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markably good, Mr. Culbertson taking the herd 

 premiums over all breeds. At the Nebraska 

 State Fair Mr. G. S. Burleigh, of Mechan- 

 icsville, la. ; Messrs. A. A. Crane & Son, of 

 Osco, 111., and Messrs. Swan Bros., of Chey- 

 enne, Wyo., were the exhibitors. This show of 

 Herefords was remarkably good, both in num- 

 ber and quality. The "Xebraska Farmer" of- 

 fered a special premium for the best cow, steer 

 or heifer in the show of any breed. This was 

 won by Mr. G. S. Burleigh, of Mechaniesville, 

 la., with his Hereford Princess B. (T|265). 

 Thus at the only two fairs where breed was per- 

 mitted to compete against breed, the Herefords 



In 1881, at the Chicago *Fat Stock Show, the 

 followino- Herefords were exhibited : 



A TYPICAL JERSEY. 



were the winners. At the Iowa State 

 Fair the Herefords were in strong force, but 

 were not permitted to compete with Shorthorns. 

 At the Illinois State Fair, Mr. C. M. 

 Culbertson was an exhibitor, as was Mr. Thos. 

 Clark, of Beecher, and Tom C. Ponting, of 

 Stoningtou, Illinois. The show was very good. 

 At the St. Louis Fair, the exhibitors were 

 Culbertson and Clark. 



It was out of place, when the stockmen and 

 farmers of the country were making earnest 

 inquiry for the best breed, that the Shorthorns 

 should be drawn off. This list that we have 

 given, though far from complete, shows how 

 wide the range the Hereford had taken, in 

 1880. From Maine to Cheyenne on the north, 

 and from Maryland to St. Louis on the south. 

 A complete account would have carried us to 

 Kansas City and Central Kansas, and when we 

 further consider the fact that five hundred 

 Herefords were brought from England that 

 year and that none of these reached the show 

 ground except the herd of Messrs. Burleigh & 

 Bodwell, of Maine, the Hereford breeders had 

 a right to feel encouraged by the progress the 

 breed was makin?. 



The following premiums were awarded : 

 Lot 2 — Hereford, Thoroughbred. 



Best steer 3 and under 4 years — First pre- 

 mium. Will; second, Washington; both exhib- 

 ited by T. L. Miller Co., Beecher, 111. 



Best cow 3 years old and over — First pre- 

 mium. Maid of the Mist, exhibited by T. E. 

 Miller, Beecher, 111.; second, Mav Queen II, 

 Thomas Clark, Beecher, 111.; third. Lady El- 

 liott, T. E. Miller, Beecher, 111. 



Lot .5 — Grades and Crosses. 



Best steer 3 and under 4 years — First pre- 

 mium, Hereford steer Conqueror, bred and ex- 

 hibited by T. L. Miller Co., Beecher. 111. 



Best steer, 2 and under 3 vears — Third, grade 

 Hereford, Kansas, T. L. Miller, Beecher, 111. 



Best steer, 1 and under 2 years — Third, Bai- 

 ley, grade Hereford, G. S. Burleigh, Mechan- 

 iesville, la. 



Best cow, 3 years old and over — Second, 

 grade Hereford, Beefy Back, C. M. Culbertson, 

 Chicago, 111. 



Lot 9 — Dressed Bullocks. 

 Best carcass of steer, 3 and under 4 vears — 

 First premium, grade Hereford, Broad Horns, 

 C. M. Culbertson, Chicago, 111. 



