—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 13,1978
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Angus bull sells
QUEENSTOWN, Md. -
Some called it the end of a
dynasty, others said it was
the end of an era in Angus
breeding. But, the owner and
managers of the Wye Angus
herd saw the Wye Plantation
Bull Sale as just a sidebar in
the ongoing history of the
world famous beef cattle
breeding herd.
On January 20 of this year,
Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.
chairman of Steuben Glass
and director of Coming
Glass Works, both located in
Coming, N.Y. made a gift of
his herd to the University of
Maryland at College Park in
order that the integrity of the
herd would continue.
The cattle that the college
did not select for breeding
purposes was then slated to
be sold at auction. On
Monday, May 8 that auction
was held with a grand total
of $932,700 taken in for 115
bulls in a six-hour-long sale.
No females were sold.
The highest selling bull
was Contact of Wye, a 5-
year-old herd sire which sold
for $115,000. The animal was
jointly purchased by Picket
Fence Farm, Grays Lake,
HI., and Lincoln Land Angus
Farm, Fisher, HI.
At $lOO,OOO Franchester of
Wye, another herd sire, was
the second highest pnced
animal. The bull was pur
chased by Daniel Mmchew,
for $115,000
Esta Valley
Washington, D.C,
Favour of Wye was the
third highest priced bull at
$65,000. He was sold to
Newport Farms Syndicate,
Berlin, Md.
The average per bull was
$B,llO with animals pur
chased by breeders from 30
states and Canada. The state
of Virginia was the destined
home for the most number of
animals with 25 bulls sold to
breeders from that state.at a
total of $93,000. In all, 1500
individuals turned out for the
sale.
Farms,
The proceeds from the sale
will go to the University of
Maryland for development
of a research program.
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