. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEKEFOED CATTLE" 239 ing stock in fat stock condition, and will not, if I can avoid it, show Herefords against Short- horns with Shorthorn men for judges. A prom- inent Shorthorn advocate calls my attention to the premiums offered at Minneapolis—$825 in class and for best herd—and asks if Herefords are not in full force what will be the reason? Well, for myself, I have decided not to show breeding stock; but it is somewhat singular that this Shorthorn advocate is anxious for the
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEKEFOED CATTLE" 239 ing stock in fat stock condition, and will not, if I can avoid it, show Herefords against Short- horns with Shorthorn men for judges. A prom- inent Shorthorn advocate calls my attention to the premiums offered at Minneapolis—$825 in class and for best herd—and asks if Herefords are not in full force what will be the reason? Well, for myself, I have decided not to show breeding stock; but it is somewhat singular that this Shorthorn advocate is anxious for the repu- tation of the Herefords. "Very respectfully, "T. L. ; First Western Showing Fat Steers.— The end and profit of all beef herds of cattle is the butchers block; but previous to the de- termined effort made by Hereford cattle breed- ers to show to the public that their cattle were by far the best beef cattle, both in economy of production and dressed carcasses, no effort had been made at the several State and Agricultural Shows, to bring out a beef exhibit in the way of fat steers. The St. Louis (Mo.) Fair always had, in those days, much the best attended and success- ful show in the West. That fair m 1879 made a move in the right direction, by offering a large and remunerative premium for the five best fat steers. This was a new feature in their fair and the premium was awarded to five Hereford steers, shipped from within forty miles of Chi- cago and owned by the PURE HEREFORD COW JENNY. (Champion Chicago Pat Stock Show, 1878, bred by T. L. Miller.). 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 Miller, T. L. (Timothy Lathrop), 1817-1900; Sotham, Wm. H. (William H. ). Chillicothe, Mo. : T. F. B. Sotham
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