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1900, are the following fifteen.^ Those marked with a star (•' j 

 were bred in Great Britain. Each sire received 32 points for 

 each first prize winner, 16 for each second or third sired by him, 

 and 8 for each first prize or 4 for each second or third of which 

 he was grandsire, and 2 points for each first or i point for each 

 second or third of which he was great grandsire. (i) Whitehall 

 Sultan 163573, calved 1900, points 979; (2) Avondale 245144, 

 calved 1905, points 709; (3) Choice Goods 1 8602*, calved 1899, 

 points 525 ; (4) Cumberland' s Last 1 18578, calved 1904, points 

 365 ; (5) March Knight 188105, calved 1902, points 353 ; (6) Vil- 

 lager 295884, calved 1906, points 310; (7) Glenbrook Sidtan 

 243185, calved 1904, points 292; (8) Bapton Sidtan 163570*, 

 calved 1898, points 267; (9) The-Lad-for-Me 1406 18, calved 

 1897, points 213; (10) Whitehall Marshall 209775, calved 

 1902, points 205 ; (11) Conqueror 149048*, calved 1899, points 

 189; (12) Hampton's Best 170818, calved 1900, points 180; 

 {IT)) N'onpareil Victor \12^J i* , calved 1896, points 175 ; (14) Lord 

 Lovat 130157, calved 1896, points 171; (15) Gallant Knight 

 124468, calved 1896, points 160. Whitehall Sultan and his son 

 Avondale may be regarded as two of the greatest sires of the 

 past quarter of a century. 



Famous Shorthorn cows of recent , years. Among the great 

 show and producing cows of the present century may be 

 mentioned the following, each of which has produced a grand 

 champion: Avalanche 2d (v. 60, p. 655), Bapton Pearl (v. 48, 

 p. 368), Dorothea (v. 45, p. 645), Em7na J2d (v. 46, p. 714), 

 Geraldine Sth (v. 41, p. 354 E), Lady-in-Waiting (v. 44, p. 632), 

 Lady Marjory (v. 48, p. 406), Maxwalton Mina 2d 86601, 

 Rosewood Pride (v. 60, p. 655), Riiberta (v. 45, p. 1084). 



The prices paid for Shorthorns have attained figures far beyond 

 the expectations of the most ardent admirers, of this great breed. 

 For over a century high prices have been obtained at both private 

 and public sales, with records of new high points during the days 

 of the World War. Many bulls have changed hands at ^5000 



1 These relative positions are based on prizes won at the American Royal and 

 the International Live-Stock Exposition by descendants included within three 

 generations and from 1903 to 191 5 inclusive. Information furnished by the 

 courtesy of Professor G\\h&9^§.m Wmm University. 



