The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-04-11
EXHIBITION OF HORSES
Snowy Stations Of Fine Lineage Parade
the Avenue.
SOME INTERESTING FARM NOTES
Raising Pigs for Profit-A Decision
Protecting Farm Laborers-The
Saine OF Glover ms n Crop-Thin
Fruit Tree BUDS.

As announced in THE HERALD Of last
week, several owners OF driving and draft
horses exhibited their animals OH Yakima
avenue on Saturday afternoon-snd a
considerable amount OF interest was man
Tested by the passers-by and visiting
farmers.
+. A. Brown showed Scottish
Knight" 7242, a very handsome, 100
pound, bay and black imported clyde.
The horse is years old, and was sired
by Glen Lee, 1852. A group Of three colts
of the get OF this animal attracted con-
siderable comment; as they were all I'M
der one year of age, yet two Of them were
larger than their dam.
w. F. Jones displayed "Talman" 1910,
an imported Percheron, white in color,
which tips the beam at 1900 pounds He
is years old, and highly connected in
blood-having a strain OF the French
Blairs in his descent. Mr.. Jones also
displayed "Fleetfoot. 1928, by "Kisbsr,"
1878, dam by vermont" 800.
S. s. Peterson exhibited two horses.
The first was "King," an imported Eng
lish Shire, brown in color and years old.
He weighs 1850 pounds, and is q hand
some animal. Mr.. Peterson's second
horse was pride" Percheron years
al in and ~A;nh.n..
pounds.
o. d. Fisher received many congratuls-
tions for "Joe Erwin'-a horse with g
history and record of ;42I4 at 3 years.
zoe Erwin" 1902, is running horse, IA
years old. He was sired by "Revolu-
tion," with record of ;43; dam. "Fan-
ME Grady" time "A. Joe" is hand
some black. in good condition despite his
age, and much esteemed by his master.
Fred Brooker found admirers plentiful
when he drove Bob Hal" down the ave-
nue.. Bob" has no record, but his sire,
tom Hail." made one OF ;2l11. Bob"
is dark brown, weighing 200 pounds, is a
saddle and pacing stallion. For general
nal exhibited on Saturday, in the opinion
of almost all spectators. That he is Of
stock worthy to breed the best mares
to is shown by the following pedigree /:
Sired by collins Tom Hail." he by "Old
Bay Tom ;" he by "Bledsoes Tom Hal !"
he by "Kittrells Tom Hall; !" he by "Old
Clay's Tom Hail." OF Kentucky; first
dam by "Bob Hal )" second dam by "Old
Hardee;" third dam, thoroughbred mare
Lucille"
Mr.. George Halls two stations received
many encomiums. He himself drove
"Wilbert," a bay Hambletonian by
Wedge wood, with record OF 2;l9. Evil
bert's," dam was "Minnehaha," by
George Wilkes" "Wilbert" weighs
HOO pounds, is 6 years old-and he had
the hsndsomest head, ears, eyes. and most
beautifully arched neck OF any horse on
the parade. Mr.. Hall used an open bridle
and no overcheck; yet the curve Of the an
imsl's throat and neck was very pleasing
Mr.. Halls second Horse was Potatoes,
a Chestnut 5-year-old which won thous-
and friends at the races in Yakima last
fall. Potatoes" was sired by "Shanan-
CO." record 2:2S, and he by viking"
2:19. His dam was "Annie Lyon" by
"Gen. Lyon" Potatoes" is standard
bred and registered, and his owner values
him highly. He is believed by all horse
men in the valley to be an animal with a
future.
There are many other fine animals
in this county which were not shown on
Saturday-chiefy on account Of the in
sufficient notice given. Last weeks HER
AID had hardly reached the outlying
county precincts on Saturday, or more
horses would have been on the avenue.
Altogether. Yakima may we'll felicitate
herself over the blooded stock now within
her borders. Within few years she will
have many thousands more invested in
fast and fancy animals-and it is an in
dustry not to be overlooked or neglected.
A case has just been decided in the SUI
perior court of King county wherein the
wages OF laborer took precedence as
lien on the hop crop OF his employer, on
which a chattel mortgage had been given
to Lillenthal & Co., although the work of
the plaintiff had been directed solely to
an oat field.
Horses that have been out OF service
during winter should be gradually pre-
pared and hardened for spring work,
when it comes. Good firm muscles should
be created by feeding oats and wheat
bran, with small proportion of cornmeal.
They should be thoroughly groomed so
as to reduce the thickness of their hairy
covering, and they should be gradually
injured to labor in such a way as to
harden their breasts before they are Put
to steady, sever labor.
When the trees bloom and the fruit is
first formed, the grower can easily form
an opinion in regard to picking off por-
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