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HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Herefords were from the herds of Shockey & 

 Gibb, Lucien Scott, Walter Morgan & Son, 

 and George W. West. 



BANGOR, MAINE, FAIR, 1886. This great ex- 

 hibition of agriculture and domestic industry 

 at Bangor proved to be throughout the greatest 

 success of its kind ever recorded in New Eng- 

 land. It was successful at all points, in the 

 list of fine cattle and horses shown, in the ex- 

 tensive collection of farm implements and ma- 

 chinery, in the multitudes it drew from all 

 parts of New England and beyond, and finan- 

 cially. The two agricultural societies whose 



FORTUNE (5922) 2080. 

 Bred by J. S. Hawes, Colony, Kan. 



joint efforts, directed by experienced manage- 

 iment, secured this triumph and presented the 

 interests of farming in so attractive a light be- 

 fore the public, had the most substantial rea- 

 sons to be satisfied with the.ir work, which has 

 received such endorsement from the people. 



We noticed in the awards rnade, Burleigh & 

 Bodwell, of Vassalboro, took ' 15 first and 7 

 second prizes with first for best herd of Here- 

 fords, and first and second, for best Hereford 

 bull three years and over. 



The working oxen and steers, the town teams, 

 the trained steers, matched oxen, and pulling 

 oxen, with the rest, filled the exhibition park 

 with attractions such as no true farmer could 

 but be pleased with. Such a display of fine 

 stock it was worth the trouble to cross New 

 England to inspect and admire. The' equal of 

 it had not been seen in that, if indeed in any 

 other, section of the country before, and it all 

 imparted a solid character to the exhibition 

 which it would not have been possible to supply 

 by an indefinite extent of exhibition of any 

 other kind. 



At the IOWA STATE FAIR, 1886, all the de- 

 partments were well filled, and the cattle ex- 

 hibits were especially fine, consisting of five 



herds of Herefords, twelve herds of Shorthorns, 

 seven herds of Holsteins, five herds of Jerseys, 

 one herd of Red Polled (fl332), and one herd 

 of Aberdeen Angus (fl332A). For the best 

 sweepstake show, all breeds, Swan & Bosler Co. 

 took first premium for grade steer calf, with a 

 Hereford. In Hereford sweepstakes, the Iowa 

 Hereford Cattle Co. took first for best bull of 

 any age and best cow of any age. For grand 

 herd premiums, all breeds competing, the Iowa 

 Hereford Cattle Co. took second. Best herd of 

 three fat cows, any breed, sweepstakes to Swan 

 & Bosler on Herefords. 



At the ILLINOIS STATE FAIR, 1886, live stock 

 commission firms at the Union Stock Yards 

 offered grand sweepstakes prizes for the best 

 beef herd; first, $500; second, $300; third, 

 $200. The Hereford herd of Fowler & Van 

 Natta, of Fowler, Ind. (fl333), won first prize 

 of $500 over a ring of eleven herds, comprising 

 three Hereford herds, three Black Polled herds 

 and five Shorthorn herds. This same herd took 

 the sweepstakes at Chicago in 1885. It would 

 be difficult for the Black Polls or Shorthorns 

 to present a stronger show than this of 1886. 



To describe the fever heat with which both 

 exhibitors and audience awaited the result of 

 this award would be a difficult undertaking. 

 There were Fowler & Van Natta with their 

 Herefords, Adams Earl with his Herefords 

 (1J 334), Thos. Clark, Herefords; Billy Potts 

 with his Shorthorns; Harvey Sodowsky with 

 Shorthorns; Walker & Son, Shorthorns; Olin 

 & Son, Shorthorns; Anderson & Findlay with 

 Polled Angus; the Brookside Farm Co. with 

 their Galloways, and J. S. Goodwin of Kan- 

 sas, Polled Angus. 



There is hardly a doubt but what each owner 

 was convinced in his own mind that he had the 

 best herd. The onlookers took pride in this 

 show. It was a hardly fought battle, but the 

 winners deserved the honors. When the blue 

 ribbon was tied on the Herefords, the excite- 

 ment broke out in cheers and throwing up of 

 hats by the appreciative crowd. The second 

 prize of $300 went to Harvey Sodowsky's herd 

 of Shorthorns, and the third prize of $200 to 

 Walker & Son's herd of Shorthorns. 



In the ring for young beef herds, any breed, 

 the Herefords were again victorious in this 

 show. There were two Hereford herds and one 

 Black Polled herd comprising the competition. 

 The result was the Hereford herds each received 

 a vote, and the casting vote was placed on 

 Adams Earl's herd of Hereford cattle, making 

 him the winner of the young herd prize. 



The sweepstakes for best Hereford bull, any 

 age, was awarded to Fowler & Van Natta's 



