842 A HISTORY OP HEREFORD CATTLE 



The day following the Clark sale 74 head offered 

 by various breeders at the same place brought an 

 average of $227. At Kansas City on the 14th and 

 15th of January in a combination sale of cattle con- 

 signed from 23 different herds 171 head averaged 

 $227.70. 



Sotham's " Criterion " Sale. On Jan. 28-30, 1902, 

 Sotham held what he called his " criterion " combi- 

 nation sale at Kansas City, upon which occasion 184 

 head of cattle sold at an average of $341.70. Mr. 

 Sotham's own consignment, consisting of 51 head, 



I can't spare him', said father. 'Uncle John' said, 'Henry, he 

 can do more for himself in America than he can here in England.' 

 Father said, 'If he wants to go he can', thinking at the same 

 time I lacked the sand to start out. However, I met 'Uncle 

 John' in Hereford and we talked the matter over, which looked 

 bright to me, so I booked my passage to America on the Cunard 

 steamship Servia, which at that time was a very fast boat. 



"We set sail July 26, 1888, from Liverpool, England, and 

 landed in New York, Aug. 5, 1888. From there we took the 

 train for Lafayette, Ind. After arriving there we went out to 

 Shadeland Farm, where the herd was kept. It was a sight to 

 behold. The herd was then at its best; the bull Earl of Shade- 

 land 22d was a marvel. After staying at Shadeland a few days 

 'Uncle' said, 'I am going up to Beecher to see Tom Clark. You 

 had better come along.' Tom being my cousin had visited us 

 in England a few years previous when he made his large impor- 

 tation. I was quite young at that time but remembered him 

 well. To Beecher, 111., we went. There I found another Here- 

 ford herd equal to the Shadeland herd, headed by Anxiety 3d 

 and Peerless Wilton 12774. After visiting there a few days 'Uncle' 

 said, 'You better stay with Tom', which I did and made it my 

 home for six years, then returning to England on a visit. Upon 

 arriving back in America I accepted a position as herdsman with 

 the Hugh Paul Galloway herd of Heron Lake, Minn., under the 

 charge of David M. Fyffe, where I remained until Mr. Edward 

 Paul dispersed the herd. David Fyffe informing me that there 

 was nothing to do except farm work, which at that time I did 

 not care to do, I accepted my old position with Tom Clark, where 

 I remained until he sold his farm and dispersed his herd. After 

 the cattle had all gone it became somewhat lonesome for me 

 and I then accepted a position with the late G. H. Hoxie as 

 manager of his Thorn Creek Herd, at Thornton, 111., where I 

 again had charge of my old chum Perfection 92891, staying with 

 him four years. I then moved back to Beecher on a farm which 

 I had bought, and there engaged in raising hogs and feeding 

 steers for the Chicago market. Selling my farm at Beecher, I 

 purchased one at Grant Park, 111., where I still carry 9n the cattle- 

 feeding business. I hope to engage in the breeding of pure- 

 bred Herefords when my son is old enough to take the respon- 

 sibility off my shoulders to some extent, as I wish him to follow 

 in my footsteps." 



