Each herd consisted of one bull and four
females. The committee after a long and. care-
ful examination gave first to J. H. Potts & Son’s
herd of Shorthorns, while the Hereford herd
of Mr. C. M. Culbertson, although considered
by many to be the best, had to be content with
second. Mr. Culbertson certainly exhibited a
grand herd and if his cow, Pretty Face, a prize
winner in England before she was imported to
this country, and considered an extraordinary
plum there, had been the equal in size with the
other three females in the herd, we think there
would have been no doubt of his carrying off
the first prize.
Owing to the time consumed in awarding the
above premiums, it was now after one o'clock
on the last day of the fair, so the committee
that made the above awards was discharged and
a fresh committee put to work on the sweep-
stakes for the best young herd under two years
old. Here the Herefords and Shorthorns, as
to number of herds, were equal, six competing,
three Shorthorn and three Hereford. The su-


periority of the Herefords was more marked in
this ring, and the committee were unanimous
in placing the first prize on the Hereford herd
of Fowler & Van Natta, the second going to the
Shorthorn herd of J. H. Potts & Son, and the
third to the Hereford herd of C. K. Parmelee.
The young herd of Fowler & Van Natta con-
sisted of entirely American bred cattle. The
four heifers were remarkably even, and were
universally admired. Two of them were bred
by T. L. Miller, and two by T. E. Miller. The
bull was a very blocky, heavy-fieshed, good-
coated animal, bred by C. M. Culbertson.
