The Indianapolis journal., 1893-09-20
LIVE STOCK EXHIBIT.

Things to He Seen Among the Horses, Cat
tie, Hogs and Sheep.
Whatever may be the fluctuations of
markets or the condition of weather. the
interest in the breeding of blooded stock
in Indiana increases from year to year.
This is apparent TO the visitors as the State
fair. Every body Is proud of the display of
stock. both as regards the character and
number OF entries. The awarding of
premiums began yesterday. Among the
first exhibits were the first five classes in
heavy draft horses. o. NJ. Smith. the
jndge. awarded the following premiums
On French draft horses. four years old and
over, ). w. McNamse. New Palestine. first;
On the same class of mares Mr..
MoNamee took the following premiums {:
Four years old and over first and second
three years old and under four. first and
second; two years old and unde- three.
first; one year old and under two, first and
second; colt under one year DID, first.
In Class 2, Percheon stations, Nc
Laughlin Bros. Columbus o.. were award
ed first premiums on four and three-ye8r-
Olds. j. w. McNamee received first on colt
one year old; first on mare four years old.
In Class 8. Clydesdale stations. w. A.
Banks. LaPorte. received first on stations
der one year; second on stallion one year
old. The BrOokside Farm Company. Fort
Wayne. fret on stallion Que year old. and
second on stations four. three and one
year old. On mares four. three. two years
old. and colt under one year Brookside
Farm Company received first. Mare one
year old, w. a. Banks first. Brookside
Farm Company first on colt. second on
yearliDg; 5. w. Fletcher. city. second on
colt.
In Glass 4. George L. MoKaig. Chicago.
first on stallion one year old; Thomson &
Bland, CrawfOrdsville. first on stallion
three years old; l.. w. Cochran. Craw fOrds-
Vile, second on stallion four years OLD;
Geo. 4. McKaig. first on mares two and one
year old.
In Class s. BeIgians. J. T. Pressly. city.
received first on stallion four years old. and
John Shields. Nora. Ind. second.
In the cattle department. all of the dairy
breeds were to have been shown yesterday.
but the exhibitors were not all ready.
There were no cattle shown aside from the
AyrshIres. l.. ). Fitch. the judge of this
department., awarded all the premiums to
j: Z. Beatty. Pataskala. o. The class in
cluded bulls from one to sbree years old
and cows and heifers from one to three
years old and over.
The display of sheep is as good as was
over seen at the fair. The pens are well
filled with the best stock rrom Indiana
and Ohio. A few premiums were awarded
yesterday but the list was not completed
and returned TO the secretary.
Last ear the swine exhibit was so large
that new pens had to be built. The pens
this year are nearly all full. s. c. Rousch,
Judge, yesterday awarded premiums oD
Essex and Berkshire hogs. The premiums
were: First on SOW under twelve months.
second on boar under twelve months,
Jasper Heck, Waldron. Ind. First on sows
one and two years old to Z. '. Waldron.
Van Vert, o. w. q. Riley, Thorntown,
first on bOars six and twelve mon tbs old;
first on sow under six months; first on ii y
sboats under six months; second on boars
six and twelve III on this; second on sows one
and two years old and six months old. In
sweepstakes Jasper Heck received first on
SOW. and on SOW and pigs; w. @. Riley,
first on boar, on herd under one year, on
five pigs under twelve months
In Class 80. Essex, NJ. II. Walworth. Hills
dale. Mlch.. received first on boar two
years old. and six months old: first on SOW
one year old; second on boar one year old
and six months old: second on SOW one year
old. A. G. Green. Winchester. first ON boar
one year old, and on five shoats
under six months; w. j. Nicely. Brook
lyn. Mich, first on boar twelve
months. and on SOW under six months. In
sweepstakes A. e.. Green took first on boar,
sow. five pigs. SOW and tive pig; w. j. Nee
ley on herd under one year, second on boar
and sOws over one year.
Indiana has q great reputation for fine
have exhibits on the ground, and great in
terest IS taken IN that department.. The
judge on poultry Is j. n. Barker. The pre-.
mium list Is large. and IL will be impossi BILE
to get the awards of prizes before to-day.