. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 460 HISTOEY or HEREFOED CATTLE Hereford Ijreed when one year, or at one sliow, Mr. Nave's (11353) herd'heats Mr. Sotham's and at the next the awards are reversed and at still the next Mr. Clem Graves (^ 35J ) comes in first best over them both, while at the fourth show honors are equally divided? What was proven by our herd beating the herd of Mr. Culbertson one week and the tables being turned the next week and our mutual competitor, Mr. Earl, heating both of us a week later, all withm the Here
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 460 HISTOEY or HEREFOED CATTLE Hereford Ijreed when one year, or at one sliow, Mr. Nave's (11353) herd'heats Mr. Sotham's and at the next the awards are reversed and at still the next Mr. Clem Graves (^ 35J ) comes in first best over them both, while at the fourth show honors are equally divided? What was proven by our herd beating the herd of Mr. Culbertson one week and the tables being turned the next week and our mutual competitor, Mr. Earl, heating both of us a week later, all withm the Hereford camp and under honest judges ? This IS proved : All parties to the contest. RED CAP 4tll., 3507. A tavorite cow of T. L. Miller. had good cattle; the judgments of their merits varied with different judges. Each must have been good or it could not have been at any time recognized in the contest, and thus so far as the comparative merits of these Hereford herds are concerned the awards have proven nothing else. The whole contest has resulted in throw- ing the struggle to that only safe tribunal—the public, an infallible tribunal that always sooner or later rewards true merit and genius. So it has been, is, and ever will be with con- tests between breeds. The Hereford may beat the Shorthorn at one show, and the Shorthorn may return the compliment at the next and the Angus may then come in and down them both and nothing will be proven conclusively liy the awards themselves, but the open competition has afforded an interesting and instructive ex- hibit, enjoyed by the spectator and profitaljle to exhibitor and exhiljition. The agriculturist, for wiiom all the exhibitions are supposed to be held, will have a proper and deserved op- portunity to compare and form his own con- clusions. Yea, verily, the abolition of breed contests is born of dec(;it and selfishness. Th(; Hereford and Angus have ever been eager for it. Trace the origin of this abolition crusade to its lair and it
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