658 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



played in this work deserves the highest commenda- 

 tion. 



"More than any other exhibitor in his class Mr. 

 Nave is indebted to the man behind the bull for suc- 

 cess achieved. Dale is a dream — one of those phe- 

 nomenal feeders that occasionally fall into the 

 hands of careful fitters and by their peculiar ca- 

 pacity for putting on flesh with astonishing rapidity 

 and absolute levelness round out into marvelous per- 

 fection of form. As a model carcass he is easily the 

 sensation of the season. Mr. Makin met the general 

 approbation of the great throng that had assembled 

 to witness the contest by assigning the post of honor 

 to this extraordinary bull. Such evenness from end 

 to end, such ripeness, smoothness and rotundity 

 have rarely if ever been seen in the American show- 

 yard. As a feeder's and butcher's type he is fault- 

 less. With Dale at the head the problem as to what 

 to do with Thickset and Hesiod 29th became a seri- 

 ous one. It was generally conceded that Keep On 

 in his present form, good as he is, could scarcely 

 hope for a better rating than fourth in such a group 

 of high-class bulls." 



Thickset and Hesiod 29th.— "After an ex- 

 tended examination the judge drew Thickset in for 

 second, with Hesiod 29th in third place. Makin had 

 clearly the four best bulls to the front. As to that 

 all were agreed; but there were many who would 

 have stood the Hesiod in front of the Corrector. 

 This it was argued would have been the logical ar- 

 rangement, as the Scott & March bull is nearer the 

 type of Dale than Sotham's. In this connection the 

 weights and ages are of interest. Dale and Hesiod 

 stand each other off at 2,040 pounds. Thickset beats 

 them both, pulling down 2,200 pounds. Dale was 

 dropped in September, 1895, Hesiod 29th on Oct. 6, 



