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fitting for this event. Much interest was shown in 

 the disposition of the three stock bulls Generous, 

 Dale Fairfax and Howard Fairfax. Nearly one- 

 half of the cattle offered were the progeny of Gen- 

 erous, and although nine years old he was contended 

 for by several discriminating buyers who appreciated 

 the character of his get. He finally fell to the bid- 

 ding of Cyrus A. Tow at $925. Dale Fairfax, by 

 Perfection Fairfax, went to A. B. Tyler of Draper, 

 S. D., at $1,110. The top price of the sale, $1,210, 

 was paid by the Messrs. Hancock of Manilla, la., for 

 Howard Fairfax. 



Eeporting from the W. H. Curtice herd at Emi- 

 nence, Ky., early in May Manager Fraser stated that 

 among their recent sales was that of Beau Perfec- 

 tion 23d to A. B. Cook of Montana for $3,000, to- 

 gether with 10 heifers for $2,500. Twenty bull calves 

 were sold to Thomas Mortimer for $4,500. Beau 

 Perfection 22d, a two-year-old son of old Perfection, 

 and 5 yearling heifers were bought by Col. W. H. 

 Eoe of Shelbyville, Ky., for $1,750.* Mr. Fraser re- 

 ported in all the sale of 56 head of cattle at an aver- 

 age of $306, adding that $5,000 had been refused for 



*William Fraser, the present manager of the W. H. Curtice 

 herd, was born in Aberdeenshire in 1886, and had his early train- 

 ing with cattle among the "doddies" of his native land. He was 

 also employed at one time in connection with the management 

 of a herd of blacks in Staffordshire, England. He next had to 

 do with the handling of the Shorthorns of Sir R. P. Cooper of 

 Shenstone Court, Staffordshire. While employed in these ca- 

 pacities he assisted in the fitting and exhibition of bullocks that 

 were prize-winners at Birmingham and Smithfield. 



Coming to America he was first engaged with the Carpenter 

 & Ross herd. By this time Mr. Fraser had earned for himself 

 a high place in the regard of those who appreciate good work 

 in the training of cattle for exhibition, and he was chosen by 

 Mr. Curtice to follow James Hendry in the handling of the 

 famous Beau Donald Herefords. 



