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Show Highest Priced Holstein ; Cow in Last 20 Years I $ i f " i CARY, ILL. The highest price paid for a Holstein cow in more than 20 years was established at the 2nd annual Curtiss Candy Classic, at the Curtiss Candy Company Farms near here. Dunloggin Mistress La Princess, an 8-year-old Holstein and the first animal placed on the auction block, was sold for $23,500 to Chester Williams, owner of Wern Farms, Waukesha, Wis. The cow was consigned by Elmwood Farm, Lake Forest, 111., owned by Robert Rasmussen. Fifty head of fine blooded Holstein cattle were sold at the Curtiss Candv Classic for a total of $98,350, or an average price of $1,987, according to Otto Schnering, president of the company. More than 2,000 Holstein breeders and fanciers attended. |