The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-13
SOME FAIR SUGGESTIONS.
Give Us Swine-HOw the Useful POrker is
Neglected at the Fair.

Give Us Swine-HOw the Useful POrker is
Neglected at the Fair.
Through the courtesy of President Win
der, of the D. A. & NJ. society, We are per
mitted to publish the following letter from
our enterprising townsman whose name is
appended: understanding that it is the
intention OF the board of directors Of the d.
A. & NJ. association to soon issue the prem
ium list for the next fair, thought now
would be q good time to make q few sugges-
tions, and inasmuch as some of the super
visors of the various departments have sol
icited suggestions from those that are inter
ested, [ trust my communication viii not be
thought ill-timed or ont Of place.
What I wish particularly to mention is
the class for swine At our last fair there
was but one breed represented. and this by
a single exhibitor Considering the iI1pOr-
tant position which swine produce holds
among our importation there certainly was
evidence at our fair of Z great lack of in
terest in the Improvement of our hogs,
which are IL many instances the most pro
titable animals on the farm, and they GER
taiuly yield the best returns for little
extra feeding and attention in breeding,
IMAM any OUNeF OF our uOuitSJlC dIiildlS. III
view Of the lack of interest at our last fair,
would it not be well for the association to
offer some special cash premiums in this
particular class. | understand that the d =
sociation has not great amount of means
to expend in this manner, but cannot a
little pruning in other directions be made
to justify more iberality where 50 much
needed! And cannot those who have this
department in charge wake up an interest
on "a fayT- of Iypll-tO-HD ritiznnG and
leading farmers, and get some private
specials to this end!
l have before me the premium list for
1888, and notice there is no division for
grades while in the classes for cattle
and horses are complete divisions
for cross grades and natives of diff
ferent ages There is also no sweepstakes
offered for the best boar, and some of our
leading breeds are not mentioned at all
The white victorious are omitted and are a
class of swine that have been tested here
and have given good satisfaction. The
Yorkshire and Duroc Jerseys or Jersey
Reds are also omitted, and both have been
introduced here and promise good results
| would suggest that division be made for
each of these breeds, as well as any others
that may be brought to your notice.
Another thing which l consider of i'm
portance is to make distinction between
| fat animals or those ready for the butcher,
and those that are
KEPT AND EXHIBITED AS BREEDING ANIMALS.
This is done in the classes for cattle, and
| certainly should be done in the class for
swine 1t is hardly Just to allow fat SOW
that has never been bred to be entered for
competition with sowS that have litter
of pigs by their Sides or that are kept
solely with a view Of keeping them in their
best breeding condition, nor yet is it just to
allow ''barrows'' and ''yelts'' to compete
with each other, any more than 1t is just for
steers and heifers to compete for the same
premium. For other things being equal
the preference is always given to the bar
row or steer.
Another matter that should receive at
tention from the board of directors is in re-
gard to the rule which prohibits horses and
cattle from being entered that have not
been med in the territory for one year.
This is difficult matter to handle, as we
should protect our home breeders as much
as possible Yet there exists in the above
rule that which will discourage to a certain
extent what we most wish to foster. ]
know of several. taXpaying residents Of our
territory, who own good horses that were
impor ed early last spring, and that made
the season of 1888 in Salt Lake and Utah
counties, which were barred from
entry at the fair on account
of having been owned in the territory
for less than one year. This was
also the case with a number of horn ed stock
which, with the above horse, would have
added considerable to the exhibition. Dur
ing this month and April, there will be
other stock imported by men whose interest
is bound up in our local welfare, and whose
prosperity is identical with that of the
community at large. l have heard a wish
expressed by these men that the rule men
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their stock might be admitted. Now the
question is, cannot the rule be modified SO
; to admit stock owned by the local resi-
dents and bar those that are held here fo1
sale and speculation, and owned by breed
ers outside of this territoryl The society
could make its own definition of bona fide
resident, then formulate rule admitting
all stock owned by them and imported be
fore June -, 1899, provided all stock i'm
ported inside OF year are entered FOL
| exhibition by the 1st of August by paying a
special entrance fee which would be for
feited to the association if the stock was
not shown. Importations of stock are gen
era ly made in the spring, and this would
give p enty of time for people to make theil
entries and yet would shut out those who
send stock here to be advertised and sold.
Now, no one9 understands much better
than | do that our last fair was gotten VI
under great disadvantages, and no one more
willingly makes allowances for consequent
short comings, nor is there anyone who i:
more interested in our coming fair or tha
would do more to make it success than L
Hoping you will take these suggestions il
the spirit they are intended, and trusting
that the fair of the fall of 1889 will eclipse
everything of the kind ever attempted by
any of our sister territories. 1 am yours
respectfully, Ben r. ELDREDGE.
! SALT LAKE CITY, March 18th, 1889.
Arrived at last and offered for inspection
our novelties of boys and children's cloth