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bull Fowler 12899. The sweepstakes for best 

 Hereford female, anv age, was awarded to 

 Thos. Clark's Flossie" 10915. • 



Indiana State Fair, 1886. — The depart- 

 ments were all well filled, and there was an 

 exceptionally good exhibit of cattle in both beef 

 and dairy breeds. Herefords were represented 

 by Adams Earl, Tom Clark, the Iowa Hereford 

 Cattle Co., and the Indiana Blooded 'Stock Co. 

 Morrow & Renick, of Kentucky, were on hand 

 with their choice herd of Shorthorns, as was 

 also Thos. Wilhoit, of Middletown, Ind., and 

 Jacob Henn, of Illinois. E. C. Auld, of Mich- 

 igan, was on hand with his Aberdeen-Angus, 



After a long and tedious examination of 

 the different herds, Mr. Adams Earl of Lafay- 

 ette, Ind., was awarded first prize on his grand 

 herd headed by Sir Bartle Frere. This is an 

 honor of which Mr. Earl has a right to be 

 proud, as it is seldom that there is as strong 

 competition as there was in this ring. In the 

 young herds the contest for first place was be- 

 tween Tom Clark, of Beecher, and Adams Earl ; 

 although there were very creditable Shorthorns 

 in this ring, it was evident from the commence- 

 ment that the first ribbon would go to the 

 Whitefaces. Mr. Earl was again successful 

 with as even a herd as we have ever had the 



STRBTTON COURT. HEREFORDSHIRE. 

 Home of the Yeomans family. 



and Judge Goodwin, of Kansas, also showed a 

 fine herd of "Doddies." 



In the beef breeds the contest was for grand 

 sweepstakes. This was a grand ring of cattle. 

 The judging was good except on the young 

 herds, where we were of the opinion Mr. Clark's 

 magnificent young herd was entitled to first 

 honors. In the ring for aged herds the com- 

 petition was exceptionally strong, there being 

 no less than four herds of Herefords, three 

 herds of Shorthorns, and two herds of Polled 

 Aberdeen-Angus. 



pleasure of looking at. Morrow & Renick tak- 

 ing second; how the judges could go by the 

 herd of Tom Clark and give the Renick herd 

 second is "one of those things no fellow can 

 tell," as every individual Hereford was far 

 superior to the Shorthorns. Sweepstakes for 

 the best bull, any age or breed, was given to 

 Washington (1|33.5), owned by the Iowa Here- 

 ford Cattle Co. Sweepstakes on cows was cap- 

 tured by the Shorthorns, it going to a roan 

 cow owned by Thomas Wilhoit. 



The cattle department at the Kansas City 



