932 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



tive year the Herefords sold at auction in 1913 real- 

 ized the highest average attained by any of the 

 beef breeds, a total of 1,311 head bringing $259.30 

 as against $220.35 for Shorthorns. It should be 

 noted, however, that as a rule about twice as many 

 Shorthorns as Herefords are sold publicly each year. 



The year opened auspiciously in the west by a 

 capital sale held during the Denver show on Jan. 23. 

 The success was due in good part to the liberal buy- 

 ing of Mr. A. B. Cook of Helena, Mont., who took 

 out the three-year-old bull Heir's March On 2d 

 359789 at $1,350. Bred by T. F. DeWitt of Colo- 

 rado Springs, he had won the bull championship that 

 week. He was sired by The Heir, he by Beau Don- 

 ald 17th. Another youngster by this same bull was 

 taken by D. Firm & Son, La Veta, Colo., at $1,250. 

 Six other bulls by The Heir brought a total of 

 $2,590. The highest-priced female was Defender's 

 Lassie 2d, taken by Mr. Tow of Iowa at $600. 



At Grand Island, Neb., on Feb. 14 and 15 another 

 successful sale was held under the management of 

 Mousel Bros. ; 114 head sold for an average of $221, 

 the 73 bulls averaging $241 and the 41 cows $186. 

 Beau's Contender, consigned by Mousel Bros, and 

 sired by Beau Mischief, topped the sale at $950, go- 

 ing to Wm. Hutcheon of Missouri. The bull calf 

 Beau Lindell 2d was taken by Gudgell & Simpson 

 at $925. 



McCray's Big Average. On Feb. 26 at Kentland, 

 Ind., Mr. McCray had the satisfaction of selling 76 

 head for an average of $525, the females averaging 



