916 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



bulls were sold at an average of $182. The best 

 figure made was $475 for Mr. A. L. Westou's young 

 bull Carlos 2d, taken by Mousel Bros. The Mata- 

 dor Company paid $400 for The Heir's March 

 On. One of the largest indivdual buyers was 

 M. K. Parsons of Denver. On Feb. 16 Mr. Hutch- 

 eon's herd was dispersed at Bolckow, Mo. At 

 this sale the average of $326.50 on 13 bulls was en- 

 couraging, and the general average was $233.20. 

 The bull calf Tempter 3d was taken by Makin Bros., 

 formerly of Kansas, but now again breeding Here- 

 fords at Grandview, Mo., at $740. Mapleton 4th was 

 bought by J. Secor of Iowa at $725. Handsome Lad, 

 a double Beaumont, went to J. Wolf of Missouri at 

 $500, and Beaumont himself, nearly eleven years old 

 but looking very fit, was taken by H. D. Cornish of 

 Missouri at $305. A. B. Cook, Helena, Mont., was a 

 good bidder for females, his lot including the great 

 producing matron Queen B, by Beau Brummel, from 

 which Mr. Hutcheon had previously sold six calves 

 for a total of $3,400. On Feb. 17 J. 0. Bryant sold 

 81 head at Savannah, Mo., for an average of $141.70. 

 A. B. Cook was also a bidder at this sale. The top 

 price was $725 made for the Kansas City prize bull 

 Curtis, purchased by Hann & Mayne of Iowa. This 

 price was disappointing. Beaumont 2d sold for $700 

 to a Kansas steer feeder. On Feb. 18 J. A. Larson 

 sold at Everest, Kans., 62 head for an average of 

 $126.95. A. B. Cook was in attendance at this sale 

 also and was a good bidder on the best animals of- 

 fered, securing ten head. In this case the bulls again 



