. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 325 the best Hereford at Birmingham (fat show), 1879; first prize and champion prize for the best Hereford at the Smithfield club (fat show), London, 1879. Total of her winnings, $3,250. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS BDTCHEE's PEIZE. (aN OI^EN LETTER.) No. 3 Board of Trade Bldg., Chicago, HI., Sept. 25. ;.^;: "To Whom it May Concern: Some of the ;i%eeders of Hereford cattle have subscribed :'$500, which they have directed me to deposit jwith the treasurer of the Chicago Fa
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 325 the best Hereford at Birmingham (fat show), 1879; first prize and champion prize for the best Hereford at the Smithfield club (fat show), London, 1879. Total of her winnings, $3,250. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS BDTCHEE's PEIZE. (aN OI^EN LETTER.) No. 3 Board of Trade Bldg., Chicago, HI., Sept. 25. ;.^;: "To Whom it May Concern: Some of the ;i%eeders of Hereford cattle have subscribed :'$500, which they have directed me to deposit jwith the treasurer of the Chicago Fat Stock Show, to be called 'The Butcher's Prize.' The donors have also instructed me to issue an open invitation to the parties engaged in rais- ing the fund for the best Shorthorn steer at the Fat Stock Show, and to any and all per- sons interested in breeding or owning Short- horn cattle, to deposit an equal sum of $500 with said treasurer of the Fat Stock Show, the whole sum, $1,000, to be awarded -to the best butchers' carcass among the breeds en- tered for the 'Butcher's Prize' at the next Fat Stock Show in Chicago, November 16 to 23, 1882. The contest for said Butcher's Prize shall be governed by the following conditions: (jl 226A) First, all animals entered must be pure bred, or grades not less than half blood. Second, all animals contesting must be slaugh- tered at the Fat Stock Show at such time as the managers of the show shall set apart. Third, the slaughtering of each animal entered and the award of the Butcher's Prize shall be made by a practical butcher or by a committee of practical butchers to be selected by the following ref- erees : John B. Sherman, Superintendent of the Union Stock Yards; Wm. H. Monroe, a regular buyer for eastern and foreign markets; and John Adams, a regular commission sales- man of Chicago. The names of the judges selected shall not be made public until after the 2d day of November, 1882. Any two of the three referees above named may act i
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