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oxen of this breed have for many years met with favor in the 

 hills of New England. In the United States, however, the Here- 

 ford is chiefly found west of the Mississippi, though herds are 

 found in all the northern states. 



Prices for Herefords have never passed through such extreme 

 variations as have the Shorthorns, though some very high ones 

 have been paid. Lord Wilton (4740) was sold at auction in 1884 



Fig. 86. Black's Ohio Champion. A grade yearling Hereford range steer, held 

 by the noted feeder, D. W. Black, Lyndon, Ohio. Bred by Swenson Bros, 

 of Texas. One of the grand champion car lot of feeder calves at the 1904 

 show of the International Live Stock Exposition. Also one of the first- 

 prize car lot of yearlings fed by Mr. Black for the 1905 show. Purchased 

 by the Ohio State University. Photograph by the author 



for $19,000, but the buyer could not cash his bid, so the bull was 

 later sold to William Tudge and Thomas Fenn for $5000. The 

 highest price paid for a Hereford in America was for Crusader 

 86596, at the sale of Clem Graves of Indiana, on September 16, 

 1902, which brought ^10,000, and the cow Dolly 2d 61799 

 which brought $7000, both being purchased by Edward Haw- 

 kins of Indiana. The bull Perfection 92891, by Dale, on Jan- 

 uary 7, 1902, was purchased at the sale of Thomas Clark in 



