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eight were drawn before this selection was 

 made. 



That the Shorthorn was one of six hundred. 



And another point to keep in mind is the two 

 sets of teeth. 



With these facts accessible to each reporter of 

 this test, the impression attempted to be carried 

 out was that the Hereford won by main 

 strength ; that is, because of greater net weight, 

 seeking erroneously to convey that if the quality 



should have been taken into account the victory 

 would have been with the Shorthorns. This at- 

 tempt to detract from the value of the award 

 we endeavored to make fruitless. It might 

 have been stated that had the superintendent 

 had the selection of a committee to pass on the 

 merits of the steers, it would have gone as the 

 awards on the three-year-olds, the one-year-olds 

 and the cows. 



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A BREEDERS' JOURNAL CARTOON OF 1885. 



