660 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



1895, and Thickset on Feb. 20, 1896. The latter is 

 big, smooth, mellow, high-styled and strong-quar- 

 tered, wide between the eyes indicating the good 

 doer that he is but perhaps a little thin in horn and 

 muzzle. Hesiod 29th, like Dak, will never be a big 

 one, but his was the one perfect head and horn of 

 the entire class. In point of breeding character, 

 as revealed in head and face, this bull is the peer of 

 Sir Bredwell. In compactness, breadth and depth 

 of carcass he fairly rivals Dale. Not so perfectly 

 padded at every point perhaps he has been work- 

 ing as well as preparing for show he has the same 

 general feeding quality coupled with the front of a 

 bull that should make a royal stock-getter, -possibly 

 the most valuable of the class for breeding purposes. 

 Although Mr. Sotham had the satisfaction of having 

 Thickset placed one notch above him, Weavergrace 

 was quick to see the superb character of Hesiod 29th 

 and offered $2,000 for him after the show was over, 

 which nattering proposition was declined with 

 thanks by his appreciative owner. Keep On is 

 smooth and mellow in his flesh, round, low and 

 heavy, but he has inherited a wide-spread horn and 

 a muzzle somewhat lacking in breadth. There is 

 ample distance between his eyes, however, and this 

 certain index of a kindly feeder is backed up by a 

 carcass that is both ripe and rich. Nave's Earl of 

 Shadeland 22d bull Gold Dollar 73652 was drawn 

 into fifth place and Steward & Hutcheon's Eose 

 Chief 68945, smooth, low and with plenty of style, 

 was sixth. " 



This competition was of such historic interest 

 that we here record also what happened among the 

 yearling bulls and calves. Our descriptions will 

 not only give a clue to the individual character of 

 the competing animals, but these accounts of the 



