648 A HISTORY OF HEEEFOBD CATTU! 



1898, when Mr. Cross exposed his 150 head of im- 

 ported and home-bred cattle for sale at auction, a 

 crowd estimated as high as 3,000 people faced the 

 auctioneers. Col. James W. Judy, Col. Fred M. 

 Woods and Col. J. W. Sparks, when the selling be- 

 gan. Mr. Cross reserved for his own use the im- 

 ported bull Keep On. 



$3,000 for Salisbury. — The highest price paid 

 was $3,000 for the imported two-year-old bull Salis- 

 bury, bred by John Price. He was taken by Mr. 

 Murray Boocock of Keswick, Va., who was at that 

 time engaged in the formation of a Hereford herd, 

 after a sharp contest with George W. Henry of 

 Chicago and C. N. Whitman, the latter representing 

 the owners of the Lucien Scott herd. W. S. VanNatta 

 & Son secured the imported yearling March On, 

 bred by Ed Yeld and sired by Lead On, a famous 

 English stock bull that was unfortunately lost by 

 accident just as he seemed to be entering upon a 

 great career as a sire in the old country. This 

 proved a fortunate purchase, and more will be heard 

 of the bull and his get later on. One of the promising 

 young bulls of the importation was the Turner-bred 

 Saxon, that was sent into the ring with a reserve 

 bid of $1,000. Others would have offered more 

 money, but it was generally known that Mr. Cross 

 really desired to retain the bull for his own use, and 

 with the consent of the company he was therefore 

 withdrawn. 



Good Buying by George H. Adams. — ^Bidding 

 on the best females was active at strong prices, 



