THE ABERDEEN-ANGUS 



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represented on either side of the water, as stated by Mr. Pullen, 

 " it has gained distinction chiefly by the production of good stock 

 and prize winning bulls, and as this is not too common an attribute, 

 it would appear to be a family worthy of preservation." 



The prices brought by Aberdeen-Angus cattle have not ranged 

 as high as those brought by Shorthorn or Hereford, but have 

 made a very good showing. Figures compiled by the Kansas 

 Board of Agriculture of sales from 1892 to 1901 inclusive, 

 including 3269 head, 

 give an average price 

 realized per head of 

 $213.24, the bulls 

 averaging $ 1 90.09 and 

 the cows $232.07. A 

 report based on fig- 

 ures published by the 

 American Aberdeen- 

 Angus Breeders' As- 

 sociation, covering 131 

 public auction sales be- 

 tween 1910 and 1916, 

 shows that 7160 cattle 

 of the breed averaged 

 $182.83. It is inter- 

 esting to note that be- 

 ginning in 19 1 2 with 

 an average price of 

 $138.95, the average 



has steadily grown, until in 1916 it was $248.75. The records 

 for 191 7 and 19 18 are still better. The highest prices of in- 

 terest are as follows: Prince Ito 50006, by Eltham (9120), sold 

 by M. A. Judy, February 4, 1902, at Chicago, to B. R. Pierce 

 & Son for $9100. In June, 19 18, at Escher and Ryan's sale 

 in Iowa the bull Blackcap Foe sold for $9200 to A. D. Wilcox 

 of Kansas. In this sale 126 head brought $150,205, the 

 record for the breed to this time, 13 bulls averaging $1104 and 

 113 females $1202. Six cows brought $3000 or more each. 

 Erica McHenry 43d ^3^mSbf^c9Psbft 



Fig. 124. Rose of Highland County, a fine type of 



Aberdeen-Angus cow in field condition. Owned 



by the Ohio State University. From photograph by 



E. K. Emslie 



\.t the same sale at which 



