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HIS T O H Y F H E 11 E F 11 D C A T T L E 



FAIR OF 1886 was the feature of the show. The 

 Shorthorns, Angus, and Galloways were in 

 large force, and of good average merit. The 

 Hereford force consisted of 36 head; F. W. 

 Smith, Columhia, Mo., had 11 head; Iowa 

 Hereford Cattle Co., 7 ; Lucien Scott, Leaven- 

 worth, Kansas, 9 ; Walter Morgan & Son, Irv- 

 ing, Kansas, 8; Mr. Gregory, Missouri, 1. 



The judges were: G. W. Henry, Kansas 

 City, a breeder of Angus cattle ; Mr. Joe Dun- 

 can, Missouri, a Shorthorn breeder, and Mr. 



THE NINTH ANNUAL AMERICAN FAT STOCK 

 SHOW, 1886. 



The following breeders showed Herefords: 

 Adams Earl, Lafayette, Ind. One yearling 

 thoroughbred. Grades: Two three-year-olds, 

 two two-year-olds, one yearling, two calves. 

 Fowler & Van Natta, Fowler, Ind. Crades: 

 one four-year-old, two three-year-olds, one two- 

 year-old, one yearling, two calves, one three- 

 year-old Hereford Jersey. George Leigh, Au- 



MR. GEO. W. HENRY'S GREAT STOCK BULL, PRINCE EDWARD 

 And four of his get. 



Newt. Winn, also a Shorthorn breeder, of Mis- 

 souri. 



The Hereford herd sweepstakes prize was 

 given to the Iowa Hereford Cattle Co. Sweep- 

 stakes for best Hereford cow went to W. Mor- 

 gan & Son. There was a good deal of interest 

 throughout the entire exhibition, though some ' 

 disappointment manifested among the exhib- 

 itors not winning. The exhibit was a good one, 

 and it was not always easy to draw the line. 

 The judging was according to the best judg- 

 ment of the committees, and may be pro- 

 nounced satisfactory as a whole. 



rora, 111. One two-year-old thoroughbred, one 

 three-year-old, one two-year-old, one yearling, 

 and one calf; grades. Wyoming Hereford As- 

 sociation, Cheyenne, Wyo. One two-year-old 

 thoroughbred, one two-year-old Angus Here- 

 ford, one two-year-old Hereford Angus. J. 11. 

 Price & Son, Williamsville, 111. Grades: One 

 two-year-old, two yearlings, six calves. Iowa 

 Hereford Cattle Co., Indianola, la. Two two- 

 year-old thoroughbreds, two yearling grades. 

 C. M. Culbertson, Newman, 111. Grades: One 

 four-year-old, one two-year-old. G. W. Henry, 

 Ashkum, 111. One thoroughbred calf, two 



