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at the sale of Samuel Sandy in England, 115 head brought an aver- 

 age of ;^6o5. In May, 1917, at the sale of L. D. May of Penn- 

 sylvania, 39 milking Shorthorns averaged ^1008, one of which, 

 White Queen, sold for ^3000. On June 21, 1918, Arnold Wills 

 of Northampton, England, sold 56 head for an average of ^1140, 

 with the high price of ^10,000 for the yearling bull Thornby 



Fig. 99. Milking Shorthorn bull 'Waterloo Clay, weight 2300 pounds. The 



property of Flintstone Farm, Dalton, Massachusetts. Grand champion at Eastern 



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Premier, paid by Sir Gilbert Greenall. In October, 1918, there 

 were sold 68 dairy Shorthorns by R. W. Hobbs & Sons of Kelm- 

 scott, Lechlade, England, for the high average price of ^1155. 

 The geographical distribution of the Shorthorn is most wide- 

 spread, no other breed equaling it in this respect. It is so well 

 suited to a wide range of conditions and has been so extensively 

 distributed that it has been termed " the universal intruder." 

 It is generally found in North America ; in South America, more 

 particularly in Argentina ; in Europe, being the most promi- 

 nent breed on the British Isles, although bred to some extent on 

 the Continent ; in Australasia, where it has long met with favor ; 



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