INDEX 587 



CHAPTER XXI. P^gp 



Cattle Frauds— CoMrABATivE Treatment in England and America 253 



y, 167. Grade Hereford ateer Conqueror at 27 months 204 



1J158. An American show-ring. Under tlie Minnesota State P'air tent 205 



il lfi9. At a country fair in Missouri 206 



11160. Practicing for the show 207 



11161. A " line-up " at Weavergrace, farm of T. F. B. Sotham 2U» 



11162. The cattle ring at the Detroit International Fair and Exposition. T. F. B. Botham, secretary 209 



CHAPTER XXII. 



The " Breeders' Journal " 256 



H 164. A M issouri cow and b er triplets 211 



11165. Grade steer calves in an Iowa feed lot 212 



11166. Texas 2-year-old steers in an Ohio pasture 213 



11167. A bunch of Missouri yearling heifers 214 



11168. Nebraslsa calves in the Kansas Ciiy stock yards 215 



1 169. Range calves bought by T. F. B. Sotham for Eastern feeders 216 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



The Shorthorn Men Endeavor to Get Down East 258 



1i 163. Stocli barn at T. L. Miller's " Highland Farm," Beecher, 111 210 



i|170. A row of stock bulls at Shadeland farm, Lafayette, Ind 217 



1|171. Some Shadeland matrons " 218 



11172. Out for an airing 219 



11178. Some Shadeland yearlings 221 



11174. Young bulls at Shadeland stock farm 222 



11175. Imported bull Diplomat (18328) 81537 223 



11176. The foundation of an Ohio herd 224 



Hereford group, bred by T. L. Miller Co., Beecher, 111 opp. 224 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



The " Breeders' Journal " on the Chicago Fat Stock Show of 1880 265 



11189. The Exposition building, Chicago 225 



1i 190. John P. Reynolds, Chicago 226 



11191. H. D. Emery, Chicago 227 



CHAPTER XXV. 



A Conspiracy that Failed 271 



11195. William Watson (Uncle Willie) 228 



11196. A cartoon of 1882, "Breeders' Journal" 2ao 



11197. Shorthorn cow Conqueror. A " Breeders' Journal " cartoon of 1882 231 



1)198. Hereford vs. Shorthorn, or how the Shorthorners came to grief. A " Breeders' Journal " ear- 

 toon of 1885 234 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



Ten Eventful Years: a Constant Request for Tests — 1871 to 1881 282 



1 199. A tvpical bull's head, Corrector 48976 237 



11200. Thos. Aston, Elyria, 238 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Qdality in Beef; Sound Constitution Indispensable to It 293 



11201. Pure Hereford cow Jenny 239 



1T201rt. Heart girth of Herefords and Shorthorns compared 241 



1*201*. Diagram of butchers' cuts 242 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Teeth as Indicative of the Age of Cattle. Some Fat Stock Show Comparisons 299 



11202. A •' Breeders' Journal " cartoon of 1883 244 



11203. A " Breeders' Journal " cartoon of 1883 246 



1[204. Fig. 1. Calf s teeth at birth 300 



11205. Fig. 2. Calf s teeth at second week 300 



11206. Fig. 3. Calf s teeth at third week 301 



11207. • Pig. 4. Calf's teeth at 1 month 301 



11208. Fig. 5. Calf s teeth at 8 months , . 302 



1|209. Fig. 6. Calf s teeth at 11 months 303 



