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the Maelennan Cup, and led the first -prize group. 

 His price in the ring was 620 gs., but in Buenos Aires 

 he realised 2530. A year later Redgorton Duke, a 

 Crocus bull, was taken out of the ring by Mr Sidey at 

 500 gs., and he reached 980 in the Argentine. Mr 

 Young, the buyer of Redgorton Dandie, another mem- 

 ber of the Crocus line, paid 290 gs. in the ring, but 

 his selection drew 2700 on the other side of the 

 water. Miss Ramsden, Crocus, and Fairy Queen 

 bulls did well in 1917, while the Crocus, Redgorton 

 Emissary, and the Daffodil, Redgorton Ensign, carried 

 off second prizes in the December and January classes 

 of 1918. These were bulls of grand substance by 

 Edgcote Czar and the home-bred Redgorton Duke 

 (133,022). Mr Joseph Shepherd took those bulls at 

 1100 gs. and 800 gs. for export. 



Most of the land near the farm buildings is well 

 sheltered. Some of it tends to burn during a dry 

 summer. North - facing fields farther away are of 

 stronger soil, and on them the stock have some cold 

 blasts at the fall of the year. The land all over is 

 naturally inclined to produce animals of good scale. 

 They certainly do well in their winter quarters, which 

 are excellent for comfort and airiness. Seen on the 

 pastures, the cows impress one by their combination 

 of size, beef, and milk. Shorthorn character is dis- 

 tinctive, and there is sensible refinement of bone. 

 Since the early nineties of last century the herd has 

 been entirely kept at Redgorton. 



