. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 402 HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE cattle. Cattle were slaughtered and weighed the day after the show. A pen of Shorthorns won that dressed an average of 1, pounds each; our three dressed 988 pounds each. But our cattle traveled 100 miles further to show than the Shorthorns, and of course the whole distance was traveled by the cattle on foot. I wanted to bet the owners of Shorthorns that Qurs were the best hutchers' and eonsunriers' cat- tle and leave it to the decision of the butchers who purch
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 402 HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE cattle. Cattle were slaughtered and weighed the day after the show. A pen of Shorthorns won that dressed an average of 1, pounds each; our three dressed 988 pounds each. But our cattle traveled 100 miles further to show than the Shorthorns, and of course the whole distance was traveled by the cattle on foot. I wanted to bet the owners of Shorthorns that Qurs were the best hutchers' and eonsunriers' cat- tle and leave it to the decision of the butchers who purchased both pjens, but they would not make the bet, but agreed to leave the matter to the judgment of two butchers whom we wrvi s of CASSIO (6S49J 13352. Bred by P. Turner, Herefordshire. Rated the ;?! bull ever seen in Canada. without having a bet on it. The butchers, not knowing which was the Hereford carcass and which the Shorthorn when hung up in shop, decided that the Hereford carcass was far and away the best. I may say that we decided to each select one carcass from our three, and have the decision on that. I then offered to enter into a sweepstakes of from $100 to $ each and show a pen of bullocks this year same ages (3^- to 4 years), the prize to be awarded to the cattle that show the best beef for butchers and consumers. "The Shorthorn men would not enter into the matter on those terms, so I decided not to be an exhibitor this year. The following were the classes we won in last year: First prize for best fat bullock in the yard, anv breed or age; first prize for best pen of three fat bullocks, any breed or age; first prize for best pen of four fat bullocks under 4 years old; first prize for pen of three heifers from 2 to 3 years, any breed ; first prize for pen of six fat Hereford bullocks, any age; first prize for best Hereford cow bred in district; first prize for best Hereford bull bred in district. "Our pen of three Hereford heifers beat
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