944 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



the Kansas City Koyal Mr. Cook of Montana had 

 exhibited a senior heifer calf named Joy, by Beau 

 Carlos, that received, notwithstanding her youth, the 

 female grand championship over Perfection Lass. 



These shows are so fresh in the minds of con- 

 temporary breeders that we leave to some future 

 historian the task of going into detail as to the 

 truly extraordinary character of the exhibits of 1913 

 as a whole, and of the champion cattle in particular. 

 They will not soon be forgotten by those who were so 

 fortunate as to see them. 



Opening Sales of 1914. Interest in the sales for 

 the new year centered as usual at the Denver show 

 in January. Fifty-eight head were disposed of at 

 this place on Jan. 21 at an average of $223, prices 



demonstrating that the old bull's daughters could also give a 

 good account of themselves, for the Belle Donalds 44th and 59th 

 were winners at St. Louis as produce, and others such as Belles 

 28th, 56th and 60th were also shown with success. Speaking of 

 the old bull's death and the subsequent purchase of Perfection 

 Mr. Hendry says: 



"When I came back from the fairs one fall Beau Donald was 

 so lame he could not get around and he never recovered, dying 

 that winter. We then tried to buy Perfection Fairfax, but failed. 

 After this we went to Hoxie's and got 'Uncle Tom' Clark to close 

 for us a deal for the purchase of Perfection. I believe today that 

 the Perfection cross is one of the best in our modern Herefords. 

 I left Kentucky in January, 1911, and old Perfection died in 

 February. I then came to Mr. McCray's where Perfection Fairfax 

 reigned supreme. There have been many good cattle sold from 

 this herd in the four years that have since elapsed. I can but 

 feel that I have had a little better chance than some of the other 

 'cattle boys', as not many of them have had such good material 

 to work with as the get of Beau Brummel, Beau Donald, Perfec- 

 tion and Perfection Fairfax. I sincerely hope that imp. Farmer's 

 get will do as well or better, if that were possible." 



The third Hendry brother was the last to come out from 

 Enerland, but he has been in the employ of Mr. Gudgell for the 

 past eighteen years and during the last eight years has be-en in 

 charge of the breeding ranch at Edmond, Kans. Prior to that 

 time he was manager of the Gudgell farm in Anderson Co., Kans., 

 for seven years. Mr. Gudgell says he is a splendid cattleman, but 

 has devoted most of his time to the management of the farming 

 operations, which include harvesting 1,000 acres of alfalfa and 

 the production of over 1,000 acres of corn and small grains, with 

 general supervision over the breeding herd of Herefords. This 

 is William Hendry good, cattleman, excellent farmer and splendid 

 handler of men. 



Good work this, for one family! 



