The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-09
LIVE Stock EXHIBIT rs.
Shall the Competition at Our Ter.
litOrial Fairs be Open to the
WOrld2
70 the Editor OF THE HERALD:

Te the Editor OF THE HERALD:
Your readers will remember a COM
munioation from Mr.. H. ]. Faust some
time ago, in which he urged the idea Of
1pening the competition of our Terri
sorial Fairs to the world at large. In
the February number of the Utah
-ApricwLturist, notice a reply to that
proposition by Mr.. E. ). Conrad of
Chester, Utah and as it.seems but fairthat
Ill those who read the one should have
Bhe opportunity to persue the other, I
Jespeo fully ask you to publish the
Conrad letter accompanying this.
Very Truly,
HEBER NJ. WELLS,
Secretary d a. and NJ Society.
Editor AgricuLturiSt:
Trad the letter of H. ]. Faust, in the
RALT LAKE HERALD Of January 12ths
and while 1 agree with him in the
main, | cannot believe that it would be
wise move on the part of the Associa-
ZION to admit foreign herds to compete
Tor prizes at our Territorial fairs. Mr..
Faust must bear in mind that the
EGdCA III Iu6 6hSG are III course
Of preparation the year round and from
Inc time they are born they are stuffed
With everything that skill and science
Gan devise and money procure. Now
anyone Who mas rea the letter of Mr..
VIM. Watson IN the holiday number of
the Breeders GGzette, can plainly see
that we are not prepared as yet to meet
As cattle IL the show ring. although
we may have just as good cattle. think
shs most of US lack the experience if
not the food and money to compete
with such herd as Mr.. Watson would
sboW were he to come he-e. Mr.. Watson
says, in preparing a calf for the show
ging, that plenty of milk is the best
1Ood for the younsster, and if one COW
does not furnish enough milk, learn it
30 steal from another, and if that is
not enough give 1t as many as four
COWS. Now don't want to keep herd
Of COWS Is raise one calf. AS for my =
self nave oats and bran to feed, unless
Bwsnt to import corn, Oil cake, etc.. at
, great cost. The herds in the east
Aave numerous county fairs to go to
md wind up at large State fairs, where
ahe sweepstakes prizes on best herds
Are sometimes as much as $500. then
shs association to which breed the win
ming herd belongs will probably dupli-
safe this. 80 if herd captures one of
these prizes they get back part if not
Al the money expended in preparing
aheir herds for the Iairs. Now in Titan
We have one fair and the prizes last
year were medals and diplomas Is there
much announcement to lay out money
and feed, say nothing of the valuable
Gme, to show a the fair? Now if, as
Er. Faust says, we had annual fairs in
Ill or most of the counties in the Terri
tory, and they offered small cash prizes,
man would certainly take more in
SeTest in preparing show herd, and
8hen let the ''Cracks" meet at the Ter
TiSOrisl fair, and l assure you it would
80 great many eyes good to look at
ahem. l believe you would hear good
many people say, Why, didn't think
We had such fine stock in Utah" Our
prizes are small enough, and for one
sm not in favor of allowing foreign
herds to come in aud take what little
there is. If they want to come here
md show fine cattle or horses and hold
gales on the ground, all we'll and good
bat Isay don't let them take away what
little We have show for. AS for the
nan in Kansas City going to England
aad bringing out eight head of sweep
stakes Short Horn cattle, that is very
e good and 1 would like to see them in
Utah, but l don't think will go to
England for some crack" Hereford
castle, if do get beat at the next fair
Bhen good young Utah bulls cannot be
sold right at home, and know at from
. to IS per cent. less than Eastern
sattie. can't see the encouragement
ioE Us to buy high-priced cattle and
give the produce away.
E. j. CONRAD.