900 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE! 



Giltner's imported bull Protector died in Novem- 

 ber, 1907, at the age of ten years. 



Perfection Fairfax Arrives. — ^First it was Dale, 

 then Perfection, and now the latter 's son Perfection 

 Fairfax, bred by Gilbert Hoxie and sold to Mr. Hux- 

 ley, who had the satisfaction of winning first with 

 the "future great" sire at Kansas City. In addition 

 to that honor Perfection Fairfax annexed at the 

 Chicago International the senior bull championship, 

 which at Kansas City had been sent to Prime Lad 

 9th. He was shown at a weight of about 2,340 

 pounds. The VanNattas were first in two-year-old 

 bulls at both shows with Prime Lad 9th. Cargill & 

 Price were successful in carrying off the aged herd 

 prize at both shows, and at Kansas City also had 

 the young herd prize. At Chiceigo Mr. Brock had 

 first on young herds, the get of Disturber now be- 

 ginning to come forward with great promise. 



The Bargain Counter of 1908. — This was a hope- 

 lessly discouraging year so far as sales were con- 

 cerned, but the fall shows developed strength. 

 Prices, in fact, were at the lowest ebb of this de- 

 pression, a total of 936 head being passed through 

 the sale ring at a general average of $116.15, as 

 against an average of $123.70 for 1,358 head sold 

 during the preceding year. Mr. Nave sold 98 head 

 at Attica, Ind., for an average of $124. At a com- 

 bination sale held at Kansas City early in the year 

 170 cattle were distributed at the absurd price of 

 $88 per head. The general appreciation, however, 

 of the Anxiety blood was well demonstrated even in 



