, 1880-11-21

Grove. i'll: a. ): Trostle Of franklin grove,
H.: and Thomas Erwin, Bloomington. H.
In tho j-ycar-o!d ring thore were three en-
tries. Mr. Culbertson's steer showed the largest
percentage of dressed to live weight. and Col.
seven-tcnths Of pound on the hundred. The
| Committee, however.
AWARDED THE PREMIUM
| to Mr. Milter's steer account Of the superior
quality Of meat, though the weight on the
less. Tho report Of the Committee III the J. YEAR
| old class was rs foliows:
steer" Messy Coat entered py G. n. Culbcrt.
son, Chicago; grade Short 1Inrn steer "Chnb, -
entered BY John D. Gi!lett, Elkhart, ILL.,; Here
| Bcecher, Ill.
The Committee report: "The three carcasses
| were too fat to furnish the most profitable pro-
| portion of leau meAt to the weight of the car
casses for tho consumer, and there WIS too
| much fut to cut to the greatest profit for the
get the best results in the why of lean meat, and
the forcing process In feeding has mad the effect
OF developing fatty matter TOO rapidly for the
NATURAL growth and development Of muscle and
ing ut too early I'M uge with high food is at the
expense OF muscle and quality Of the lcan
| premium had best formed and proport,oncd
quarters. presented the s,noothest cnrcass with
fat more evenly distributed throughout: than the
| other two clrcases. The tut was OF q light
creM1ny color. and the lean WIS 4 bright red
cc!t,r well mixed with fnr anu nicely tlurbled:
The grain Of meut was nor to-, ms nnt Of the
most desirable texture to ensure juicy and high
1y-Havored meat. This steer would give the
proportion Of eata1s food
os Sfn' # sssssa and e iengtS of oa
with less loss from trimming Of fat He hnd
!urger, better til!ed, round, brondcr, and longer
buck. Tilt hiniquurtcr wnS heavier in proper
tion to f,..c<iuartcr than the other steers The
steer had the greatest proportion of iuln ,!nu
FRAT md
desirable meat The lean md fat nent were
better mixed in the plate and b1 isket the brsket
was smaller in proportion to the weight OF
rwo-YEAK-oLDs.
There were but two entries in the 2-year-o old
class, Col Gillctt's grade Short- Horn Dlank,"',
Col. Gillett's steer showed the highest percent
age of dead weight, and the Committee, in award
inx tho prize, considered the superior quality Of
t':sh. The report in the :-year-old class is as
follows:
carcass-2 and u3dera years Grade q Short Short
@ EiKhart. 'et ill., a'e' The Committee feport: "The
Grade short-Horn steer awarded the premium
presented carcass that would return the
the must desirable. meat Of any Of the dressed
carcasses OH exhibition. There WAS Il smaller
prtp:rtion OF fat t. lean, and the amount or
higll- priced meat Of the best quality WIS M
usually lnrge and seldom, If ever. exccl!ed: The
steer was i'll prime condition for the block the
meat nicely n,arbled, atd the loin atlu tender
grain OF meat was finer than in the
other carrnsses, aud tho tfes: was thicker and
more highly favored The round wns l;lrEe and
well filled down to the ghllbrel 1Dint, with we'll
prol'nrtioned quarters, utd not deficient In any
particular we have ever seen dur1ng iinny
years experience in cutting a1id slt1ghterinE.
The cutor WAS neither tex, white nor ycliOw, hut
OF that rich tint indicating the meowest, ripest.
and finest meat for tho tA0le.
in :te yeartlg class the Committee awarded
the premium tn tho cross-breL Hereford and
Short Horn steer entered by Mr. 1surleigh. Of
Mcch:lnicsyie, IT,, which was the only entry III
the class. The following is their report:
Curcnss.-1 and under : years Cross bred
Hereford and Shorr-Hnrn steer "Snnroe."
Battered by Il. S. BurleiGh, Mechancsville. 1a
The Committee report: - The best propnrtonrd
carcass thr1nKhont uf any OIL exhibition. with
exceptionally heavy hind quarters. Consider
ing the .tgc or the Hnllnal, the meat wns very
ripe and Of excellent quulity. The color WIS
rather too light. owing to the want OF age.
There WAS considerable fn1 in proportion to
lean meat, the result OF high feeding and wnnt
Of exercise necessary to devtlope muscle and
lean meat.
The rcmninlng entry in the slauRhter-test was
d 9-year-Old c.'w. "Granl Chunk" owned by X
Il. Dun, or Mcchanicsburg, o. The beef was Of
ruther poor. coarse quality the tscad-weight
being q per cent Of her liye-wcight- rs coll-
pArcd with the dead weight of the fam.,us En-
glish white Hetfcr," against whose record Mr.
Dun hnd entered his auiu,al. Tile comparison
fell short Is per cent. The carcn5s was sold to
]. H. Bum, of Peoria, for f84.l1.
THE PREMIUMS.
The Herefords won the following high pre-
m!ums:
Fur bost steer, 3 years and under 1; tor best