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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST.’ 
[October, 
Additional Fair List. 
The list here given is a supplement to the one published 
in September. For October fairs not mentioned here see 
the list given last month. 
District Fairs. 
Colorado Indnst. Assoc.Denver .Sept. 20-Ocl. 4 
Shenandoah Valley.Winchester, Va.. 7- 9 
Texas Middle.Corsicana.Sept. 30-Oct. 3 
Industrial Fairs. 
Louisville Industrial.. .Louisville, Ky...Sept. 2-Oct. 11 
Tenn. A. and M. Assoc. .Nashville_'....Sept- 29-Oct. 10 
Provincial Fairs. 
Canada, Blenheim. 
.Plat.tsville. 
.Oct. 3 
Nova Scotia. 
.Oct. 1- 8 
Yarmouuwwo.. 
.. Yarmouth. 
. Oct. 2 
P. E. I. queens Co 
... .Charlottetown.. 
.Oct. 7- S 
County Fairs. 
ALABAMA. 
Madison Co. 
.Oct. 7-11 
Wilcox Co. . 
Williamson Co. 
_Franklin. 
INDIANA. 
.Oct. 1- 4 
Wayne. 
IOWA. 
.Oct. 15-17 
Allamakee Co. 
... Waukon. 
KANSAS. 
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Allen. 
.Oct. 8 
Jefferson. 
.. .Oskaloosa. 
.Oct. 7- 9 
Johnson . 
.Sept.. 30-Oct. 3 
Labette. 
.Oct. 9-11 
Leavenworth. 
.Sept. 29-Oct. 3 
Miami . 
.Oct. 1- 4 
Mitchell. . 
Montgomery. 
.Oct. 1- 3 
Ril.-y. 
Sept. 30-Oct. 3 
Wilson . 
.Oct. 1 
Woodson. 
MARYLAND. 
.Oct. 1- 3 
Frederick Co. 
MICHIGAN. 
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Hillsdale. 
... .Hillsdale. 
MINNESOTA. 
.Oct. 7-10 
Blue Earth Co. 
.Garden City_ 
MISSISSIPPI. 
Adams Co. 
MISSOURI. 
.Nov. 18-23 
Livingston Co. 
_Chillicothe. 
NEW JERSEY. 
. ...Oct. 7-10 
Warren Co. 
... .Belvidere. 
NEW YORK. 
. Sept. 30-Oct. 3 
Rockland Co.New City.Oct. 1- 2 
Tates Co.Dundee. .Oct. 8-10 
Yates Co.Penn Yan.Sept. 30-Oct. 2 
NORTH CAROLINA. 
Granville Co. 
7- 9 
Halifax Co. 
.Weldon. 
. Oct. 
28-31 
New Hanover Co. 
.Wilmington_ 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
11-14 
Union Co. 
.Oct. 
8-11 
Westmoreland Co.Green sbur*? 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
7-10 
Darlingt.cn Co.... 
8-10 
Greenville A. & M. Assoc. Greenville 
.Nov. 
4 - 8 
Peedec. 
TENNESSEE. 
15-17 
Putnam. 
.Cookeville. 
.Sent. 30-Oct. 3 
Sumner. 
15-18 
Tipton. 
.Oct. 
21-25 
Washington. 
_ Oct. 
1- 3 
Weakley. 
.Oct. 
1- 4 
Western. 
VERMONT. 
.Oct. 28-Nov. 2 
Rutland. 
WISCONSIN. 
1 
Crawford Co. 
1- 3 
Waukesha Co.... 
7- 9 
The Great Campbell, Duchess Sale. 
When it was announced some months ago that Mr. 
Samuel Campbell, who had hut a year before became 
sole proprietor of the finest herd of Shorthorn cattle in 
the world, proposed to offer them all at public auction, 
it was well known to all interested in such things that 
the occasion would be a most memorable one. The 
“ Duchess ” blood (known also as the “Bates” blood, 
from .ho name of the original breeder, Mr. Thomas 
Bates, oi Kirkleavington, In Yorkshire, England), gave 
the herd it., character nn.l value. Our American breed¬ 
ers, particularly Messrs. Morris & Bccar, Jonathan 
Thorne and his son Samuel Thorne, had as long ago as 
1830 to 1835 made purchases of the “ Bates ” stock, which 
placed on this side of the Atlantic the very choicest 
blood of the best English herds. Here it has been main¬ 
tained in purity, and more or less successfully bred for 
twenty years. In 1857 Col. Morris, then sole proprietor 
of the Morris & Bccar herd, sold all (some fifty animals) 
to Mr. Samuel Thorne, thus placing the Duchess cows 
and their female progeny all in the hands of one pro¬ 
prietor. Mr. Thorne’s purchases in England were made 
with great discrimination and boldness; and though 
losing valuable cows by accident on the passage, having 
his one thousand guinea bull prove worthless, and los¬ 
ing besides by lightning--his undaunted pluck as a buyer, 
and the great prices paid, gave his herd a reputation 
second to none in the world. In May of 1861 Mr. 
