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sociatioii s Angus-Hereford two-year-old. Nig- 

 ger, which was also awarded sweepstakes for 

 best two-year-old, any breed. Fowler & Van 

 Natta took the calf sweepstakes (all breeds) 

 on the grade Hereford calf Sam Jones. The 

 Gkand Sweepstakes for best beast in 

 the show was awarded the thoroughbred Here- 

 ford steer Rudolph Jr., e.xhibited by the Wyo- 

 ming Hereford Association. 



Dressed Carcasses. For best three-year- 

 old, the sweepstakes was awarded to Wallace 

 Libbey & Co., grade Hereford steer Jerry, sired 

 by Monitor 2848, by Illinois 920, by Success 2 ; 

 his dam was a grade Shorthorn cow. 



For best two-year-old. Swan & Bosler's grade 

 Hereford steer Plush (^340) (prepared and 

 exhibited under the management of John Gos- 

 ling, the veteran and expert) was awarded 

 sweepstakes. This steer was sired by Cheyenne 

 1912, by Ridgeville Boy 1476, and his dam 

 was a grade Devon cow. The dam of Cheyenne 

 was Peerless 1157, by Success 2. Plush also 

 won the grand sweepstakes for best dressed car- 

 cass in the show. 



This finished the cattle awards. A cross- 

 bred Hereford won the sweepstakes as best two- 

 year-old in the show, and a thoroughbred Here- 

 ford won the grand sweepstakes as best beast 

 in the show. On the block, a grade Hereford 

 won sweepstakes in both the three-jear-old and 

 two-year-old classes, and a two-year-old grade 

 Hereford won the grand sweepstakes as best 

 carcass in the show. The Hereford breeders 

 had a right to be well satisfied with results of 

 the season and with the show. 



It had been a common practice for years for 

 Shorthorn men and others to charge that the 

 forequarters of Herefords are heavier than the 

 hindquarters as compared with Shorthorns. 

 We reprint from the "Breeders' Journal" the 

 following figures as made up by the American 

 Fat Stock Show, 1886. Dressed carcasses, 3 

 years and under 4 : 



HEREFORDS. 



SHORTHORNS. 



Adams Earl Dick 778 720 58 .08 



Adams Earl Excelsior 7.53 664 89 .13 



Liicien Scott .Jessie* 445 484 



Swan & Bosler lim 618 581 .37 .06 



Fowler & Van Natta.. .Regulus 808 752 56 .07 



Ind. Blooded Stock Co.. Suspense 789 730 59 .08 



Total 4.191 3,931 260 MV2 



*Tliis animal's hind-quarters weiglied 39 



pounds more than the forequarters. Per cent 

 gain, .08. 



36 

 101 



.07 

 .16 



J. H. Potts & Son Surprise 561 525 



J.D.Gillette Lookout 699 598 



Total 1,260 1,123 



POLLED ANGUS. 



J.J.Hill Hutcheon 857 767 



J.J.Hill _...Turri£f 767 637 



J.J.Hill Kinloss 740 667 



Total 2,364 2,061 



In dressed carcasses, 2 years and u 

 similar result was to lie seen : 



HEREFORDS. 



Seabury & Sample Joe 582 546 36 .06 



Adams Earl Elkington 550 505 45 08 



G. Leigii & Co Bendigo 495 437 58 .13 



Fowler & Van Natta. ., Dandy Boy 635 580 55 .09 



Lucien Scott Faith 517 453 64 .14 



B. Hershey Champion 540 483 57 'l2 



Total 3,319 3,004 315 .10 



SHORTHORNS. 



C. S. Barclay Snowball 587 493 94 18 



J. R. Peak & Co Roan Boy 577 536 41 .08 



J. D.Gillette Driver 601 553 48 .08 



W. S- White Roan Twin 684 656 28 04 



Forbes Bros Rub'n Bro'dus 621 532 89 .levi 



Forbes Bros Varna 580 512 68 13" 



J. D. Gillette Red Plum 523 462 61 ,13 



Total 4,173 3,744 429 .liy, 



POLLED ANGUS. 



J- J- Hill Benholm 707 637 70 .11 



It was publishing such disconcerting facts as 

 these that made the opposition dislike T. L. 

 Miller. It is not pleasant to fight battles ; onlv 

 the sincere belief that we were" doing the agri- 

 cultural interests of America and of the world 

 a real service kept us firm in our resolve to 

 have the Hereford merits fullv known. We 

 know that the Hereford needs onlv to he known 

 to be appreciated, and we have fought his bat- 

 tles, knowing that our efforts would sooner or 

 later be appreciated. The Hereford will never 

 lack for a competent advocate, and we are glad' 

 to let our mantle fall upon one so able and 

 well equipped as voung :\Ir. Sotham. He has 

 been doing splendid service and we are glad to 

 see him successful and well supported'. We 

 note with great satisfaction that he is a suc- 

 cess as a breeder of Herefords as well as he is 

 as an advocate, his great bull Corrector (1|341) 

 having alreadv proven worthy to stand in the 

 company of Success. Horace! Grove 3d, Lord 

 Wilton and other great epoch-marking bulls. 

 The Hereford breeders would make a serious 

 mistake were they not to rally in everv possible 

 way to his support. 



