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All tb be offered for Sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, OM THE EXHIBmON FAIR GROUNIIS, ■■,M.i'H'-''r:^i AJr TJRTIRO, ON Thursday, the, 12th of October, 1876, SALE TO COMMElirCS AT BI.EVBN O'CIAKiWL PHECnBLV. By direction of the Cbi:tbal Boabd of Agbiooltcbb of Nova Sootia, under authority of the Provincial Goremnifnt and Legislature. *'''■ ; 1 HALIFAX: Pbimtbd fob the Board bt Nova Sootia Pbimtiko CoMPANt. 1876. "1L» n W- ■f 'I'l.'^, y-M ^•' 'M X \*»( ^"'■<<^' I 4"=|>-l < /■ -,^- ^^ ■ii^« M ti»i « i « ii * -*T I Terms of Sale. — Cash on (klivery. At the option of the Board, Notes at G months, with approved security, will be accepted from individual purchasers. Societies desirous of making available for this sale their Annual Grants for 1876 (payable at the end of December) may arrange to do so by previously applying to the Secretary of the Board. The Cattle to be kept for service in the Province for a term of five years, the Sheep and Pigs for three years. In order t^ encourage the more general diffusion of Thorough-bred Stock throughout the Province, the Board have determined to allow a discount on the s;de prices of 10 per cent to all purchasers from the Island of Cape Breton, and of 5 per cent, to other purchasers who reside at a dis- tance of not less than 30 miles from a Ildlway Station. No discount will be allowed upon animals purchased for localities within a distance of 30 miles of a Railway Station, and should any animals not be taken forthwith to the local- ities for which discount is allowed, the respeci.ive purchas- ers will be required to refund whatever amounts of discount may have been received. Animals must be taken charge of by purchasers immedi- ately after the sale. All the animals are in a perfectly healthy condition ; none of them have been fed up for competition or sale. In the case of animals of sufficient age, the greatest care has been taken to select only those actually known to be fertile and free from vice and all other ascertainable faults. For convenience, and in the interest of purchasers, the fullest information that can be obtained at present, is given in this Catalogue, nothing whatever being withheld that might affect — either beneficially or injuriously — the value or utility of any of the Stock ; but the animals Avill be sold entirely at the risk of the purchaser, with all faults and errors of de- scription, should any appear. Full Pedigrees are daily expected. Any further infor- mation may be obtained on application to the Secnitary of the Board of Agriculture, Professor Lawson, Dulhousie Col- lege. , / ./ \. d. ^-^jflfmrn/mtr A CATALOGUE. SHORT-HORN BULLS. LOT. *1— Fifth Duke of Lorne— (Marked No. 53.) 2— Lord of Braemar. — (Marked No. 40.) Pur- chased at the sale of the famous Herd at Mr. Foster's, Kil- Jiow, Cumberland. 3— Wetherby Star. — (Marked No. 41.) Purchased at Mr. Foster's Sale, Kilhow. 4— Kingston. SHORT-HORN COWS AND HEIFERS. 5— Lady Mary.— (Marked No. 27.) 6— Maid of Oxford 4th.— (Marked No. 15.) 7— Cambridge Witch. — (Marked 15.) Purchas- ed from Sir Wilfred Lawson, Bart., M. P., Brayton, Cum- berland. 8— Fortune Teller.— (Marked No. 39.) Purchased from Sir AVilired Lawson, Bart., M. P. DEVON HEIFERS, 9— Duchess of Edinburgh.— Calved November 29th, 1874, bred by Her Majesty the Queen, Windsor Castle, Windsor ; sire Napier, 888, dam Duchess, 2659, by Leotard, 866, graud dam Duchess 1st, 2655, by Napoleon, 259, g. g. dam Peggy, 355, by Duke, 30. Purchased from Her Majesty the Queen. * Where full Pedigrees are not given in this Catalogue, they will be supplied on the day of Sale, or as soon thereafter as possible. Every animal is warranted thorough-bred, and fully qualified for entry in the English or any other Herd Book. |.:i < ii: i .u , , i, B ,i,M ^ 6 LOT. 10— Princess Victoria Adelaide.—Caived 1st October, 1874, l)r()rl hy ll<'r Majesty tli(! (^Jiiccii, Windsor Castlo, Windsor ; sire Najjier, 8(SS, dam Violut L'lid, by Saracen, 520, a, j^rand dam Snowdrop, lot"), by Zouave, 556, R. g. dam, Young Curly, rurchasrd IVum Her i\bij(!.sty the Queen. AYRSHIRE COWS AND HEIFERS. 