Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-09
IMPROVED STOCK.
Texas Moving Ahead, as Evidenced by Ex
hibits at the Fair.

Texas Moving Ahead, as Evidenced by Ex
hibits at the Fair.
There Is no better evidence that the
livestock of Texas is being rapidly i'm
proved than the exhibits made at the
different fairs in the state. The exhibits
ct the Dallas fair were exceptionally
good, and are spoken of by the Farm
and Ranch Us follows:
1.-The stock exhibits come fully up to
that Of any previous year, and the feat
urr Of greutest interest is that most of
them are raised in Texas and exhibited
By home breeders. In the cattle depart
ment there is marked Improvement
over the past. They are pretty evenly
divided between the Holsteins, Here
fords and Jerseys, with the Jerseys a
lille in the lead as to numbers. There
are few Devons and Poiled Angus.
The short horns are conspicuous only for
their absence, while q few years ago
they were leaders. While Texas Farm
aud Ranch does not propose to decide the
best breed for Texas, it presents the facts
which Indicate that Texas breeders are
active IN securing the best Of everything,
aud as the broad pastures are chang
Ing into cultivated fields, so the best all
purpose stock are coming to the front to
Ill the place of range and common stock,
luis reporter was glad to note the lively
interest taken by the public in this de-
partment. Hundreds of ladies aud gen.
uemen go up and down between the long
rows OF cattle and hogs, admiring and
pFalsins them, and it is trip worth TAX
uS. Inc exhibitors are enthusiastic
anu always ready to give information on
auy points relating TO their stock. You
go among the Holstelns with their large
uuders, broad hips and beautiful clearly
marked, black and white color, and you
ueaf milk talk on every side-six, eight
ana ten gallons per day-and then among
Tue lawn and squirrel colored Jerseys,
and II is all butter talk; the exhibitors
uecIaring them the only,cow for the CITY
Ut Town. Then comes the Herefords.
ducers.
Inc interest shown by breeders and
ieopie In all this stock shows plainly
'ua' lexas proposes to be in the front
.AuA 10 the future and not noted simply
ior her long horns.
,, Inc show Of hogs is simply great. Il.
L. singleton, the Poland China man. is
Hn superintendent, and though not as
,a,. around as his ten months pigs, he
.Inl makes up for it in :talluess, and
Suhe ne Is not ''hoggish, - he lie full of
ts TAX and cleverness. The main
us on exhibition are Poland Chinas
n, M oerkshires, with a few pens of
i,s" oe-Jerseys and Essex. 1t is a treat,
ta',' 10 see them and hear their
NJ. tar 'grunt of satisfaction. They
oe seen weighing all the way from
- 10 pounds to 1000. Every farmer ought
~ 'isH this department aud see what
~ oe oone. and then ask himself, eff
neishbors can have such hogs, why
eso lf'' Pigs ten months old weighing
pounds; grown hogs 600 to 700
soulds. It is noticeable fuct tina. thersS
on,.s uii lew hogs en- exhibition FROM
outside the state.
tho Nurse department Is immense, and
In "o''u can { beat it. Your reporter.
o%pany with the tall judge from
,bron" aenie, was taken by Nj. Saubcrn
WORN nis stables, and the sight is
poss,,, "Trip from Mexico to see. It Is inn
are h. 10 give any details now. There
borsa. Uses OF every kind here; draft
team. coach horses, race horses, fancy
lares etnioit in sheep and goats Is not
sh,r MI. Sut What they lack in quantity
sbron.s,Ae up in quality. The Cotsw olds,
the hi.aa and Msrinos are fully up to
are hs.n.' standard, while the Angoras
u'iiul, a. they always are.
nERlr OF sAORT.HoRxs.
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