Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-03
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Begins To- Day Wg1i!tlhSa 5 Big Show ,,l'I-.
VI ing lin Every D apartment.

some OF the Finest 1.-Two stock in she
Worid IL Hero Chotcosa apeci-
meme From tho Bi,tmore Ilerd-;--.
Oihrr Notes. 81 ,ti
Tlis is the opening day OF the second
annual Fair of the Virginia State Fair
and Agricultural .Associa ton A tour
OF the grounds yesterday showed bus
file and animation everywhere. and hum.
dreds Of men were busy installing ex-
hibits. iis
a. special train schedule has been ar
ranged and there will be frequent trains
to the fair grounds over the Ocean
View Railway.
RACES TO-DAY.
The races to-day will DE: First race,
2.9S class. trotting; second race, 2:15.
race; third race. 1928 pace; fourth race.
running, u mile heats. Norfolk horses
start inlthe first three races.
TIE BABY Show &
The baby show will come off Wednes-.
day at noon. There will be a prize for
yearlings and one for two and three
Years old. The choicest specimens Of
Virginia babylon are booked for the
event.
tytin The B1ITMOREs STOCK TX ID 4
Just now and just here Vanderbilt
stock does not mean railroad shares,
but it means the finest Jerseys and
Bcrkshires and poultry tina money and
good judgment can buy. and the best
of care bring to perfection. The man
who chooses his live stock Is well
trained In every way and brings to his
work the accumulated genius of four
generations of wise breeders of Ken,
lucky live stock.
K When such a man with Vanderblrs
carte Blanche goes to England to buy
Berkshires. or to the Isle of Jersey to
buy Golden Ladd stock, he brings back
the best tiere is. Vanderbilt,s herd Is
sure to win the prizes at stock shows
It is a lesson in breeding to study
them, and Mr. Vanderbllt's great es-
tate at Asheville is really great stock
breeding experiment station. of which
he pays the bills. and from which all
breeders and buyers must derive profit
The Jersey cattle at the Fair Grounds
are nearly all of the choicest Golden
Laid stock. OF whatever shade OF fawn
they may be- or whatever proportion
OF their coats in black. they look in the
sunlight as If gold dust had been lib
orally poured upon their backs and nj
lowed to slip down their sides. Each
hair is apparently tipped with Shining
gold. ii.s - -
The present head OF the herd is Ire
Varth, sire Warren's Prince, out Cow
SLIP OF Rockwell. butter record. IL
pounds 1914 ounces per week; dam
havana, butter record. II pounds I
ounces INT days. Trcvarth weighs 1900
pounds and moves as easily as "a we'll
trained horse.
Jersey Rosebud, hcfer. II months old.
by Golden Love. out Of Jersey Rosebud.
Two heifer calves. four months old.
by Golden Ladd. Not for, sale. Bull
calf, IL months old, out OF Anin1a ton.
by Trevarth.
Oadalette. yearlirg bull. III
Golden Ora. improved COW. reddish
orange head, shading to pale yellow:
has been milking 5 months: gives 20
pounds of milk per day now, 40 hounds
when fresh.
Garland of Biltmorc. eight years old,
Grayish fawn, black mask
Golden Tri-coior, black, fawn and
white: chlved Sept q; gives so pounda
OF nl'k per day: has an immense per-
fectly shaped udder
Queen Mabclla. Imported Jersey,
years old: calvcd September sth: milks
40 pounds per day.
Golden Ladd's Successor. grandson of
Enidrn I,ndd, by Golden Blaze. Q Years
ola in December. 1890: future head OF
b,iin1ore herd. black and fawn, busted
WIKI gold; beautifully formed bull,
"aPlnr superior marks of a progenitor
Of mich cows.
Flnrine. of Biltmorc. imported Gloria.
by Golden Blaze. Ten heifers dropped
Octnhcr IL. 1897.
Orr-colored calves are not kept at
cows. - ~ -
The cattle are well-ribbed, probably
because they live in mountain pastures
and climb steep slopes.
The Biltmore cattle are tested twice
year for tuberculosis. At the Jrne
ls9D test but two out OF $50 showed
any reaction, and that but slight. One
or these was an imported COW, but both
were destroyed. ~.
BERKSHIRE HOGS.
Enough not so beautiful. the hogs are
OIL as high n grade as the cattle
ora O., 81 years old. weight 775
mas more prizes to her credit than any
sow living or dead, of any age or
breed.
Lady Lee, weight SIG pounds.
Elmwood Star, OF Biltmore. / year
old. weight 627 pounds.
Parish Council, bred in Wiltshire,
Imp. STALL Pits Council, 10 months
old. bred by Jas. Lawrence.
High Clear 10th, Queen OF Berks.
Clear. 80. = . 2 : :
L a pen Of five hand-raised pigs four
:, \ \, pen Of four High Clear pigs. four
months old ~
Herd under one year old: two by i'm
for sl55. go - = 60