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39269 and Langwater Pear 26605 at $4200 each. On May 16, 

 19 1 8, a combination sale was held at Lake Forest, Illinois, under 

 the auspices of the American Guernsey Cattle Club, when 6j 

 animals brought ^102,925, an average of ^1536 each. The top 

 price was ^10,000 for the bull Don Diavolo of Linda Vista 23565, 

 bought from Dr. C. G. Parnell of Michigan by John C. Haartz of 

 New Hampshire. The highest-priced cow was Langwater Luxury 



Fig. 177. Violet IV of Corbinez 32405 (imp.), a Guernsey cow with official record 



of 16,336 pounds milk and 756.72 pounds fat. Owned by Waddington Farm, Elm 



Grove, West Virginia. From photograph, by courtesy of the owner 



49484, by Imp. King of the May 9001, sold by F. L. Ames for 

 ;^5 300 to Frank D. Stout of Wisconsin. Langwater Amiable 49480, 

 by Langwater Stars and Stripes 21872, consigned by Mr. Ames, 

 was sold to Burnside Farm of Maryland for ^5000. In 1918 

 W. G. Jamison and Sons of Wisconsin sold to W. H. Dupee of 

 California the bull Pencoyd's Golden May Secret 39626 for 

 ;^io,ioo, while late in 1918 C. D. Cleveland of New Jersey sold 

 the bull Florham Autocrat 25749 to A. T. Herd of Pennsylvania 

 for ;^ 1 4, 500. This same year 13 18 Guernseys sold at public sales 

 for an average price of ;^330. The 220 cows brought an average 

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