, 1881-12-03
The Cattle Kings and Their Grand
Struggle-Niuth Annual
Dairy Fair,
Candid Canadlans-Another Book Row
unano Haste Of Feeders in Mar.
ketiug Young Steers.
Cattle Disease In England-lnteres sling
Fair figures-A PonY.Breeding
Ranch-Ravages Of Hog
: Cholera In Iowa.
The Grens Contest Nhort-1lorM w
Hereford.

Hereford.
Tint the Short-ftorn and Hereford forces arc
being mhrshnIlcd, thoroughly equipped. nnd
better disciplined anu prepared that over be-
fore for the great contllct Of tho Breeds none
will deny who have tho slightest Interest III this
most commendabto strife between tho rival
breeders OF becf cnttIc. The genera! nabiic oh
both continents will nc,er lnly appreciate tho
great debt they owe To tho managers Of tho Gil.
uaKo Fat-Stock Show for tho improvement from
year 10 scar In tho aauIity Of teof TINT will hu
exported from this market ia tho rcsnit-the
emulation OF this great normal school for tho
breeder nn'l fecdcr; and, us other cuuntrirs
must compete Ia tho European snnrkets With
this clnss of goods, thoy must keep laco with
our feeders Or RETRO frum tho trade.
Tho Shurt-Elnrn brCeLers have not until very
rccoutly tnnnilcsted nNch interest In this con-
tcst. which hRs nlrcady orcntcu boom in tho
Hereford market thnt has Mt lasi seriously
alarmed tho thousands aF breeders OF this favor.
with tho impression, that they hui nothing to
teAr from the handful ur "whilc.fAcul" Hrecl-
Tho MURDER, influenza, wealth, unparalleled
energy, aud enthusiasm lferoforl Muvocntus
have developed 81, suddenly startled tn stock.
roiil to sccoSxe he Sxsojienes W Of s tic eSa e
pnrnttreby new Candidate for public fAvnr. The
previous indifference Ut tne short- Horn nun
conlrast With thGtr ov!d0nt nnxioty md tho
earnest efforts bclnu mndd ut this .fuie to spnr0
no pans Or expense TO tega!n thor forsner
Tao grade Hereford steer conql,eror. tho
1lcrefurl cuw. trnnc, nul nthor remarkably
pHst four ycars III the Fnt-Stoch Stnw, have
oleilcd the eyes Vi tho must prGjudlcrh frlcnIis
qt Snort !lnr cnttiu rs to TITO NECESSITY " pre-
purlnY mich better class Ut cattle FOR futiirB
shows, or gracefully cuisfoss most hu,nfflatlnE
a number Of Short Horn brcc,,uss iu attcn,l-
NE thN N1nHtttH ttf Mn tfOnu1 AsSDir3t tlbn
held llurlug tho lust Fht-Stnek show informally
brRtntzetl themselves intt' committee to selegt
spucnrns uf thoruunNhreil Htid crude Short
liorns TINT conkl bo futina Oh tho continent.
fna In" n1sr ~ r. o. ths
Mt this carly date. lnsurca II ,IlIeh inrgor and
hrltur shuw or snort. linrl,s aud their Nra,lcs
inretI OF thu American Hereford Association
At tho GrnMt aoit1c tlutel on the Inst dhy of tho
rncclt Fnt.stook Show Wis tho eliminating
SHOWS BY tho Hereford breeders.
Tho President Of the association culled atten~
Whenever they ha,l been iuieiffgen,ly judxai
when In competition With MI Nther beef brectls,
and urged tlic 'inpnrsance OF more th"ro''yl.
stronger competition 1T fut,1re fnf-stek showy.
The Hereford 0rceivrs 4. httrnttnncn r,,hl!cty
nfass. 1S4 5 IT, sus Tor "tar" s riy
p,ire-Drr'l bull csslvts. 1t Subsequent goost
teeilnr Is ;, the ,nnly csscntnl to s,'c-
CESS, 4G6 ttGEGlutl men VIII nave In8JF
ahnro or b,no r.ut,ons whti, This army Of t,nc
c,tttlo puts IN Ia NppenrHnc1 ut tho Exposition
Building. Ths effect ar tho nlltburst 0f cnthu.
stNsin ", nl0Ie ntai1nrfy spcnk'r9, thls rrnawn!
Oy hsti,ltIes, h. been tD nttr,,rt grnut intention
IL MI paTts VI thu canntry. 1irctsdurs Of Short
Horns ART particularly t0 earnest. ai1 express
DETERMINATION 10 TMftln nny and every uiInrt
hcrrlOlorc mnn to tdvHnct the interest nr their
tnrortt. Tho phlo breeders, wht' havu i.ereto.
form failed III Interest themselves III tho KrOat
show. arc now tt,tnilIK forward with oilers Ut
asAtsthnec. md thcrn il reported u ilo u Kynl-
cAto fprn,lbB in that EtHiU whu gro 'dcterlniHcd
tn ptlce uli exhibition ut tho show 1T 1Sss class
nr enttlo Tint viii open thu eyrA nj tsor breth-
ron nf tho Wc~t to tho capacities Ut thu src,st
Ruokayc state. Altogether the nt.t!oo!s fur tho
next Rui1tHl exhibition ID exceedingly ondotir-
nH3ng. nnI thoru Will pr1hahly be such contest
As tho Worlh hhs never seen.