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be between the two breeds, one result may be 

 counted upon as certain; the scrub will be, ere 

 long, driven almost completely out of sight 

 and out of mind. Although the Hereford s 

 and the Shorthorns have locked horns with no 

 such purpose definitely in view, the result will 

 be the same as though they had combined their 

 forces to push the scrub from the field." 



HEREFORDS NET TO GROSS. 



Taken from the "Breeders' Journal," April, 

 1882 : The five steers winning the sweepstakes 



JOHN SCHARBAUER, MIDLAND, TEXAS. 



and his favorite bull, valued at $5,000, Sir James 65916, 



by Corrector. 



prize offered at the Fat Stock Show last fall 

 by Marshall Field for best five steers in the 

 show, and won by the T. L. Miller Company, 

 of Beecher, 111/, were sold to Wm. Smith & Son, 

 of Detroit, and slaughtered by them for Christ- 

 mas market. They made the following record: 



Dressed Meat Beef and 

 to Valuable 



Gross Weight. Offal. 



'Conqueror," dressed 69.13% 



Will," dressed 68.13% 



'Kansas," dressed 68.09% 



'Bachelor," dressed 66.72% 



83.84% 

 83.66% 

 86.44% 

 83.49% 

 81.68% 



'Washington," dressed 66.05% 



SOME GOOD HEREFORD GAINS. 



"The monthly gain of some of T. L. Miller's 

 Herefords, that are in training for the Chicago 

 Fat Stock Christmas Show of 1880, makes 

 quite a favorable showing. Much is being said 

 about one of John B. Sherman's two-year-old 

 Shorthorn steers gaining 120 Ibs. last month. 

 Mr. Watson says he can beat that, as last month 

 Maid of Orleans, two years old, packed on 140 

 Ibs. ; Conqueror, 22 months old, 122 Ibs. ; Bach- 

 elor, same age, 110 Ibs., and Tom Smith, 23 

 months, 106 Ibs. How's that for an average of 

 Herefords ?" Breeders' Journal. 



MARSHALL FIELD PRIZE. 



Taken from the Chicago "Evening Journal" : 

 "There was more than usual interest manifest- 



ed in the Fat Stock Show, although the storm 

 had the effect of keeping many away that 

 would have wished to attend. The great fea- 

 ture was the competition for the $250 prize 

 offered by Marshall Field for the best five head 

 of cattle of any age or breed. Six herds were 

 entered by the following gentlemen: T. W. 

 Hunt, Ashton, 111.; John B. Sherman, Chi- 

 cago, 111.; J. D. Gillette, Elkhart, 111.; T. L. 

 Miller, Beecher, 111.; Morrow & Muir, and II. 

 C. Nelson. Mr. Miller's Herefords carried the 

 day, the prize being awarded to him. There 

 was no little jubilation over the result among 

 the believers in Hereford stock, which they say 

 has risen in value 100 per cent with this vic- 

 tory. Outside of this contest there was no par- 

 ticular feature of interest in the show to-day, 

 except what has been seen during the week." 



IMPORTATION OF IIEREFORDS IN 1883. 



"While many Herefords were imported in 

 1883 to our different quarantine stations in the 

 United States, namely Baltimore, New York, 

 Boston and Portland, there were still more 

 brought to Quebec, Canada. By a ruling of 

 the United States Treasury Department, cattle 

 for importation into the United States were 

 allowed to be held the ninety days required, 

 on Canadian soil. The following importations 

 were sent to Quebec: 



"Geo. Leigh (ff 227A) imported that year in 

 steamer Texas fifty-six head of Herefords, sail- 

 ing April 21st from Liverpool. Gudgell & 

 Simpson brought over twenty Herefords in the 

 same steamer. M. H. Cochrane shipped 105 

 head on the steamer Quebec, sailing May 19. 

 C. W. Cook (fl 228 A) of Odebolt, Iowa, (firm o 

 C. W. Cook & Sons) (flfl 229 A and 230A), im- 

 ported 300 head of Hereford cattle on the 

 steamer Quebec, sailing from Liverpool June 

 30th. Mr. Cook's cattle were selected from 

 numerous herds by Mr. Conant, of Illinois, 

 who had entire charge of the shipment, both 

 on the ocean and in quarantine. Thos. Brit- 

 tian imported thirty-seven and H. C. Burloigh 

 imported 186 head of Herefords on the steamer 

 Texas, leaving Liverpool on August 1 for 

 Quebec. T. L. Miller imported 108 head of 

 Herefords on the steamship Mississippi, sailing 

 from Liverpool August 18th. Geo. Leigh im- 

 ported 135 Herefords on the steamer Texas, 

 sailing from Liverpool September 12th. C. M. 

 Culbertson imported 115 Herefords on the 

 steamer Texas, sailing September 12th, from 

 Liverpool." Breeders' Journal. 



TESTIMONIAL HERD. 



Looking back as we write, the author cannot 



