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DRESSED MEAT OF THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS. 



LBS. 



J. D. Gillette's steer weighed 947 



T. L. Miller's steer weighed 1,050$ 



G. S. Burleigh's steer weighed (one 



year old) 816-| 



The Shorthorn men will get but little com- 

 fort out of this show. But they think they will 

 next year, for they have agreed to pick up the 

 best steers they can find in the United States, 

 and put them in the hands of Messrs. J. H. 

 Potts & Son, for feeding, and to beat the Here- 

 fords at the next Fat Stock Show. We have 

 endeavored to make a report of the Cattle Show 

 as fairly as possible. We are, however, making 

 the report from a Hereford standpoint, and in- 

 vite the closest criticism as to the facts. We 

 shall expect to renew this report after we get re- 

 turns from Messrs. Smith & Co., of Detroit, of 

 the dressing of the Potts steer, the Scott cow, 

 and the "Maid of Orleans." We shall also make 

 investigation in reference to the Graves steer, 

 of Kentucky. These three awards reversed, the 

 Shorthorns would have been entitled to just 

 what the Herefords did not show for. 



It was admitted that as fine a lot of cattle 

 was never shown on any show ground by one 

 exhibitor as the six two-year-olds shown by T. 

 L. Miller. 



We present the tabulated statement of the 

 slaughter test: 



year-old grade Hereford, belonging to C. 

 M. Culbertson, and the sweepstakes to same 

 (bullock) establishes his claims. The sweep- 

 stakes to T. L. Miller's two-year-old "Conquer- 

 or," contingent best animal in the show, estab- 

 lishes his claim in grades and crosses. Sweep- 

 stakes to T. L. Miller's yearling establishes his 

 claim. 



One of the winning grade Shorthorns was 

 dressed at Detroit, with T. L. Miller's two-year- 

 old, and the Shorthorn cow taking the sweep- 

 stakes was slaughtered with T. L. Miller's 

 Hereford cow, thus bringing these awards to 

 the test of the block. The honors thus won 

 gave the Herefords a prestige for 1881 that 

 they never had before. The report of the 

 dressing of the Hereford cow "Maid of Or- 

 leans," will be found in the following letter 

 from Wm. Smith & Son, of Detroit, who were 

 one of the oldest and most reliable firms of 

 butchers in the country, Their exhibit of 

 Christmas beef was the largest and best made 

 in the United States. 



As will be seen by the figures given in this 

 letter, the Hereford dressed the wonderful 

 amount of meat to live carcass of 70.48 per 

 cent. She was butchered in the market and 

 hung up entire. So it was impossible to weigh 

 the carcass until it was cut down and quar- 

 tered. 



Detroit, Mich., Jan. 29, 1881. 



Dear Sir: We cut the heifer down yester- 



THE SLAUGHTER TEST OF THE CHICAGO FAT STOCK SHOW, 1880. 



To sum up the Waterloo defeat that we gave 

 the Shorthorns at this show the Herefords in 

 sweepstakes took first for three-year-old bul- 

 lock ; first for two-year-old bullock, and first for 

 one-year-old bullock. 



The awards which we earned, and did not 

 receive, were in grades and crosses; first on 

 three-year-old bullock; first and second on two- 

 year-old bullock, and sweepstakes for best cow 

 in the show. 



The slaughtering of "Mossy Coat," three- 



day, after hanging 36 days, 

 follows: 



She weighed as 



One hind-quarter 273 pounds. 



One hind-quarter 276 " 



One fore-quarter 285 <e 



One fore-quarter 289 " 



1,123 pounds. 

 All the butchers in our market agree with 



