912 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



who secured at this sale some of the best breeding 

 cows for the founding of a herd on his own account. 

 Thomas Nelson of Nebraska took the two-year-old 

 Pretty Lad at $625 and also the yearling Defiance at 

 $600. On April 14 at Chicago Cargill & Price dis- 

 posed of their cattle at what was felt at the time to 

 be a great sacrifice. The 48 head averaged but $148. 

 Bonnie Brae 15th, a capital two-year-old bull, went 

 to A. L. Weston of Colorado at $990 after a contest 

 with 0. Harris. Mr. Weston bought freely of the 

 show cattle. The famous cow Miss Filler 2d by Ful- 

 filler went to Harris at $540. C. A. Tow of Norway, 

 la., got Princess 2d at $400. At the usual October 

 sale at Kansas City 69 head went through the ring 

 at $166.45. There were no animals of unusual ex- 

 cellence in the offering. On Nov. 15 Overton Harris 

 sold 69 head at Harris, Mo., at an average of $181. 

 While no sensational prices were paid the bidding 

 was steady, no animal falling below the $100 mark 

 and three reaching $500. The top was $570, paid 

 by the Commercial Land Co. of Oklahoma for Rose 

 Maid, then nursing a bull calf by Eepeater. The 

 Bessemer Iron Co. of Alabama bought some of the 

 best cattle, including Prime Lad 48th for $500. J. F. 

 Gulick of Missouri took Harris' Prince 90th, a win- 

 ner at the shows of 1909, at $500. Frank Nave was 

 also among the bidders upon this occasion. At the 

 customary combination sale during the Chicago In- 

 ternational 41 head brought an average of $197.50. 

 This occasion was notable for the fact that the firm 

 of E. N. Casares of Buenos Aires, Argentina, paid 



