Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1912 — This Was Sure Some Steer. [ARTICLE]

This Was Sure Some Steer.

What was probably the largest steer in the world was killed recently in Pike township, Miami county, after it had broken a leg On the ice. It was so large it could not be hung up, but had to be dressed and cut up on the ground. The hide alone weighed 300 pounds. This steer, ; 7 years weighed over 4,000 pounds. For a couple of years it had been exhibited, at picnics and fairs, and the owners, John and Michael Murphy, had repeatedly refused big offers for him. He was taller than an ordinary, horse, and so broad across the back that one could lie down on him and go to sleep without falling off. He was a pet and could be handled by any child.