HISTORY OF THE SHORT-HORNS. 



HEIFERS. 



Lot. Guineas. 



37. PHCEBE, 3 years old, by Comet, dam by Favorite. Sir H. C. Ibbotson, 



Bart. Bulled by a son of Comet 105 



38. YOUNG DUCHESS, 2 years old, by Comet, dam by Favorite. T. Bates, 



Halton Castle, Northumberland. Bulled by a son of Comet 183 



39. YOUNG LAURA,* 2 years old, by Comet, out of Laura. R. Mowbray for 



the Earl of Lonsdale. Bulled by Comet 101 



40. YOUNG COUNTESS,* 2 years old, by Comet, out of Countess. Sir H. C. 



Ibbotson, Bart. Bulled by Comet 206 



41. LUCY, 2 years old, by Comet, dam by Washington. C. Wright. Bulled 



by Comet 132 



42. CHARLOTTE, i year old, by Comet, out of Cathalene. T. Sale for R. 



Colling, Barmpton, Durham. Bulled by Petrarch 136 



43. JOHANNA, I year old, by Comet, out of Johanna. George Johnston. 



Bulled by Petrarch 35 



HEIFER CALVES. 



44. LUCILLA,* out of Laura. Grant. Got by Comet 106 



45. CALISTA,* out of Cora. Sir H. V. Tempest, Wynyard, Durham. Got by 



Comet ' 50 



46. WHITE ROSE, out of Lily. H. Strickland, Boynton. Got by Yarbro 1 . 75 



47. RUBY, out of Red Rose. Major R. Bower. Got by Yarbro' 50 



48. COWSLIP. R. Mowbray for the Earl of Lonsdale. Got by Comet 25 



SUMMARY. 



29 Cows and Heifers, average, >I4 4 s - ?d ;4 OO 135. 



18 Bulls and Calves, " 169 8 o 3049 4 



47 averaged ^151 8s. Kd. Total, 711$ 17 



The guinea is 2 1 shillings sterling ; and by calculating the pound 

 sterling (205.) at $5, the sum in dollars which each animal sold for 

 can be easily ascertained. 



It will here be seen that three-fourths of the 48 cattle enumerated 

 were got by the bulls Favorite (252), and Comet (155) his son; and 

 the other fourth by bulls of their get, and a large majority of the cows 

 were in calf to Comet, which fact, undoubtedly so high was the rep- 

 utation of the bull added much to their prices, notwithstanding 

 any prejudices existing against their intense in-and-in breeding. 



We quote still further remarks relative to the sale from Thornton's 

 Circular, of April, 1869 : 



" The sale was on a fine October day, and early in the morning 

 people rode and drove to Ketton, leaving their horses and gigs at the 

 adjoining farms ; all the strawy ards were full, and the throng at the 



