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ish for Mr. Funkhouser 's Onward 4th. Luce & Mox- 

 ley took Curtice's Prince Rupert 8th at $850. 



The St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. While busi- 

 ness depression continued to restrain activity in the 

 trade there was no let-up in the enthusiasm and inter- 

 est of the leading producers of high-class Heref ords. 

 There was held at St. Louis in the autumn of 1904 a 

 great exposition commemorating the purchase by 

 the United States from France of the so-called Lou- 

 isiana Territory. A live stock department com- 

 mensurate with the importance and dignity of the 

 occasion was projected and carried out to a success- 

 ful consummation, Hon. F. D. Coburn, the veteran 

 Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agricul- 

 ture, holding the helm. The various national organi- 

 zations of breeders of pedigree live stock appropri- 

 ated money for special prizes and cooperated in mak- 

 ing the event a monumental success. 



There was a comparatively light display of the 

 i 'white faces" at the early fairs of 1904. The big 

 guns were being held in reserve, in many instances, 

 for the great exposition contest, which was naturally 

 the outstanding event of the year. As this show 

 ranks with the Chicago Columbian of 1893 in point 

 of historic interest to American cattle breeders, the 

 full account of the Hereford exhibit as presented at 

 the time by "The Breeder's Gazette" is appended:* 



*This account of one of the greatest Hereford battles of 

 modern times is presented not only for the historical value of 

 the prizelist itself, but because of its descriptions and criticisms, 

 reflecting as they do the standard by which Hereford show cattle 

 were judged at that time. It is from the pen of William R. Good- 

 win, the present managing editor of "The Breeder's Gazette," 

 who for a quarter-century past has been reviewing the leading 

 live stock shows of the United States. His work has dealt with 



