. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEEEFOED CATTLE 41T question may be fairh- raised as to vhetiier, for ttie consumer, they may not be fully as good. We call attention to the fact that a crossd^red Hereford and Texan takes the first as a three- year-old. and a thoroughbred Hereford wins as a two-year-old, and also sweepstakes for best We think we may safely say that no equal display of high-fed and ripe liuUoeks. prize sheep and wonderful hogs was ever made Ijy any one man in this country, and those wdio had seen like
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEEEFOED CATTLE 41T question may be fairh- raised as to vhetiier, for ttie consumer, they may not be fully as good. We call attention to the fact that a crossd^red Hereford and Texan takes the first as a three- year-old. and a thoroughbred Hereford wins as a two-year-old, and also sweepstakes for best We think we may safely say that no equal display of high-fed and ripe liuUoeks. prize sheep and wonderful hogs was ever made Ijy any one man in this country, and those wdio had seen like exhibits in England said they had never seen the quality of the meat surpassed. DRESSED CARCASSES AT THE KANSAS CITY FAT STOCK SHOW FOR 1885. Live Owner. Breed. Name. weight at time of slaughter. W. E. Campbell Hereford and Texan Texas Jack 1695 \V. Morgan & Son Hereford Jock 1760 J. S. Hawes Hereford Fred 1725 G. S. Burleigh Hereford Star 1300 H. Blakesley Shorthorn Arabella Beauty. 1715 W. H. H. Cundlff Shorthorn Angelica 13th 1510 E. B. MiUett Shorthorn Queen 1475 J. H. Potts Shorthorn Hopeful 1536 A. B. Matthews Galloway Matthews' Pet,..2090 M. R. Piatt Galloway Kansas 1320 W. R. Estill Aberdeen Angus Bloom . â . 118C Left Right Left Right fore fore hind hind aarter. quarter. quarter, quarter. 290 289 261% 261 2921/2 289 279 272 301 300 26iy, 255 224 210 196 203 288 273 267 211 238 223 245 231 234 222 231 228 273 265 2451/2 240 380 369 314 311 222 225 2041/: 205 198 185 195 201 carcass; a Galloway taking first as yearling. Thus a two-year-old Hereford takes the sweep- stakes at Kansas City and Chicago Fat Stock Shows as the best dressed carcass. At the Kansas City Show, in the competi- tion between breeds, the Herefords took only one premium, and that went to Mr. Jas. A. Funkhouser for Challenge, under one year old, by Invincible, by Success. But on carcasses they took two out of three, and sweepstakes. That IS something like old-time reading.â Breeders' Journal, 18S
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