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HISTORY OFHEREFORD CATTLE 



We will not indulge in any rude remarks about 

 the judges in the defeat of Mr. T. L. Miller's 

 heifer, the "Matchless Maid of Orleans." No, it 

 is not becoming; they were old men, and left 

 home without their spectacles. It is invariably 

 the case, the cross-bred sections form one of 

 the best features of the show and you will see 

 by the next exhibition that several of the 

 "Beechers" are bound to take a prominent posi- 

 tion in 1881. Perhaps they, instead of the re- 

 markable Kentucky steers, will get away with 

 the much coveted "National Live Stock Jour- 

 nal" silver cup. An eager crowd viewed the move- 

 ments of the judges with much interest in the 

 award for the championship this year; it will 

 be viewed with no less anxiety next year. The 

 battle is now fairly begun between the Here- 

 fords and Shorthorns; each have their favor- 

 ites, and justly so. Stand by your colors until 

 you see who is the winner, but take care the 

 black Polled Angus do not take part in the 

 battle of beef and delay the decision. I am 

 impartial. There is plenty of room in America 

 for all breeds. 



In grade Herefords, Mr. C. M. Culbertson 



produced a grand animal, ripe and woll finished, 

 champion of his class as the best three-year-old 

 of any breed, beating Mr. Miller's three-year- 

 old "Alex/' So decided the judges on Thurs- 

 day the 18th inst, but little "Alex" told them 

 he was riper, requested to be dressed and hung 

 up by the heels and the public would see that 

 the Highland Stock Farm steer was a better 

 and more finished carcass than the Hereford 

 Park one. Alas, it turned out true. 



Mr. Editor, my time is limited, otherwise 

 from memory I should like to enter into details 

 on the merits of many a worthy animal, such 

 as General Ross' lovely Devons, and John B. 

 Sherman's mammoth steers that appeared at 

 your Chicago Fat Stock Exhibition. But I can- 

 not conclude without taking particular notice 

 of Mr. G. S. Burleigh's three one-year-old 

 steers, one thoroughbred and two grades, raised 

 and fed in Iowa by their breeder. They are 

 perfectly marvelous as to maturity yet full of 

 robustness and a good future. Mr. Burleigh is 

 about the last man I want to tackle in one-year- 

 old competition, and that is a good deal to 

 confess. 



LORD WILTON (4740) 4057 



Bred by William Tudge: sold at auction for 3,800 guineas, 

 equal to $20,000 (1884). (From a painting by Gauci.) 



