HISTOEY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



second prize went to Duchess 12th, also an 

 imported heifer, and owned by Mr. Thomas 

 Clark. In the yearling class, Messrs. Fowler 

 & Van Natta took first prize with Crocus, 

 Messrs. Earl & Stuart taking second with Belle. 

 For heifer calves the first went to a calf by 

 Tregrehan, bred and owned by Messrs. Fowler 

 & Van Natta; the second went to Earl & 

 Stuart for a calf by Lord Wilton. 



In the sweepstakes ring for best herd, the 

 Herefords and Shorthorns competed against 

 each other. It will be remembered that at 

 previous year's show, the aged herds consisted 

 of one bull and four cows, and that the judges 

 placed the first prize on a herd of Shorthorns, 

 while the Herefords were forced to be contented 

 with second place. This year, the rule was, 

 herds to consist of one bull two years old or 

 over, one cow three years old or over, one 

 heifer two years, one heifer one year, and one 

 under one year old. This year the fortunes 

 were reversed and the first prize was placed on 

 Fowler & Van Natta's herd of Herefords, at 

 the head of which stood Tregrehan, and among 

 the females were Viola, Crocus and Actress. 

 The second place went to Mr. Wilhoit's Short- 

 horn herd. The third prize went to Mr. 

 Thomas Clark's Hereford herd, at the head of 

 which stood Anxiety 3d, and the females of 

 which were Peerless, Duchess 12th, Silver and 

 Flossie. 



In the young beef herds, under two years old, 

 the Shorthorns did not draw a prize. The 

 first prize was awarded to Messrs. Fowler & 

 Van Natta's young herd of Herefords; the 

 second was awarded to Messrs. Earl & Stuart, 

 who had a choice herd of young things, at the 

 head of which stood the bull Jumbo. 



NEW ENGLAND FAIR, 1883. The New Eng- 

 land Agricultural Society, which held its an- 

 nual meeting at Manchester, N. H., Septem- 

 ber 4th to 7th, 1883, had a good display of 

 stock. In the Hereford class there were 

 awarded to J. P. Kimball, of Canterbury, N. 

 H., first and second for two-year-old bulls, 

 second prize for yearling bull, first for bull 

 calf, first and second for aged cows, first for 

 two-year-old heifer, first for yearling heifer, 

 and first for heifer calf. To Seth Quimby, of 

 Bow, N. H., first prize for yearling bull. The 

 sweepstakes gold medal for best bull was given 

 to J. P. Kimball for his bull Major, and a 

 silver medal for his cow Mollie Holmes. Mr. 

 Kimball also took the Hereford herd premium. 



Mr. W. P. Small, of Canterbury, N. H., in 

 the grade class showed Herefords and won first 

 and second prize for two-year-old heifer and 

 first for heifer calf, against other breeds. He 



also took first and second prize for two-year- 

 old steers broken to the yoke, and first prize for 

 yearling steers broken to the yoke. The 

 "Country Gentleman" had the following to 

 say of this fair: 



"The 'Herefords attracted great attention. 

 One point of value operating to make this 

 breed and the Devons popular in New England 

 is the beauty and usefulness of the oxen. The 

 best yokes of working oxen and fat cattle at this 

 show were of these breeds. W. P. Small, of 

 Canterbury, and J. P. Kimball, of the same 

 place, showed over twenty head each, and 

 there was not a poor Hereford in the pens. 

 The New England Hereford breeders call these 

 cattle excellent in the dairy as well as for work- 

 ing and the shambles. Judging from the in- 

 terest shown at this fair the Hereford is gain- 

 ing in popular favor in the Eastern States." 



AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR, 1883. The 

 Hereford breeders were: Wyoming Hereford 

 Association, of Cheyenne; Mr. Ben. Hershey, 

 of Muscatine, la., Swan Bros. & Kaufman, of 

 Indianola, Iowa ; G. S. Burleigh, of Mechanics- 

 ville, Iowa ; W. C. McGavock, of Franklin, Mo. 



Best aged bull, first prize, Wyoming Here- 

 ford Association (Rudolph) ; second, G. S. 

 Burleigh. Best two-year-old bull, first prize, 

 G. S. Burleigh. Best one-year-old bull, first 



BURLEIGH'S PRIDE. 



Cross-bred from Angus sire and Hereford dam by H. G. 

 Burleigh, Vassalboro, Me. 



and second prizes, Wyoming Hereford Ass'n. 

 Best bull calf, first prize, Wyoming Hereford 

 Ass'n. 



Aged cow, first prize, G. S. Burleigh ; second, 

 Wyoming Hereford Ass'n. Best two-year-old 

 female, first prize, Swan Bros. & Kaufman; 

 second, W. C. McGavock. Best one-year-old 

 heifer, first prize, Wyoming Hereford Ass'n ; 

 second, G. S. Burleigh. Best heifer calf, first 

 and second prizes, Wyoming Hereford Ass'n. 



