512 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



of a factor in the success of the extensive Fowler 

 & VanNatta breeding operations. The bull was then 

 sold for $3,000 to go to western Kansas. He was 

 loaded for shipment on a bad blustery night late iii 

 the fall against Mr. Leigh's wishes, and caught cold 

 and died soon after reaching his destination. 



Royal Grove. — Mr. Curry acquired many valu- 

 able cattle during the years in which he was en- 

 gaged in breeding and exhibiting Herefords. Hav- 

 ing sold Archibald and having lost Pirate, he im- 

 ported in 1886 the grand young bull Royal Grove 

 21500, by The G-rove 3d and out of a Spartan dam, 

 one of the most promising sons of his great sire, an 

 own brother to Mr. Cochrane 's Cassio and without 

 doubt one of the best young bulls ever imported. 

 He was considered a great bargain at the 200 

 guineas paid for him in England and $3,000 were 

 refused for him after his landing in America. He 

 was shown at the fairs of 1886 and was an easy win- 

 ner, heading the championship herd over all beef 

 breeds at Minneapolis. His death shortly after im- 

 portation was a serious loss to Mr. Curry as well 

 as to the breed in this country, and added still an- 

 other to the long list of English-bred show bulls 

 not long surviving importation. Bred to that mar- 

 velous old mother of monarchs, Gay Lass, Royal 

 Grove begot Gaiety Grove, a cow that produced in 

 Mr. Sotham's herds successful show cattle such as 

 Grace and Sir Comewell, both by Corrector. 



J. £. Price & Son. — Mr. Price, although born 

 in the state of Ohio in 1835, was distantly related 



