Col. Charles F. Mills, Springfield, Ill., informs The Prairie Farmer that his Elmwood herd of Jerseys are going through the winter in excellent condition.
H. K. Lewis, and John Cotton, Boyle county, Ky., have sold to G. L. Chrisman, Independence, Mo., a nice lot of pure-bred Southdown ewes, yearlings, at $12 per head.
T. D. Chestnut, Danville, Ky., recently sold to Simon Johnson, Garrard county, Ky., ten Cotswold ewes at $6 per head, and fifty head of Cotswold ewes to Robert Collier, Garrard county, at $5.50 per head.
Breeders of Short-horns in Scotland are to meet in Edinburgh next week for the purpose of furthering the movement in aid of centenary prizes for Short-horns at the forthcoming show of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland.
Mr. Charles H. Walker, President of the Nebraska Stock Breeders’ Association, writes The Prairie Farmer that the association will meet at Lincoln, February 13-14. He adds: “This meeting is not in the interest of any one breed; but is intended to help all persons engaged in breeding, feeding or marketing cattle, horses, and swine.”