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a large attendance. The animals were arranged in their several tribes, 

 and sold as follows : 



DUCHESS TRIBE. 



4 Cows, ^"322 75. 



3 Heifers, 442 o 



1 Heifer Calf, 162 15 



4 Bulls, 625 16 



2 Bull Calves, 7512 



14 ^1627 10 Averaging $581 each. 



Of the Duchess females, Lord Ducie bought Duchess 55th, 5 years 

 old, at $551 ; 59th, 2 years old, at $1,050; and 64th, 9 months old, 

 at $813. 



Of the bulls, the same gentleman bought 4th Duke of York (10167), 

 3 years old, at $1,050. 



Grand Duke (10284), 2 years old, was also sold for $1,076. 



The other animals of the tribe were sold at lesser prices to different 

 English breeders. 



, OXFORD TRIBE. 



4 Cows, ^"288 153. 



2 Heifers, 95 II 



4 Heifer Calves, 303 9 



3 Bulls, 206 17 



13 ^894 12 Averaging $313 each. 



Of the Oxford females, Col. Lewis G. Morris of Mt. Fordham, 

 N. Y., U. S. A., bought Oxford 5th, 5 years old, got by Duke of 

 Northumberland (1940), for $370; also Oxford loth, 16 months old 

 (daughter to Oxford 5th), by 3d Duke of York (10166), for $267; 

 and Mr. Noel J. Becar, of New York, bought Oxford i3th, a 4 months' 

 calf of Oxford 5th, by 3d Duke of York (10166), for $330. These 

 cows came to-America, and proved successful breeders. No other 

 animals at tpe sale were then purchased by any Americans. 



V 



WATERLOO TRIBE. 



2 Cows, 101 175. 



3 Heifers, 180 12 



i Heifer Calf, 74 n 



6 ^357 oo Averaging $297.50 each. 



