do not offer the best of these as they do with their bulls. They keep the heifers for their own use as a rule and sell only the least desirable animals. Breeders are keenly on the lookout for good cows and heifers, and if any are for sale some one in the neighborhood is likely to buy them privately, saving the owner the trouble and expense of taking them to market to be sold at auction. These conditions explain the rather indifferent quality, the comparatively low prices, and small numbers of cows and heifers at the annual stock show. Taking the prize-winning animals as they come, according to age, we may learn something of the preferences of Argentine breeders and the prices they are willing to pay. It should be remembered that these prices for native bulls were higher than ever before because of the fact stated above that there had been no importations of any consequence for eighteen months. SHORTHORN BULLS. Born March 1 to December 31, 1899: (1) Lord Wenlock, roan, bred by Pereyra, sold for $6.000; (2) Boer 137, roan, bred by Pereda, sold for $3,200; (3) Baron 049, red and white, bred by Gimenez Paz, sold for $7,200. Twenty-eight entries, 26 sold, average $2,688; highest $7,200, lowest $1,300. Born January 1 to June 30, 1900: (1) Ladas 6, roan, champion of the show and winner of special prizes, bred by Thomas Bell, sold for $10,300; (2) Surcouf, roan, bred by Fages, sold for $10,500; (3) Somerville 310, roan, bred by Vivot, sold for $7,000; honorable mention, Mercurio 152, roan, bred by Pereda, sold for $11,100. Nineteen entries, 18 sold, average $3,944; highest $11,100, lowest $750. Born between July 1 and December 31, 1900: (1) Farrier Bridekirk, red, bred by Pereyra, sold for $11,000; (2) Sultan 12, roan, bred by Villafañe, sold for $4,000; (3) Ulpiano, red, bred by Fages, sold for $5,300; first honorable mention, Stanley 325, red and white, bred by Vivot, sold for $4,200; second honorable mention, Boulevard 062, red, bred by Gimenez Paz, sold for $6,000. Sixty-one entries, 51 sold, average $2,795; highest $11,000, lowest $665. Born between January 1 and June 30, 1901: (1) Newton Stone, roan, bred by Thomas Bell; (2) Alexandro Beauty 091, roan, bred by Gimenez Paz; (3) Fernando, roan, bred by Aldao. Twenty-three entries, but none of the winners sold; 9 others in the class sold from $1,100 to $5,600, average $1,877. SHORTHORN COWS. Born before January 1, 1900: (1) Stella 155, red, bred by José Cobo; (2) Duchess Lily 22, red and white, bred by Anchorena; (3) Celestina 103, roan, bred by Malbran, sold for $2,000. Seven entries, 1 sale. Born between January 1 and June 30, 1900: (1) Duchess Lily 26, roan, bred by Anchorena; only entry. Born between July 1, 1900, and March 1, 1901: (1) Calomel 16, roan, bred by Pereyra; (2) Dalia 89, roan, bred by Pereyra; (3) Rosemary, red and white, bred by Cardenas, sold for $2,000. Eight entries, 4 sales at $2,000 each. HEREFORD BULLS. Born between March 1 and December 31, 1899: (1) Grandison 42, champion of the breed in the show and also champion of the bulls of the beef races, bred by Villafañe, not sold, and since died; (2) Caronbier 54, bred by Pereda, sold for $2,150; (3) Kaki 63, bred by Pereda, sold for $1,100. Four entries, 2 sales. Born between January 1 and June 30, 1900: (1) Shamrock, bred by Pereyra; (2) Malmesbury 9, bred by Villafañe, sold for $3,200; (3) Grandison 52, bred by Villafañe, sold for $2,000. Four entries, 3 sales; lowest $800. Born between July 1 and December 31, 1900: (1) Wonderful, bred by Pereyra; (2) Grandison 15, bred by Villafañe; (3) Grandison 55, bred by Villafañe, sold for $2,500. Fourteen entries; 10 sales at $500 to $2,500, average $925. Born between January 1 and June 30, 1901: (1) Grandison 63, (2) Grandison 65, and (3) Iron King, all bred by Villafañe, and the 3 sold for $7,000. Only 1 Hereford cow, born between July 1, 1900, and March 1, 1901, was shown for a prize: Zamora, shown by Pereyra, and given a second prize, and not sold. OTHER BREEDS. Only 4 Polled Angus bulls were shown for prizes. One was sold for $500 and another went with two 2-year-old cows for $1,300 for the lot. Only 3 Polled Angus cows were shown, the winner of the first prize going with the bull referred to and another cow for $1,300. A few Holstein bulls were offered, 1 being sold for $1,050 and 2 others for $500 each. Only one prize was awarded, and that to the one that sold for $1,050. Not a Jersey was to be seen in the show, either for prize or sale. The Jersey herd in Carcarañá, owned by people from the United States who have for years operated a cheese factory there and made it famous, is the only one of any size in the country. Jerseys are regarded as an expensive family luxury and only a few people think of having them, because they do not make beef. ANIMALS IN GROUPS. Two groups of Shorthorn bulls of 8 animals each, born in 1900, all registered, the only entries in their classes, sold at $1,000 to $2,100 |