The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

fine showing.
j. H. Potts ~ Son, Jacksonville, Ills. 3 bulls,
cows and helfcrs.
VIM. Miller, jr., Ontario, Canada, 5 COWS.
James Kissngcr 1; Co., GAINESVILLE, Mo-
bulls and cows and hciIers.
W. W. Pickerel, Mechanicsburg, Mo, . bulls,2
bull calves, and COWS and heifers,
Green, bull.
Hiram Jackson, l bull.
Moilat, bull.
One Of the finest as also the largest, herds was
That Of Robert Otey, kewanee, Ills, who for
inc ilrst time in three years has made an exhibit,
by now presenting Il herd of 10 head. Bulls,
COWS and hcifer, headed by Baron Bates 9th, o.
UoJ yearling, weighing 300 pounds. The herd
includes The fine Countess of Cornwall, Pride Of
the ale, ana others, the selections having been
made from his full herd of 40 head, which are
mostly Of Bates blood, The herd is very uni
form in color (red) showing their careful breed
ing. Indeed, Mr.. o. has the reputation o! being
a careful breeder, having been breeder of cattle
all his life though in the short horn business
only about twelve years. and breeders will find
him reliable.
Then came the Holstc.ns, which combine both
beef and milk which breed was represented by
the fine herd of head bulls and cows and
Notwithstanding 10 Mr.. Dexter Severy, of lie.
land, HIS; aud by two heifers of Geo. Z. Brown,
Of Elgn, III.
The Jerseys are the butter cows-the animals
whose milk is but liquid butter. Probably no
breed of cattle can equal them for dairy pur-
poses, and the stories we heard of them as milk
crs and of the richness Of the milk was some
thing not little astonishing to us. They are a
small animal, and of little value for beef. C. II.
Mathiescn, Odcll, had , head 8 bulls and cows
and heifcrs Samuel Sratton, Litchfeld, Ills, 6
head, bulls and two heifers; w. r. Duncan,
Kewance, Ills, 2 bulls, COW and heifers. Mr..
DIS cattle show included also Ayershires, 3
grade cows. V. Barber, Decatur, Ills, showed
II head of Jerseys, bulls, 10 females. The
Plano Breeding Association, Jersey cow.
In Deyons, j. B. Barnes, Ottawa, showed 10
head, bulls and cows and heifers.
HEREroRns.--rhough our limits will not per-
init us to speak in detail of the numerous fine
expressing our admiration of the magnificent
herd of lIeretords shown by Mr.. 7. L. Miller,
of Beechcr viii county. There were % head.
including bulls, cows and heifers, The notion
beef cattle is certainly strongly brought into
question if what Mr.. Miller exhibits is fair
specimen Of the capabilities of lIerefords. Here
are cattle that certainly rival, in weight, clean.
illness and all other desirable points any short
horns ont the ground.
The herd was headed by Success, who carried
of the sweepstakes premium at the Will county
fair and took the first premium here. Mr.. NJ.
refused $1,000 for him. Then came Royal
Briton two year old bull, half brother of
Success, another noble animal and with him n
bull calf by success, 10 months DID, showing the
same superb points that distinguished the whole
herd Among the cows none on the ground ex-
cited more admiration than Dolly Warden, Of
this herd, and Grace and Katie, two year old
heifers; and Victoria and Charlotte 2 year
olds, already weighing something over $500
lbs, with five superb yearling heifers. The
number of blue ribbons adjoining Mr.. Miler's
stalls attested the appreciation of his herd by
the awarding committees.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
The following premiums were on record at
the secretary's Office at 6 p. m. on Tuesday:
CATTLE-Iot5 ). HolsteinS. Thoroughbred-Busis
4 years old and over, Dexter Severy, "Merrimac,"
lst premium. Bull, year aid and under 2,
SANG, LIST Prince of Victor, first Best bull calf
under one year and over months, same, 2i
Consul, first Best bull calf under 6 mos, same,
Duke of Leland first.
Lot g. Coos ami HetSrS.-Cows years and
over, same, Zuydcr Zee, first Heifer years un-
der 8, same, Rosatie, first. Heifer under year
over months, same, Hester, first; George Z.
Brown, Mango, second Hefer calf year under
6 months, George E. Brown, Minerva, first.
IIeifer calf under 6 mos, Dexter Severy, Bertha,
first
Lot = Des0as Thoroughbrcd.-Bulis, years
and over, J. b. Barnes, first. Bull calf under
mos, same, first and second. Cor, 8 yrs and UNI
der 4, same first. Heifer,2 yrs under 3, same,
first and second. Heifer calf under 6 mos, same,
first and second.
Lots. Ayrs!,i,s. Thoroughbrcd.-BuUS. calf
under 6 mos, w. r. Duncan, Farmingto first.
Cous, yrs and over, same, Fanny Maine, first.
Hcifer calf under 6 mos, same, Fanny Duncan,
first.
Lot o JpYeys.-B aih, yrs and over, Warbler,
Grand Mogul, 1914, trst. under !, Samuel
Stratton, Lrnapc Chief 1852, first; same, Gen.
Butcher, second. > yrs under ), W. K. Duncan,
Ashgard, first / yr under 2, V. Barber, Prince
Glendale, first Sam Stratton, Prince Edgwood,
second Under | yr over q mos, same. Larabec,
first, Stratton, Neptune, second. Cons, yrs and
ouer, W. Il. Duncan. Rose, first; Sam Stratton,
second yrs and under !, Plano Breeding AS
Carrie Mas.in, first; V. Barber, Bess,
second yrs and under 3, same, Melane 4425,
first; same, Miss Ophela 1866, second. | yr and
under ., same, Daisey 442s, srst; W. r. Duncan,
Daisey of Duxfort, second. Under yr and over
. mos, sam Stratton, Utopia, first; Barber, Miss
Monitor, second. Under mos, same, Clara, first
Duncan, Hattie, second.
SHEEP.-Lot 81. Long Wools.-Rams yrs and