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each, and a much higher price had been offered for a single cow. 
That $5,750 had been paid for a bull of American breeding, and 
$5,000 offered and refused for an imported English bred bull. 
Mr. Allen further says there was no sham in these offers, that the 
above named purchases were bona fide transactions, and the offers 
not accepted, were made by responsible parties having the money 
to consummate them had they been taken. 
As a further evidence of the growing popularity of this class 
of cattle, we have the results of the numerous public sales held 
the past year in quite a number of the states and the Canadian 
Provinces, full reports of which were published in the Western 
Farmer , the National Live Stock Journal , and other agricultural 
papers. I briefly mention some of these sales: 
Wm, Stewart, Franklin Grove, Ill., sold 25 females and 11 bulls; 
females selling at $185 to $825 each; bulls selling at $85 to $750 
each. 
Wm. Waifuld, Lexington, Ky., sold 60 females and 20 build; 
females selling at $25 to $1,050 each ; bulls selling at $50 to $650 
each. 
J. H. Picknell, Harristown, Ill., sold 27 females and 12 bulls ; 
females selling at $200. to $1,750 each ; bulls selling at $180 to 
$3,000 each. 
D. Christee, Paris, Ontario, sold 28 females and 9 bulls; females 
selling at$100 to $675 each ; bulls selling at $85 to $1,235 each. 
J. H. Spears k Son, Tallula, 111., sold 59 animals at $110 to 
$1,475 each, making an average of $287.50. 
Alexander Hanley sold 27 females and 7 bulls ; females selling 
at$50 to $805 each; bulls selling at $65 to $500 each. 
Cyrus Jones, Towanda, Ill., sold 42 females, averaging $418, 
and 14 bulls, averaging $215. 
E. P. Brockway, Ripon, Wisconsin, sold 25 females, averaging 
$738.75, and 5 bulls, averaging $466. 
Many other public sales of pure bred Short Horns were held 
the past year, with generally about as good results as those just 
reported. The Short Horn is pre-eminently the animal for beef; 
he weighs more when put on the scales than his appearance indi¬ 
cates—from his carcass much more choice beef can be cut than 
from any other breed—more of that class of steak and roast 
