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vided the honor with the extraordinary white-faced 

 'blackskin' from the western range. As Rudolph's 

 colors went down before the get of an Angus poll, 

 it is not strange that Harry Yeomans, who helped 

 the Nigger calf into the world about the ides 

 of May, 1884, should feel out of patience with him- 

 self for not having strangled on the spot the pale- 

 faced doddy that lived to plague all Heref ordom by 

 trouncing a purebred son of the mighty Budolph at 

 the Smithfield of 1886. But the Hereford bided his 

 time." 



By this time competition for the championship of 

 the show had been limited to the breed champions, 

 and when the ballots in that closing competition 

 were cast it was found that Rudolph Jr. had turned 

 the tables on Nigger and by a vote of two to one had 

 defeated J. J. Hill's big Angus bullock Wildy, the 

 latter receiving Mr. Imboden's vote for the cham- 

 pionship. 



This show was also memorable for the presenta- 

 tion by Messrs. Swan & Bosler of Indianola, la., of 

 a two-year-old grade Hereford well named Plush, 

 fitted with rare skill by Mr. John Gosling especially 

 for the block test. He was not so formidable on the 

 hoof, but "died" better than had any other steer 

 yet offered on the block at these shows. In fineness 

 of texture, and in delicate intermingling of lean and 

 fatty tissue promising epicurean delights at table, 

 Plush's ribs and loins were a revelation. He justly 

 received first prize in his class and the champion- 

 ship in the carcass competition. 



The Pendulum Swings Back. — Progress toward 

 "fine beef in small packages" received a slight 



