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were being actively introduced, and at different 

 times was identified with the management of sev- 

 eral large establishments. He was at one time at- 

 tached to the Iowa Hereford Cattle Co., and was 

 for six years in charge of the Riverside Ranch at 

 Ashland, Neb. Subsequently he was for three years 

 head of the Bel ton Hereford Cattle Co., Belton, Mo., 

 and later identified with Mr. Cook at Brookmont 

 Farm. He died at Odebolt, la., on Nov. 18. 



The Hoxie and Other Sales of 1907. The most 

 notable sale of the year 1907 was that of Gilbert 

 Hoxie at Thornton, 111., on June 13, when 42 head 

 brought an average of $308. The bull Perfection, 

 then in his eighth year, went to Clem Graves at 

 $3,900.* A. W. Jenkins of Texas took Prime Lad 5th 

 at $1,100. Mr. Nave sold 70 head in March at an 

 average of $229.50, the top being $1,975 given by 

 S. R. Waters of Missouri for the show cow Nut- 

 brown 9th. In February the Avery-Hines Co. sold 

 at St. Louis 63 head at an average price of $127, the 

 Jamison bull Albany, that had cost $6,000 in Eng- 

 land and now eight years old, selling to Edmunds, 

 Shade & Co. of Iowa at $1,000. In May Mrs. Cross 

 closed out her cattle at Emporia, 64 head bringing 

 an average of $129. In April Giltner Bros, sold 43 

 cattle at Nashville at an average of $178.80, and on 

 May 2 Gudgell & Simpson realized $149.75 on 47 

 head at Kansas City. 



* Although Mr. Graves bought Perfection at this sale for 

 $3,900, Mr. Hoxie had not closed out all of his females and per- 

 suaded Mr. Graves to permit Perfection to remain for a time in his 

 service. Some months later Tom Clark negotiated the sale of the 

 entire herd, including Perfection, to W. H. Curtice. 



