19 bulls at auction at an average of $200, the 

 highest price being $500 for Exemplar to Mr. Tug- 

 gle. Twenty-nine females sold at an average of 

 $145. In October Gudgell & Simpson and Mr. Funk- 

 houser sold 73 head at Kansas City for an average 

 of $168.75, 24 bulls averaging $196 and the tops be- 

 ing $665 for Hesiod 30th to N. W. Leonard and $425 

 for Hesiod 29th to Scott & March. 



On the western fair circuit Sotham, Bedhead, El- 

 mendorf and Funkhouser were the leading exhibi- 

 tors. In Minnesota Sotham 's Protection and Grace 

 were champions. In Nebraska Elmendorf led the 

 aged bulls with St. Louis and Funkhouser the young- 

 sters with Hesiod 29th. Lady Laurel was champion 

 cow and Funkhouser 's Dewdrop best heifer. These 

 same cattle were in stellar roles at Des Moines. 



Clark's Lars was champion bull at Springfield, 

 and was thus described : 



"Lars is one of the outstanding animals. His 



