. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE ABERDEEN-ANGUS 289 The Aberdeen-Angus as a producer of beef occupies a position of the highest rank, for almost since the day of Hugh Watson the breed has been distinguished for this quality. In 1829 Watson showed a pair of oxen that attracted much notice, one of which was slaughtered, and its carcass said to be of rare quality. McCombie showed a steer, Black Prince, in 1867 which at four years of age won the highest honors at Birmingham and Smith- field. This steer was sent to Windsor for inspection by Queen. Fig. I2ii Clear Lake Jute 2d, a p
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE ABERDEEN-ANGUS 289 The Aberdeen-Angus as a producer of beef occupies a position of the highest rank, for almost since the day of Hugh Watson the breed has been distinguished for this quality. In 1829 Watson showed a pair of oxen that attracted much notice, one of which was slaughtered, and its carcass said to be of rare quality. McCombie showed a steer, Black Prince, in 1867 which at four years of age won the highest honors at Birmingham and Smith- field. This steer was sent to Windsor for inspection by Queen. Fig. I2ii Clear Lake Jute 2d, a pure-bred Aberdeen-Angus steer, grand cham- pion at the International Live-Stock Exposition, Chicago, 1904. Fed and shown by the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture. From photograph by courtesy of the Xaiional Stockman ojid Fmiiier Victoria, at her request, so great was his fame, and later he sold for ^600 for slaughter. For years either pure-bred or grade Aberdeen-Angus steers have held the highest places of honor at the leading English fat-stock shows, at the Chicago and Kansas City fat-stock shows, and at the International Live-Stock Exposi- tion. The following are some of the more important prizes won by Aberdeen-Angus pure-bred or grade steers in American show rings. The first pure steer of the breed shown was Black Prince, weighing 2300 pounds as a three-year-old, imported by Geary Brothers of Canada in 1883 and exhibited that year at the Kansas Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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