Thorne sent young bulls of his herd to England, where 
they met with quick sale at high figures. From that day 
to this there have been not infrequent purchases from 
our best American herds for exportation, at constantly 
increasing prices. 
Mr. Thorne parted with his entire herd to Mr. Jas. O. 
Sheldon, of Geneva, in 1867, who, after successfully 
breeding it for some years, and adding to it by notablo 
purchases and importations, sold the herd to Messrs. 
Walcott & Campbell, the wealthy proprietors of the 
New York Miils cotton factories, and of about one 
thousand acres of most fertile and beautiful farming 
lands surrounding them, and extending for some miles 
along the Sequoic creek and upon the so-called Mohawk 
flats, near Utica. 
The sale took place on the 10th of September, at 
New York Mills, near Utica, New York. The cattle 
had been for some days in the roomy stables in tlio 
rear of the great factory, and every opportunity for 
examination afforded to the breeders and visitors, who 
came from great distances to attend the sale. A varied 
and excellent lunch was spread on Tuesday and on 
Wednesday, both days being as nearly perfect as could 
be. As the hour approached, a great throng of per¬ 
sons collected, numbering fully five hundred, of whom 
nearly half were directly or indirectly interested in the 
breeding of shorthorns. Kentucky was there in ful, 
force, her sons most of them standing head and shoul¬ 
ders above the crowd ; Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minne¬ 
sota were well represented, and so were New England 
and the Canadas, while almost every breeder of the 
state of New York was present, as of course. Lord Skel- 
mersdale, of Latham House near Liverpool ; Mr. Hol- 
ford, of Papillon Market, Halbro; Mr. Berwick, agent 
of Lord Dunmore, but present to buy for Earl Bectivc ; 
' Mr. Richardson, agent for Sir Curtis Sampson ; Mr. Kel- 
I lo, agent for Mr. R. Pavin Davis, were present as buyers 
: from England; and Mr. De la Perrell, the well-known pur¬ 
chaser and shipper of live stock, from Liverpool, attend¬ 
ed to superintend the shipping of the stock purchased 
by Lord Skelmersdale. 
| The Sale. —The Duchess cows and heifers offered were 
eleven in number, not including two, the 15th Duch 
ess of Geneva past three years old and suspected of 
not being a breeder, which by vote of those present, at 
his own request, Mr. Campbell was permitted to with- 
draw; and (he 8th Duchess of Thorndale, 11 years old 
and past breeding. The Duke bulls were only three, 
namely; the 2d, 4 th, and 7th Dukes of Oneida. 
The first animal offered was the 2d Duke of Oneida, a 
noble three year old. by 4th Duke of Geneva (7,031) out 
of 13th Duchess of Thorndale. Lord Skelmcrsdale’a 
first bid of $10,003 roused everybody. There were but 
three bids offered, $11,003 and $12,000, at which sum he 
was taken by Mr. T. J. Megibben of Kentucky. Then the 
Duchess cows and heifers were brought one by one into 
the ring, and the bids upon them started at frequently 
$5,000, sometimes at $3,000 or less, and usually advanced 
$1,000 at a bid to near the last; but sometimes, as in the 
case of 8th Duchess of Geneva, $5,003 bids folio wed each 
other in quick succession. The bidding, as we noted it 
upon this superb cow, was about as follows: Starting, at 
$3,000 it advanced thus: “$4,000,” “$5,000 ” “$0,000,” 
“$7,000” “ $8,003,” then $10,000,” “$12,000,” “$15,000,” 
“$20,003,” “$25,030,” “$30,030,” then by $1,000 bids 
to $37,030 “$37,500,” $33,000,” “$38,500,” “$39,000,” 
“ $40,000,” “ $40,100,” and so on to $40,600, at which sum 
she went to Mr. R. Pavin Davis of Gloucestershire, being 
about three times as much as was ever before paid for a 
single animal of any bovine race. A six months’ heifer 
calf of this cow subsequently sold for $27,000 to Mr. A. J 
Alexander, of Kentucky. Wo give below briefly the 
prices at which the cows and bulls of the Duchessfamily 
sold, and a general summary of the other sales. 
1st Duchess of Oneida, reu and white ; calved January 
54,1370 ; got hy 10th Duke of Thorndale (20,455). Served 
December 10 hy 2d Duke of Oneida. Sold to Lord Skel- 
mcrsdalc for $“0,GC0. 
7th Duchess of Oneida, red and white : calved August 
S, 1872 ; got by 2d Duke of Oneida (9,220). Sold to Mi. 
A. J. Alexander, of Kentuckv, for $19,020. 
10th Duchess of Genova, roan ; calved May 15, 1827; 
got hy 2d Duke of Genova (23,752). Dam 5th Duchess of 
Geneva hy Grand Duke of Oxford (16,181). Served 
March 50 hy 2d Duke of Oneida. Sold to the Earl of 
Bectivc for $35,000. 
8th Duchess of Oneida, roan ; calved November 18, 
1872 ; got by 4th Duke of Geneva (7,931). Sold to Lord 
Bcctive for $15,300. 
