The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05
Chicago Fat stock show.

The fourth annual Fat Stock Show In the
Chicago Exhibition Building will be held this
year Nov. 7th to 18th inclusive and numerous
rival breeders are now finishing off the cattle,
sheep and hogs that have been SO carefully
groomed for the recurring National Show.
The Drouers' Jonrnal has the following on the
subject: .r.r.l ana. ..
The rivalry between the breeders ofthe varl.
Gus classes OF stock Is no chlld's play, and each
year the contest for the distinguished honors
in the rings, where all the rival breeds com.
pete, is more spirited.
The Hereford breeders insist that their ia
vorites are superior 20 all the beef breeds,
while the Shorthorn breeders point with
pride to the wide popularity of this noted
breed of cattle, that has, by its merits, made
friends and found a permanent home IN every
locality on the globe where any attention Is
paid to improved breeding,
The ''all purpose cattle, as the Devon
| breed IS frequently termed, Is increasing IN
popularity in certain portions OF the country,
where the dairy, as well as the beef, qualities
combined, are considered equally essential.
The excellent quality of the beef of this we'll
established breed, and their prepotency in i'm
perssing their good qualities upon native cat
tie, will always make paying demand for all
the good Devons that can be raised for many
years to come. atgRA 4yt
The new contestant for honors in the beef
classes is likely to make sensation with
feeders who appreciate the superior handling
qualities of the POlled-Angus cattle The
breeders of these heavy.haIred, metowcoated,
deep.feshed, hornless, black Scotch cattle are
patiently awaiting the time when they VIII De
able TO show the advantages of cross OF this
famous beef breed of cattle that has success.
fully met the best representatives of the beef
breeds, and at the International Exhibition at
| Paris in 1878 received the highest honOrs.
/ The three fat stock shows have done more
to stimulate American breeders and feeders to
produce better quality of meat at less ex-
pense than all other agencies, and as the best
results obtained by most successful exhibitors
at the fat stock show from year to year become
generally known, there will be general adj
vance along the line that will, ere long, sur,
prise the present leaders in the movement ior
earlier maturity and better quality In the
meatproduciog animals.
i The three exhibitions Of fat stock have not
II fully decided the question as to the best breed
4 of cattle tor beet and while the Hereford breed
ers received on th0roughbreds and their grades
at the last show three 0utof four sweepstake
! prizes and two OF the three premiume fol-
dressed carcssses, the Shorthorns and thelI
crosses were awarded the grand sweepstakes
prizes for the best animal OF any age OF
breed in the show, az well as the verdict OF the
expert judges that the best dressed carcass on
Exhibition was that OF grade Shorthorn.
In the class for early maturity the grade
; Shorthorns received two out of the three
prizes, ......
The fourteen sweepstakes premiums award
ed cattle in the various rings since the estao
, Iishment of the Fat Stock Show have beer