Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-09-27

opInlOn tn0t tnoy make tne Deet PORK
and hams and the sweetes: meat. He
feeds large quantities of barley and rye,
though finds wheat excellent-whole--
soaked or coarse ground. Fed dry, he
states that 1t swells and injuries the AMI
mals. His entries, which includs suck
ing pigs, and mature animals, show that
pork unexcelled by any other region can
be successfully and prof1tably grown
here.
Several exhibits of sucking pigs are
seen. and general increased interest is
noted among the farmers, in every kind
Of the swine family.
Another large exhibitor OF swine is r.
q. Owen OF Glendale. He has Berk-
shires also and raises that breed to the
exclusion of others. A 48O pound yearl.
ing exhibited is a clean, smooth speci-
men, a beauty, and has a pedigreed sire
and brothers and sisters who were prize
winners at the Worlds fair last year.
The specimens shown have not been
specially prepared for the occasion and
show the fine points of that class of
poicines we'll. Mr.. Owen finds the breed
ing of hogs fairly remuneratlve and has
large herd. In connection with his hogs
he raised 100 acres of yellow com which
yielded at the rate of 25 bushels of shelled
corn per acre. This he uses for feed
purposes for his live stock generally.
This reminded him of the subject of feed
Ing wheat to hogs. He has only expert.
mented with it for about a year past.
Last winter, to his live stock generally
including his hogs-he fed 1900 bushels
OF wheat; how much went to the hogs he
could not state. He found that one
bushel Of wheat where coarse ground or
whole and soaked for "a hours, or both,
when carefully fed, would produce Is
pounds of pork. It can be easily seen,
he SAID, when it would or would not pay
to feed wheat.
A number of Poland China sows. with
and without sucking pigs, and a number
OF Chester White hogs, as we'll as some
grades and crosses we're also seen fully
exhibiting this portion of farm animals.
The exhibitors themselves were on hand
and a:e willing to talk 1nterestedly of
their products of the farm.
SHEEP.
The shropshire predominated in the
sheep pens. This exhibit is not quite as
large as last year, the great decrease in
numbers in the state during the past
year, showing itselfin this department.
WHEAT PREMIUMS.
Stutsman county has the honor of
carrying off the first priza in the special
wheat premium, and the James River
valley catches the entire wheat premium
Joseph Stine of Mutz precinct, this
county, took the first prize and Mrs. c.
L. Whitcomb of Oberon, Benson county,
the second.
There were 16 bushels entered for the
premium and each one ls excellent and
again emphasizes the fact that the home
OF the No. hard wheat is right here in
the Valley OF the James. Mr.. Stlne was
busy this morning receiving the con.
gratulations of his friends.
The camping privileges have attracted
several parties to the fair grounds and
already a number OF tents have been
erected at the west end OF the grounds.
A "prairle schooner has also found a
safe harbor and came to anchor near the
tents as we'll. A party from kidder
drove in from Dawson, 50 miles, and with
their wives and children and sweethearts
are enjoying, themselves. Among them
are the following: W. NJ. Pummel and
family. Chas E. Mahin, Mrs. S. E. Niles
and family, Chas. Hart and family. John
Devore and wife, Mrs. Robertson and
children, Mr.. Molbert, Mrs. Swanson and
child, Haskell Andrews and family and
Mrs. John Hart and son. There are 25
people 10 this family party. all are neigh
bors and all reside within six miles OF
each other.
The wheel of fortune, the delusive
barrel and ball game, aud other devices
OF An amusing and instructive kind are
going merrily on the grounds and patron
,zed by the crowds.
J. l.. Price has large lunch counter
and confectionery on the grounds and is
doing thriving business, and Charles
karcher in his fruit stand is kept busy.
J. H. Moore, of Darlington. has three
imported pedlRreed hogs for exhibition.
They are very fine animals.
It's fight to get meals at the hotels.
A merry -go.round keeps the people
old and younR-amused in the city, and
another whirling vortex OF mirth of the
same sort spins around at the fair
grounds.
The cane rack, the knife and pistol
game, the three nosed calf, the petrified
man, the lemonade and pop corn rushers
the whole show opened up for business