The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-02-23
THE CATTLE SHOW.
One of the Greatest Exhibits Of Dairy
and Beef Cattle Ever Seen-Every
Section to he Represented.

There is one thing certain, the prospect
now is that the show Of dairy and beef
cattle at the centennial will excel any
thing OF the kind ever seen in the coun-
try. The secretary and commissioner of
live stock have met or corresponded with
all the associations of breeders of i'm
proved cattle, and have not only the as
surance of the breeders that they will
have their favorites there to contend for
the very liberal prizes offered by the
centennial commission, but the associa-
tions generally have supplemented these
premiums by medals and diplomas and
by hundreds OF dollars to go to
the winners. These recognitions OF
merit from these associations OF skillful
breeders will have special value, more
esteemed by exhibitors than money
premiums.
The beef breeds will be represented
by tine Short-horns, the Herefords,
Polled Angus, Galloways and Devons,
and the same classifcations will be
made for each breed.
Although the State of Ohio has more
Short-horn cattle pedigreed and record
ed than any other state, the Short-horn
men will have to bring out their best to
save their laurels, for we are assured
the Hereford and Angus men are to be
here in force, and with their choicest
animals.
The centennial exhibit of improved
beef cattle on the beautiful State Fair
grounds at Columbus will be an object
lesson in the breeding art such as the
century has not before witnessed. The
classification adopted will not encourge
the showing of old animals. The day
has past when the public should see or
eat the beef Of animals over 8 years
old. Early maturity is the trait now to
encourage in meat-producing animals.
Hence the herd or group of each breed
will consist Of bull over2 years, q COW
not over 8 and one not over 2, and .
heifer not over l, and calf under IL
months. That they may show ma
tured animals, group OF four, consist
ing OF steers or spayed heifers, not over
years, will show what the breed can
do in finished beef animals.
The Sweepstakes will be prize In this
contest worth contending for and worth
going far to see.
The contrast between the improved
animals that will take this prize and q
group of the old woods scrubs that will
be there for the contrast, will mark the
progress of the century in the art OF
breeding and feeding most striking.
OF the Dairy Breeds we may expect .
wonderful exhibit, as just now the
dairy interests have become 80 promi-
nent in the East, West and Northwest
that the number of improved dairy cat
tie imported has far excelled thatof the
beef breeds. The Jersey, Guernsey
and Alderney, the Ayershire, the
Holstein, Fresian, the Devon, the
Red Poll, the Swiss, the Kerry and
cow OF any breed whose owner has faith
| in her as a mixer will be there to con-
tend for the honors a. milk, butter or
cheese producers. That the great num-
bers Of exhibitors of these rare dairy
cattle may have fair showing and the
committees Of experts have time to do
| Justice in their awards and the visitors
have an opportunity to study their
characteristics, the dairy breeds will
be on the grounds ten days, and then
the beef-breeds follow them the next
ten days.
The commissioner Of live stock ID as
sured of so large An exhibit In both the
beef and dairy breeds that thh method
of showing them separately 10 neces-
sary to accommodate them and to secure
the most satisfactory service from the
awarding committees and experts.