11— Merry Duchess.— (Marked I on near born.) Red and white Ayrshire cow, calvedin April 1872. Hred by Mr. Lambie. Cot by "Garibaldi" out of "Tina." Winner of several prizes last year when a ^ ve ir old in milk. Served by bull "Commander" on the 29th Jauy., 1870. 12 — BIyth* — (Marked II on near born.) Brown and white Ayrshire cow calved in April 1872. Bred by ^Ir. Fleming, Carmuirs, Falkirk. (Jot by "Kelso" out of "Tosh." Kelso was out of Old Kelso cow, whieli gained Highland Society's Prize at Kelso, and Tosh was one of the most successful prize-takers ^Ir. Fleming ever had. r)lyth was never exhibited exce])t atLiidithgow when a 2 year ol. Bred by ^[r. Fleming, Gallowhill. Got by " Yardabent " out of " Rosy," winner of 3rd prize at Strathaven this ye;ir. Got chance of Bull Dykehole, since 1st Aug. 1876, 15 — Cherry. — (V on near horn.) Red Ayrsliire heifer, calved in May 1875. Bred by Mr. Vallance, Greathill. Got by " Eoyalty " out of " Brown Lady." AVinner of 1st prize at Strathaven in company with another, and 2nd by herself. Had chance of Bull Burnhouse since 1 st Aug. last. ^ LOT. AYRSHIRE BULLS. 16— King of Hearts. — (Marked I on near horn.) Itod and Avlutu Ayr.sliiio IJull, calved in April, 1874, bred by ]\Ir. Siinnii'I l>;irr ; got by " Carlingcraig" out of " Lntty." King of Hearts was nover oxhibitod, as tho person who roan (I liini never exhibits, but he is decidedly one of the best 1 have seen this season. 17— The Shah. — (Marked II on near horn.) Red and white Ayrshire JjuII, calved in May, 1874, bred by Mr. Hamilton, Cotcastle ; got by " Jolly iJoy " out of " Queen." TJie"8hiih" was exhibited at Stouehouso last year, and gained Lst, prize as a yearling, 2nd as the best in the yard, and, this year, gained 1st prize at same plac'% SOWS— LARGE WHITE YORK- SHIRE, ELLE3MERE BREED. 18 — Fairy Princess. — This animal was purchased from the Right Honorable the Earl of Elleemere, Worsley Hall, jManchestcr. and is from the same stock as that with ■which his Lordship took the first prize at the Royal Agri- cultural Society's Exhibition at Taunton. Mr. Heaton, the. Earm ^lanager at Worsley, writes in reference to this and two succeeding lots : '* They are three very good Sowa. To the best of my belief they are all in pig, though of course I am unable to guarantee them in pig." Fairy Princess was served on 15th July. 19 — Lovely Lady Lop Ear. — Of same breed. Purchased from Earl of EUosmere's prize stock, (same as pre- ceeding lot.) 20— Queen of Beauties.— Of same breed. Pur- chased from the Eaii of EUesmere's prize stock, (same as two preceding lots.) BERKSHIRE BOAR. 21 — Royalty. — From the stock kept perfectly pure and bred with the greatest care for many years at the Royal Norfolk Farm, Windsor. Purchased from Her Majesty the Queen. ^^--^ t \ "■^ '■'^i ^S:'' LOT. -r 8 BBR^KSHIRE SOWS. Fr4n the Qoyal Norfolk Farm. ,-^ Purchwi?^. ^TOTQ. Her Maj^^y the Queec. , 301— ~ ^ — ~- lltJied at the Royal Norfolk Farm.^ ; Purchas94 ^^^^ Hor Mtvjesi|f the Queen. ' k • ft i I-' RAMS. i ' *^^'f ^^' ^ eOTSWdlLf? R^ •'If A'... ;■■ * M .>♦ I ,v ■ , S/T-.i, > , i>* !24— ^CotsWil'd Kam, »ed by, 4rid purchased from, ' % H. Gole, Eaq.;j'. Cirencestel, Glojiicostorshife, whose old i\. established Cotkwold Flocjffis everywhere well known as ^ ^ one of the bestr'iii ]fciiglandr -• r^- • -m-o •*• • • ») 25 — Cotswold Ham, raiscAby and purchased' from H.' , fv ^Cole,,£^., Cirencester, Glo|i|estershire. ^40 •■I !!l- * y 2^Cotswold Ram, fron/'Flo^k'd^f Br, Ck)le,> wster. Gloucestershire. iwn- ■'1 >*• 27— CotswoM Ram, froin^Flock of if. Ccfc, Esq., Cireu- ' cester, -Glouces^rshire. - '^ ' ''' '-' » .»' 28--Cotswoid Ham, from, hock of H. Colj, Esq., Ciren- twster, Gloucestershire. - ''H ' ! SOUTHDOWN RAMS. :^ ^;M^g^^^^^ ■ 28— Southdown Raiir ^^^- ^/r^:'^-''^.f'- -"tlSfl-tJ 80 — Southdown Ram. ••,.,';. 81 —Southdown Ram. |< ; ,.^ ^^; ^ ^^^ ;^- 32 — -Southdown Ram. 83 — Southdown Ram. The Southdown Rams were selected by Mr. Brebner, Man^ ager of Her Mtgesty's Norfolk Farm, Windsor. \ ' f -^ '^.s ■■&'A;t«- ^L