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M. Culbertson ; 2d, 0. Terrell. Cow 4 years old 

 or over, 1st, C. K. Parmelee; 2d, T. M. George. 

 Cow three years old and under four, 1st, and 

 2d, Thos. Clark. Heifer two years old and 

 under three, 1st, Thos. Clark; 2d, C. K. Par- 

 melee. Heifer one year old and under two, 1st, 

 Fowler & Van Xatta ; 2d, Thos. Clark. Heifer 

 under one year old, 1st and 2nd, C. M. Culbert- 

 son. In the sweepstakes: Hereford herd to 

 consist of bull two years old or over, and a 

 three-year-old, two-year-old, one-year-old, and 

 under one-year-old female, the prize went to the 

 Wyoming Hereford Association, of Cheyenne, 

 Wyoming. At the head of this herd stood the 

 .remarkable bull Rudolph, (ft 281) a grand 

 animal, which combined great scale, with a 

 smoothness and finish unequalled among his 

 competitors. Best bull of any age, 1st, 

 Wyoming Hereford Ass'n, Rudolph. Best 

 female, any age, 1st, C. K. Parmelee, Princess. 

 (H282) Sweepstakes: Herd, all breeds compet- 

 ing, 1st, to Fowler & Van Natta's Here fords. 



NEW YORK STATE FAIR, 1883. In the 

 Hereford class the herd prize was awarded to 

 the Hon. E. Corning, of Albany, for his bull 

 Comus, and cows Filbert, Edna, Dorcas 5th, 

 Duchess 8th, and Edna 2d. On aged bulls, 

 E. Corning took first with Comus. On two- 

 year-old bulls, J. L. ISTorthrup, of Westfield, 

 took first with Santa Glaus. In bull calves, E. 

 Coniing took first with Kenwood. For aged 

 cows, E. Corning took first and second with 

 Filbert and Edna. In yearling heifers, E. 

 Corning took first with Edna 2d. J. L. North- 

 rup took first on heifer calves with Charmer 

 3d. On fat cattle there was a premium for 

 oxen over four years old and under four years 

 old. G. Ayrault, of Poughkeepsie, won first on 

 the former and first and second in the latter; 

 also second for aged fat cows and first for fat 

 heifers. Hon. Erastus Corning, of Albany, 

 took first for fat cow over four years old with 

 his Hereford cow, Topsy Turvy. * * * 



In 1883 Mr. W. E. Campbell, an extensive 

 ranchman and cattle raiser of Caldwell, Kans., 

 exhibited at the Kansas State Fair a fine 

 herd of Hereford cattle right off the prairie, 

 where they had grazed the entire season, and 

 had had no other feed of any kind whatever, 

 this fact being established by the affidavit of 

 reliable parties posted on the stalls of the cattle. 

 Notwithstanding these facts, the cattle were in 

 excellent condition, and proved the superiority 

 of the Herefords over all other breeds as grass 

 or range cattle. The Equinox 2758 (H283) 

 standing at the head of this herd had proven 

 an excellent stock getter as well as invincible 

 show bull. He won first prize in the grand 



sweepstakes ring open to bulls of any age or 

 breed, in a strong field of eighteen show 

 bulls, representing the best Shorthorn, Here- 

 ford, Polled Angus and Galloway herds of 

 Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. He 

 also carried off the first prize in his class, and 

 his bull calf Jumbo and his heifer calf Lady 

 Maud 4th each won first honors in their re- 

 spective classes. In the sweepstakes ring for 

 the best bull and five of his calves, open to all 

 breeds, The Equinox again came to the front 

 and won second honors, though his calves were 

 very young and showed to bad advantage on 

 that account. Queen of the Lillies, (fl 284) out 

 of Jessamine by Winter de Cote, that was first 

 at Bismarck, was assigned a second place here 

 after much hesitation. The winnings of this 

 herd are unprecedented. It was a trump card 

 for the Herefords as grass cattle. The merits 

 of any thoroughbred race are best demonstrated 

 by the quality of their progeny, and to prac- 

 tically demonstrate the superiority and potency 

 of the Herefords over other breeds, Mr. Camp- 



SAMUEL WEAVER, 

 Decatur, 111., America's greatest cattle feeder. 



bell exhibited the yearling heifer Texas Jane. 

 This heifer was sired by a thoroughbred Here- 

 ford, and was out of a little scrub Texas cow. 

 She weighed about 900 pounds, and had all the 

 character and markings of a thoroughbred 

 Hereford. She was universally admired and 

 attracted much attention and comment from 



