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Show IOWA GIRL MARKETS HIGH-PRICED STEER Cranddaughlcr of Famous Brcsd cr of Shorthcns Gets Record Rec-ord Fi3Lre for Anirr.a!. An elevcnycar-old own girl now holds the record of marketing the highest priced steer sold on the Omaha market this year, says the Journal-Stockman. Journal-Stockman. She Is Mildred Saunders, daughter of "Chuck" Saunders, find granddaughter of the famous breeder who founded the well-kno.Mi Saunders herd of Shorthorns at Manilla. Ia. The record-priced shipment consisted of one elghteen-tnontbs-old purebred Shorthorn steer weighing 1,20) pounds and the price It brought, $12, Is 13 cents higher than the highest previous pale made nt Omaha since December, 1920. The sicer was given to Its youthful owner to feed In January, this year, und buyers here bad not a single fault to find with her work, the animal be'ng without doubt one of !ha finest seen on the market In many n day. It was brought In with n carload ir mixed rattle from the Saunders farm, the shipment including two other! Shortho-n steers that averaged 1.140 pounds and were good enough to bring $11.50. Charles Saunders, grandfather of the market-topping lassie, brought In the consignment, which nlso Included In-cluded n load of hogs, Gl sows that raised a total of 'G7 pigs last spring. |