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tend with in the feed-lot, or to be discriminated against by the 

 order buyer for the eastern cities. The Chicago Post of April 11, 

 1901, contained this view of the live stock market by Rappal 

 Brothers & Co.: 



"While the stocker and feeder market advanced about a dime 

 Monday, in sympathy with beef steers, it has lost all and more of 

 its early vigor, especially for such kinds as class below good to 

 choice. The best is always wanted at $4.50 to $4.75, but they are 

 the kind you seldom see. Good Angus steers would have no 

 trouble to reach the 5-cent mark were they here." 



This investigation and research decided me in favor of the 

 Aberdeen-Angus, and I have never regretted this choice. They are 

 still my preference, for they have kept up the high standard of 

 their reputation, and every year, from 1899 to present time, their 

 record has grown more brilliant with their achievements in the 

 show-ring, open markets and slaughter tests. Facts should allay 

 all doubt and end all controversy with you, as they did with me. 

 For instance, at the first International Show in Chicago, 1900, the 

 Aberdeen-Angus, in competition with the other breeds, produced 

 a yearling steer that was grand champion, and sold in the stock 

 yards at the public auction for $1.50 per pound, $150 per 100 

 pounds live weight, or a total of $2,140. The next best steer was 

 reserve champion, which was also Angus. They won three-fourths 

 of the prizes throughout the fat-cattle classification of this great 

 show, including the grand champion car load of fat steers, over 

 all breeds. They were fed and exhibited by the Hon. L. H. Ker- 

 rick of Bloomington, 111., and sold for $15 per 100 pounds live 

 weight. I had the pleasure of witnessing this sale, and it was the 

 highest price ever paid for a car load of cattle on any market at 

 that time. The same year, a month previous, A. A. Armstrong 

 of Illinois received the grand championship award in competition 

 with the other beef breeds for the best car load of fat steers at 

 Pittsburg, Pa. They sold for $9.25 per 100 pounds live weight, 

 which was $1.25 more per 100 pounds than any other carload 

 brought. At the second International, 1901, the Aberdeen-Angus 

 made a pretty clean sweep of it on the block, gaining the cham- 

 pionship and four out of five awards on the 2-year-old carcass 

 tests. At the third International, 1902, I quote from the Breeder's 

 Gazette : 



"There is no mistaking the portent. It was black year. It 

 was a very black year. Not only did breeders of the Doddies pre- 

 sent a memorable collection of their favorites in this section, af- 



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