13th Duchess of Thorndale, red ; calved February 25, 
1867 ; got by 10th Duke of Thorndale (28,458). Served 
July 8 by 4th Duke of Oneida. Sold to Mr. A. B. Con¬ 
ger, of New York, for $15,000. 
4th Duchess of Oneida, red ; calved January 17, 1872 ; 
got hy 4th Duke of Geneva (7,931). Sold to Messrs. 
Bedford & Megibben, of Kentucky, for $25,COO. 
8th Duchess of Geneva, red and white ; calved July 
28, 1866; got by 3d Lord Oxford (22,200). Served June 
1 by 2d Duke of Oneida. Sold to Mr. R. Pavin Davis, of 
Gloucestershire, Eng., for $40,GC0. 
10th Duchess of Oneida, red and white ; calved April 
7, 1873 ; got by 2d Duke of Oneida (9,926). Sold to Mr. 
A. J. Alexander, of Kentucky, for $27,000. 
9th Duchess of Oneida, roan; calved March 2, 1873 ; 
got hy 2d Duke of Oneida (9,926). Sold to Mr. Berwick 
for Lord Bcctive for $10,000. 
12th Duchess of Thorndale, roan ; calved October 13, 
1865 ; got by 6th Duke of Thorndale (23,794). Served 
April 17 by 2d Duke of Oneida. Sold to Mr. A. B. Con¬ 
ger for $5,700. 
3d Duchess of Oneida, roan ; calved March 19th, 1871; 
got hy 4th Duke of Geneva (7931). Served July 3 by 4th 
Duke of Oneida. Sold to Mr. Halford, of England, for 
$15,600. 
The Bulls of this family sold as follows; 2d Duke of 
Oneida, to Mr. Megibben for $12,000. 4th Duke of 
Oneida to A. B. Cornell, of New York, for $7,600. 7th 
Duke of Oneida to A. W. Griswold, of Vermont, for 
$1,000. The Duchess Cows above-named sold at an 
average of $21,709. The hulls at an average of $5,725. 
The rest of the herd 111 in number included the Ox¬ 
fords, numbering seven cows and two bulls, Rosamonds, 
Lady Bates, Lonans, Lady Knightlys, Lady Newliams, 
and other choice strains closely related to the Duchess 
and Oxford tribes. The total sum realized for breeding 
animals was $3S0,S90—an average of over $3,431 each. 
The interest during the bidding was as intense as can 
well he imagined, and the fevers of the stock hoard and 
gold room, or the reported delirium of the gaming table 
can hardly surpass the restrained, yet extraordinary ex¬ 
citement which prevailed. That all this was not the re¬ 
sult of aphrenzyof the moment is proved hy the fact 
that many of the highest prices were paid hy agents act¬ 
ing strictly under orders from their principals. 
Thus ended the most remarkable sale of cattle on 
record. It forms an epoch which will he dated back to 
as a crisis in the history of well-bred stock as long as 
neat cattle are bred with care. 
SUNDRY HUMBUGS. — Sometimes 
our friends ask more of us than we feel at liberty to 
perform. While we hold it onr duty to warn our read¬ 
ers against those who hold out inducements, “ the same 
with intent to deceive,” we can not, upon the presenta¬ 
tion of one side of a business difficulty, denounce the 
party cf the other side as a swindler. Several cases of 
this kind have been sent recently, one of which we give 
IN ILLUSTRATION. 
A gentleman in Iowa writes that he sent $154 to a 
stock dealer in Pennsylvania for some pigs, and the 
dealer writes that the money has not been received. 
The agent of the American Express Company in Iowa 
has traced the money through his own company to New 
York and thence hy Adams Express to Pennsylvania, 
where the agent handed the money to the stock man in 
person. This is a very straight story, and if the Iowa 
party has his chain of evidence so complete as would 
appear, the best thing he can do is to bring a suit against 
the dealer in pigs. In business transactions of this kind 
there is a chance that soma oversight may he the cause 
of the trouble. So with a hand-stamp case in Hartford, 
Conn. Both cases have a suspicious look, but we can 
not, on (lie evidence presented, give the suspected par¬ 
ties a place among the humbugs. 
A RELIGIOUS PAPER IN CINCINNATI 
is complained cf hy a correspondent in Tennessee for 
publishing a consumption quack’s advertisement. If 
the Cincinnati paper were the only religious sheet that 
published objectionable advertisements, it might be 
well to notice it. Our friend can see hut few papers of 
this kind if he thinks this an exception. In turning to 
the only two just at hand, we find in both advertise¬ 
ments that should not appear in a religious paper or in 
any other. In years past we have had much to say on 
the subject, hut the publishers cf religious journals are 
very much like most other publishers when a paying 
advertisement Is in question, and these quack fellows 
pay Iibcraliy. It must grieve the good men who fill the 
editorial columns to see what stuff goes into families 
along with their own teachings, and know that many 
persons think that all this quackery is in a manner 
sanctioned hy them. Wo know of one editor of a re¬ 
ligious paper who resigned his position on account of 
the publisher’s course in the business columns, but 
6uch cases are unfortunately rare. 
“ $2,000 PER TEAR AND A FIRST-CLASS PIANO 
free to every Lady or gentleman ” who sells the goods of 
