The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-30
TEXAS HEREFORD
GRAND CHAMPION
AT INTERNATIONAL
Texas Special, Named After
Fast Express Train, Wins
At Chicago

Chicago, Nov. 30.-tP)-The throne
OF csttledom-a purple-draped stall
IN the stockyards amphitheatre-was
occupied Wednesday by Hereford
steer anc the judging arena was TAX
en- over b. breeding farm animals at
the international Livestock Show.
Minor figures are the breeders, vir-
tually unnotieed in the light of their
progeny'S achievements They beige.
Kings and Themselves remain princes.
Several champion bulls in the cattle
classes have been picked. They can
go no further in garnering honors.
Leaders of various types of cattle,
sheep and swine do MT meet in inter-
breed competition at the Interna-
tional.
There was only one coronation i'm
pending at the exposition-that of corn
king. Princes also renamed to be
chosen in the corn sweepstakes. An
nouncements Of the awards we're ex-
pected Wednesday.
Aberdeen Angus Overthrow
Texas Special" 1900 pound, of
steak dinners on the hoof. is the lew
Sultan OF steers. He defeated repa.-
sentative of its own breed for thu
championship, and. in waddling into
the elevated stall which Is cattle's
castle, overthrow the Aberdeen-Angus
dynasty.
Texas Special owned by G. M
Largent and Sons. Merkel, Texas, was
named after a fast express train that
runs past the Largent ranch home
It justified that name. Its win was
doubly important.
First it brought for the first time
in the Internationars history the
grand honor to Texas, fictionized for
its famous herds of cattle, where the
industry began in the United States
and where Herefords roam the wide
spaces.
Second. Wednesday the American
Hereford Breeders association OBJ
served the 50th anniversary of its
founding. The win of Texas Spe-
cial" was timely, tribute to the or
ganization's efforts to improve the
breed.
With the selection Of corn king and
princes Wednesday. the high points
Of the Internationals program will be
over.
After that interest will focus on the
answers to two questions. They are
How Much at Auction
How much will the champion steer
bring at the auction? and what viii
be the results Of the carcass judgingi
In the breeding classes two Crane
champions have been named. Elliott
Brown. Rosehill. Iowa, showed the
best Aberdeen Angus bull, and thu
Hayland Farms, Sharpsburg, ILL.,. ex.
hibited the grand champion Short.
horn bull.
The Hartley Stock Farm Of Page
N. D.. placed second In junior year.
ling Angus bulls.
Olsen Brothers Of Hannaford, N. D.
won second for milking Shorthorr
bulls calved between July 1. 1881. and
June 80, 1892, second for bulls calvee
before July /, 1929: third for bull
calved between July /. 1880. and Jun,
80. 1881; and second for bulls calve<
between July 1, 1881. and April I. 1892
r. e. Strutz and Sons Of James
town, N. D., won first with their ew'
lamb among Oxford breeds, secons
with . yearling eve and third witt
get Of sire.
r. e. Strutz and sons also had TIN
third best aged Southdown breeding
ram.
Olsen Brothers also had the cham,
pion milking Shorthorn heller calvet
In the first six months Of 1881, secons
for the Inst SIX months Of 1890. thirs
for the period between July !. 1913.
and April I. 1881, and the JUNO
champion female Of the class In Hi
Greek Gunhild II.