954 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



breed Herefords as long as I live, both in Kentucky 

 and in Alberta, Canada. ' ' 



Lord Wilton was knocked down at the Stockton- 

 bury sale for 3,800 guineas, or $19,000, but Mr. 

 Vaughan, who was supposed to be bidding for 

 America, failed to make good his offer and at a sub- 

 sequent sale the famous bull went for $5,000. It 

 should be stated, however, that Sir James Rankin's 

 bid of 3,700 guineas at Stocktonbury was bona fide, 

 although unfortunately, as it turned out, it was not 

 accepted by the auctioneer. 



The Show Herds of 1914. — The show season of 

 1914 opened impressively at the Forest City Fair, 

 Cleveland, 0., the last of August. The Kentucky 

 herds were in prime form, and the old-time cam- 

 paigners — Giltner Bros., W. H. Curtice and Luce & 

 Moxley — were here joined by E. H. Taylor, Jr., who 

 won grand championship on the $12,000 bull Beau 

 Perfection 24th. From Indiana came the admirable 

 herd of J. H. & J. W. VanNatta, and these fitted 

 herds sounded a significant prophecy of the bril- 

 liancy of the fall campaign. The winners were 

 almost without exception of the blood which has 

 hitherto produced the prize-winners in these herds. 

 Ohio and New York divided the Luce & Moxley and 

 the Taylor herds the ensuing week, the Curtice con- 

 tingent journeying intact to New York State Fair. 

 Returning from the east the herd of Luce & Moxley 

 encountered only local opposition at the Michigan 

 State Fair while the cattle of Messrs Giltner, Tay- 

 lor and VanNatta joined issue at the Indiana State 



