Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-30
FARM DEPARTMENT.
b. HUFFMAN. Ealtor.

f.y absut the same story OF com
,,,veDy light attendance at this
VA state and county fairs There
.,auy reasons advanced for the
y on I'm gate recelpts--ail more or
80 nlausible--b the Gazette In
" 10 the opinion that the time has
when show managers should de-
,,ore earnest thought to the mat
IN n urovidIng new and legitimate
...e,,ons TO supplement the regula-
u features of such exhibitions. Our
* are in rut, and while their
-.aasers are us a class honest we'll
..nins and philosophical men, they
sither too busily engaged in their
y. nrrsonal affairs or too much dis
"a 10 follow the beaten path to
FfeS boid of the matter with that firm
|r-fhusiuess like grasp Of the situation
sse.sh is necessary in order TO again
.,ss the tagging interest of the
.,ring community In the fair We
Isl the following points, some OF
|.seh will perhaps be characterized as
.,rractIcable and visionary. How
IA an reforms" have met with
|miar reception when first proposed:
4, close entries week or ten days In
.isance OF the opening and issue a
-n,plete catalogue of all the animals
!. he yard. arranged by breeds and
I'm the animals classified according TO
~ lust as they compete In the ring.
| r. rner visitors and townspeople alike
MA then study the show with some
IN OF satisfaction. a few of our
rsstern shows already have this fea-
|uEe
| 4 cattle and horses at least, require
|,ss,n to wear this catalogue number
~hen In the show ring. The spectator
m thus be able to Identify Individual
ANNALS before him by reference to the
Dialogue.
4 Piacard the showing as 1t pro-
r.sses, and post the catalogue num-
| "a Of the winners in the ring as fast
! !. decislons are rendered.
. i Abolish breed competitions. Take
| he money now being paid out in these
.seiess contests. add 1t TO the regular
dasses and thus give larger prizes and
| aore OF them, thereby insurlng larger
| Slows.
s. Arrange the animals in the stalls
| ma pens about as they compete In the
|
mpracticable, but the Gazette protests
bal such is not the case. It is done
Il all the best european shows. and
|srngs orders of chaos at once. Have
Inc assistant superintendent in each
3enartment post the awards over the
ltlze animals in the stalls and pens
u that visitors may compare the COM
aeling animals Ill through the show
snd thus derive some benefit from 60
lng 10 the fair. OF course this Will
make extra work for the attendants.
| bat the incalculable good done by such
Management OF all the stock on ex-
Milton vastly outweighs any such
|fomparatively petty consideration. The
eciety that first adopts the plan and
. sdyertises the fact of having cata-
/ ogue and orderly classification in the
. stalls and pens will get the crowds,
| md any society that draws the people
oat In large numbers and sets them
to studying the breeds can rely upon
the attendance of exhibitors even II
he plan does make a little extra work.
q Formulate some scheme whereby
'houghtful breeders. farmers, and
bright farmer boys may derive more
benefit In an educational way from
these aggregatlons of high-class farm
animals and farm products. Surprising,
for Instance. all the judging could be
finished up by Wednesday evening OF
fair week on Thursday and Friday.
| IN lieu OF n meaningless parade OF the
prize winners around the race track
let the champion animals in turn be
brought into the amphitheater, where
some such work could be done as Is
now performed on n small scale alta
few OF the agricultural colleges-some
Recognized authority TO speak briefly
. On the breed points and explain the
1 qualities that 60 TO make up typical
] specimens OF the various breeds Of cat
/ tie, horses, sheep, and swine. with a
/ running fire OF questions and answers
/ between the assembled judges, breed
ers, farmers, and students. Many a
| breeder who thought he was well up
Il IN his calling has had points that were
4 entirely new TO him brought out by
some OF those impromptu discussions
that sometimes follow the awarding OF
/ prizes in the show ring None are toe
good to learn. Imagine discussion OF
the mysteries of judging with tn,
hampton animals of the day IN actua
evidence to point moral to adorn 9
l tale" a session of beef cattle for In
stance, with sermon on substance
quality, and early maturity ILLUSTRATED
L ~ louIlk ADppNlSpuIilf AuNiNhN -
On, Gay Monarch, Abbess of Turing
Ton, etc, with the younger prize cattl'
passing In review; their wonderful DE
stlopment pointed out and the metho!
q their production described WIZ
such object lessons at hand and undo
Proper management, with program
piepared and published in the premium
list-specifying the day and the hou
when the prize animals In each sectio
we're TO form the subject of such
sudy-is 1t not possible that fresh IN
ieresi could be aroused In our snow
and higher standard OF judging D
tsiab'lshed2 A case that Illustrate
hls llea In a measure is at hand
At the late Iowa state fair II Is doup'
NJ II any one feature OF the sho'
housed as much interest as the "worf
ilg dairy" Now, had the dairy sho'
Simply consisted of cases hlled VII
batter and cheese. the hall would nav
hsd comparatively little attsiuou' p'
Wien the sephratOrs were set IN ms
Non and the actual business or mani
Hating milk and cream was taken y
mere were plenty Of inqulring visitol
nd Students to watch the operator
Possibly the germ Of the successor
agricultural show Of the future ma
o found to lie in this one facti q
ltlopment growing out ofstbese annu
qsplays. The working out of the a
aus Of a gradual expansion OF u
a'r into a magnificently illusuat,
hfmers' Institute must OF course
lferred to the various organization
npfesentlng the particular interes
Evolved
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