Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-07-28
PRtpARI 10 tsrlslr vouR STOCK

PRGPARE TO tsrlslr YOUR STOCK
Agricultural exhibitions ar, bath
souucs for legitimate advertising and
oppottualti..s for acquiring Information.
/ This admitted. II u oh,iously the duty II
every mau engaged In br-cding. Who dc.
slrcs to Improve the quality of hls stock,
o. avail himself of all these privileges.
To 10 this there must ~ preparation.
Whatever nav b. claimed for showing
s'cCk In natural condition, the fAc.s ar,
That dircrcnt Standard prevails, and Il
Liusi b. met II one l. to snccc~i. The
man Sho brings hi stock to th. show
ring frcsh from the pastures l. almost
surv 90 Invite defeat, even though that
De- the natural condition. Right 90
Wrung. the Demands of the public arr
for q degrrc of inish. and this can only
Com. through pr,psraiion. II u not
our province al this time a. make an
argument la favor of this fittlng PROCESS,
bat only to call attention Ia the fact. AMI
that u u'dst b. observed. We do this AZ
The present time Ia order that there may
D. M excuse on tho part 20 cur readers
shcu The N exhibitions open.
m the farmers ~ Milne will bat heed
I
tioa bat a large Per cent II the premiums
NAV he aW-uie,i the farm stock. The
fact u statssi that q very large Per cent
20 these awards today 20 to certain
hrcssiers or their friends. The state
uient l. corrvrt. bat the reasons assignc'l
arr wrong. They ~ there simply and
only h~ause they put their sioCk In
coniitlon to - shown. LIT "a l"ok II
the case a moment, taking the State
ir ~ an illustration. Here u an eN-
Pet o. make the awards aud applv ~.
40. e. earls. aud thr stack l. all 90 b.
.haWu o. halter. 4 colt 7. lsSl In With
rprgh C,at. large belly, dull hair, tan
rls,l name and tall. '.jusi from the pas
turr.~ ths owner declares. Now the
Judge caunot figurc that colt al What be
Was 90 might b.. bat st What he l..
When askc,i a. .hog tho action, th. ~
ply l.. "my colt never has h--"n ls,i and
don't kuoN ANYTHING about Il" sni then
10. owner will tell how smoothly b" sill
trut iu thr pasture. forgetting that -
fsr 40 structural parts arr conccru"i The
animal can only D. cr~iiisi Tor what u
.loNs then sni thsr~. VIA l. Ia blame
n the awards - elseshsrr' Another
cnf s,,m~s oat. n has t.c-n gr'omsd
aud grained. L. smooth snd slc"k, slu-
rstsd ta .iani. and wh~n l~,i to shos a
g,.,-i. clean. smcoth action. Receiving
prufet credit far the.s. u sin., and th-n
~. rry 20 faVufiiism u faiss.i. ~ men
Woild bat glance AZ the rule, AMI give
attention 90 thu plain requirements,
th-rv would - hr les truahlc than
thsrr d. to-day. Noe u ihs time to hs-
ciu thr work ~ preparation. " N"u
think u Won't pay. u surely wont pay
o. tax vouf stoyk to your loCal sh"w
ave o. swell the numbers. You can't
win What arv your lust dessrts by any
such practicss. Tho main ohis,'ts ~ ih"
agricultural eNhihltinns arr losi BY thos"
" iIo f,-rsl.t in follosing old ruts. The
I~..ons all point la smother direction.
Ittsa fact that thsrr .. host of guoi
.tn,k On The state. al over the pssiurrs.
uv n.d hv the farmers, we'll brrd, sound
aul erpNthy. This Z. the stack io win
th- prifs.. IL .. iust as go"d ~ can -
fuund tnvv h~rv Va the state, bat V must
D. prepared for the exhibitions u V l. io
,rntsis Tor The honors aud s"cure th"m.
This prvtaratipn should commence nos.
n alter hrrak th~ colt, ciucai" {" troi
naturally and easily Nhrn tel. ahh Al
tn .suic tim. educate yourself ." run
v I'm thr colt. not to drag or drive u, hut
20 with n. Fe-d a little gnin daily,
.ui fnf the last frw wc.ks groom aud
slo.. the c,ai. giving the hni.h n~ccs-
s.ry. The COMPENSATION Tor this come.
in the satisfactiou ~ having a. good
loaking ito, \ a.. any one, and In winning
the prize offered. u comes In The az
sur~i Tact that you have securrd lcgii'-
mate advertising. and attracted attention
tn yuursslf aud your stock, aud Al."
that you an, Improving the oPporiunl-
tir. % the day. There u N" forcing
pr,-,..s called for. no eNtrvtne sTcsd
ncc-ssarv. Al that l. needed u intelll-
gent training aud preparation. WIN
tlsss. the farmers of Maine can dlNhs
tis hanors Nth the br-~,icrs, without
il.m there l. no room for succcss.-
NJ. E.Wf1t