son he was first prize bull in liis class 

 and champion Hereford bull at the state 

 fairs of New York, Ohio, Indiana and 

 •Michigan. Then people began to talk 

 and Dale's advent to a wider circuit was 

 anticipated with keen interest. In 1898 

 he traversed a wide territory. At the 

 New York state fair he was first in • 

 herd and champion Hereford bull; at the 

 Indiana state fair first iii class, first in 

 herd, junior champion, and champion in 

 herd over all breeds; at the Illinois state 

 fair first in 3-year-old class, senior cham- 

 pion and first in herd. He concluded the 

 season's show at the Trans-Mississippi 

 exposition at Omaha by winning first in 

 class, first in herd and being made the 

 champion Hereford bull of the show. In 

 1S99 Dale renewed his winnings by being 

 made champion at the New York state 

 fair, and won first in the aged bull class 

 at the Indiana state fair, though later he 

 lowered his colors, when his son. Perfec- 

 tion, was made champion over him. At 

 the Illinois state fair he was the aged 

 champion Hereford bull, and was also 

 first in class, and won second prize in the 

 class for get of sire. Later on at the 

 National Hereford show at Kansas City 

 he was first in class in the stiffest com- 

 petition, and also senior champion, while 

 his son Perfection was placed first as 

 senior bull calf, and a daughter, Theressa, 

 was first as senior heifer calf. At this 

 show Dale also won the $400 K. B. Ar- 

 mour silver cup as "the best bull of any 

 age"; he was first in herd, first in the 

 Breeder's Gazette special herd, first with 

 cow and offspring, first in best pair of 

 any age, and third for four of his get. 

 Dale concluded his show yard career in 

 1900, when he was made first prize aiged 

 Hereford bull at the Indiana and Min- 

 nesota state fairs, though at the Na- 

 tional Hereford show he was placed 

 third. Following this, at the Interna- 

 tional Live Stock Exposition, he was 

 placed second in the aged bull class, in 

 competition with seven other great bulls, 

 including Dandy Rex, placed first; Im- 

 prover, Beau Donald, Christopher and 

 Mark Hanna. Later, however, he was 

 made senior champion, and thus fittingly 

 closed his great career by winning the 

 highest honors of the most important 

 show of the year. 



Though bred by Mr. Graves, whose 

 wife had the honor of naming him, he 

 was sold as a yearling to F. A. Nave 

 of Attica, Ind., for $1,100. In his hands 



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