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tracts, preserved meats, dairy products, everything 

 in fact which is the product of the industries represented 

 by the farmer and the stockman. 



We first went to the Central Pavilion, in which some 

 of the bulls were on exhibition. There were about two 

 hundred of them here, representing the Shorthorn, 

 Hereford, Holstein, Jersey, and Aberdeen-Angus breeds. 

 The animals were all of registered pedigree, and among 

 them were some superb specimens. In addition to the 

 animals in the Central Pavilion there were in the va- 

 rious pavilions for the cattle many hundreds more, bring- 

 ing the total up to over nine hundred bulls and cows. 

 As they lay at ease upon their beds of clean straw, 

 chewing the cud, or following with their lustrous eyes 

 the crowds of those who came and went, we were 

 impressed by the fact that we were indeed in the pres- 

 ence of bovine aristocracy. Some of the beasts were 

 truly enormous in size, and all were well groomed and 

 sleek. I doubt whether anywhere in the world at the 

 present time a more impressive exhibition of this sort 

 is to be seen. The pavilions are open on all sides, 

 admitting a free circulation of air, the roofs are high, 

 and there is good light. The names of the animals 

 were all displayed upon neat labels, some of which also 

 gave an account of the pedigree of the individual. 

 The vast majority of the names of the Shorthorns were 

 English and attested their British ancestry. 'Fire- 

 King," "Baron Oxford/' "Iron Duke," "Druid," 

 "Waterloo Victor," "Shenley," "Cameronian," "Lucky 

 Jim," "Sunny Jim," "Polar Beauty," "Lincoln," and 

 'Roosevelt' were names which caught the eye. 

 "Queen Victoria," "Lady Alice," "Diana," "Red 

 Rose,' and 'Blossom' were queenly animals. It 

 was amusing to listen to the pronunciation given to 



