Catalogue of the Closing Sale of the "Atha" Herd of Short-Horns, Horses; With a Choice Selection from the Thistle Ha' Herd of Short-Horns and Flock of Cotswolds
Atha, Ontario: Atha Farm, 1877. First edition. Soft cover. 46p, no ills. Good (front cover stained, vertical crease from folding). Item #15171
Auction catalogue, October 17, 1877. Lists many shorthorn cows and bulls for sale, each with a several-generation line pedigree. No horses are listed, and the sheep are not identified separately. The farms were owned by William Miller, Jr., and John Miller, from Scotland. The Millers were prominent livestock breeders in Canada, and today Thistle Ha' is a national historic farm, still owned and operated by the Miller family. Scarce; no copies in WorldCat. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate.
Price: $50.00