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up in rich furry robes in these same great classes 

 were stars of the first magnitude from the other 

 great central sources of the time. McCray was com- 

 ing strong on Perfection Fairfax stock. Jim Price 

 was forcing the fighting with the Princepses, Ful- 

 fiUers and Bonnie Braes. Harris was crowding all 

 winners with his Beau Donald 5ths, besides supply- 

 ing Dislodger and Repeater by Disturber. The Gilt- 

 ners, Ciena Graves, Dr. Logan, Luce & Moxley and 

 J. H. & J. L. VanNatta were also in the thick of the 

 fray with finely fitted cattle. 



It was truly a wonderful display, that show of 

 1909 — ^bloom everywhere with excessive obesity 

 clearly, and properly, at a discount as compared 

 with the olden days. 



More Ground Regained in 1910. — The improve- 

 ment in prices noted in 1909 continued throughout 

 the following year, 1,214 head of cattle going under 

 the hammer at an average of $144 per head. There 

 were no sales of special note, but the tone through- 

 out was better. On Feb. 22 Mr. McCray sold 47 

 head at Kentlaud, Ind., at an average of $175, the 

 top price being $500, reached in two cases, first by 

 ■the show heifer Donalda and again by the yearling 

 bull Fairfax 18th, by Perfection Fairfax. J. P. Cud- 

 ahy got the show heifer Agnes at $410. On the 24th 

 and 25th of Febi^ary at Craig, Neb., Minier Bros, 

 disposed of 76 head at an average of $216.40, the 

 outside figure being the $775 paid for the stock bull 

 Peerless Perfection 22d by Frank Ulrich, who for 

 ten years past had been in charge of the herd and 



