872 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



better times. In February of this year Giltner 

 Bros, offered 53 head of registered cattle at auction 

 at Auburn, Ala. This was one of the first attempts 

 of the kind in that section and resulted in the grati- 

 fying average of $213 per head. On March 2 Mr. 

 C. A. Jamison sold 136 head of cattle at Hamlet, 

 Ind., but the market would not at this time take so 

 many at strong prices. The average was $124, the 

 top being $1,575 paid for the imported bull Albany 

 by M. E. L. Williams, Peoria, 111.* Events of this 

 spring in the middle west were large offerings of 

 range-bred Hereford calves at auction. On March 

 17 the SMS outfit sold about 600 head at C. C. 

 Judy's farm, Tallula, 111., at an average of from 

 $20 to $30. In May the LS management sold 500 

 head at Mr. Imboden's, Decatur, 111., at an average 

 of around $20 per head. 



There were no important incidents at the fall sales 

 of this year. Fifty-six head, consigned from various 

 herds, sold at Kansas City on Oct. 21 at an average 

 of $186.25. The top was $1,330 paid by S. L. Stand- 



*Mr. Jamison lived at Peoria, 111., and began his Hereford 

 herd in the spring of 1899 by the purchase of 99 animals of breed- 

 ing age and about 30 calves, all of which were placed upon his 

 large farm near Hamlet, Ind. This purchase included the Cor- 

 rector bull Well Done 66786. A little. later 45 two-year-old heifers 

 were bought and with these came another Corrector bull, Sir 

 Comewell 68776, and Reginald 64067 by Mr. VanNatta's Hengler. 

 Other purchases were made from Mr. Nave, Mr. Armour and 

 other prominent breeders. Mr. Jamison also used the Shadeland 

 bull Sailor 93037 by Acrobat. Subsequently he bought imp. Diplo- 

 mat 81547, but he met with an. accident which caused his death 

 soon afterwards. Immediately after this event, after consultation 

 with Capt. Scarlett, Mr. Jamison decided to cable an offer for the 

 unbeaten two-year-old bull Albany 132876. The deal was closed 

 at a reported price of $6,000. Albany was bred by Allen Hughes, 

 and was landed in New York along with the two fine heifers, 

 Lady Barbara and Princess Royal, both of William Tudge's breed- 

 ing. Mr. Jamison's operations were on a very extensive scale, 

 and during the winter of 1902 it was stated that although he had 

 sold 229 head during the two years immediately preceeding he 

 still owned over 400 head of Herefords. 



