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ENGLISH SHOBT-HOBN CATTLE SALES. 
Thornton’s Circular for January, 1871, contains a record of sales of 
short-horns for the preceding quarter, and much other information of 
interest to American stockbreeders. From its pages we compile the 
following: 
Short-horn sale of Messrs. Game & Son, and Mr. George Game, at 
Churchill Heath, October 4, 1870 : 
£ s. d~ 
54 cows and heifers, at an average of £36 2s. lid. 1 951 19 0 
3 bulls, at an average of £37 9s. ? H2 7 0 
57 averaged £36 4s. 3d. Total..•. 2,064 6 0 
Three cows brought respectively 77, 75, and 85 guineas• the best bull,, 
50 guineas. The lowest sale was that of a two-year old heifer, at 19 
guineas. 
Short-horn sale of the entire herd of William Butler, at Badminton, 
October 5,1870: * 
■ £ s. a. 
62 cows and heifers, akan* av%geA>f £® 9s. 2d .. 2,446 10 O 
12 bulls and calves, at/ an averagenf £32 2s. 3d. .... 385 7 0 
74 averaged £3^8 Ss.Mfe "ibtal 1 ... H, . 2 831 17 0 
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The tribe of Darlingtons, comprising 11 animals, averaged £85 3s., the 
highest, a two-year old heifer, bringing 155 guineas. 
Short-horn sale of selected stock from the herd of Lady Pigot, at 
Branched Park, Newmarket, October 7, 1870 : 
21 cows and heifers, at an average of £46 12s.. 978 12 0 
9 bulls and calves, at an average of £2114s.>. 195 6 0 
30 averaged £39 2s. 7d. Total. 1,173 18 0 
Short-horn sale of Sir George B. Philips, at Weston Park farm, War¬ 
wickshire, October 18, 1870, comprising several entire tribes : 
OO £ *• d ' 
38 cows and heifers, at an average of £48... l 824 7 6 
9 bulls, at an average of £28.. 252 0 0 
47 averaged £44 3s. 7d. Total. 2,076 7 6 
Thirteen Sylphs and Knightleys averaged £83 16s. 9d.; 11 Welcomes 
averaged £33 4s. 4d.; 7 Gwyneths averaged £26 2s. The highest in the 
whole lot, a two-year old heifer, brought 205- guineas. 
Six short-horn bulls from the Brailes herd, the property of H. J Shel¬ 
don, esq., sold at the Weston Park farm sale for £264 12s., averaging 
£44 2s. 
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