The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
Many Prominent Breeders Will
Compete at the st. Louis
Fair.
COMMITTEE SELECTS JUDGES.
National Poultry Association
Will Meet Here and Confer
With the Exposition
Officials.

Secretary John Hachmeister of the Fair
Association and several of the department
chiefs OF the st. Louis Fair of 1903 spent
most of last week at Indianapolis attend
ing the Indiana State Fair. Superinten-
dent Steinfnesch Of the poultry department
and Superintendent Ayres of the agricul-
tural department went to Indianapolis
with Secretary Hachmeister.
The poultry breeders of the United
States win hold their annual meeting in
st. Louis during Fair Week They decid-
ed to meet here for the purpose of ascer-
tanning directly from the management of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition as to
what provisions will be made for them at
next years big show.
Secretary Hachmeister interviewed sev-
eral prominent cattle breeders at Indian
apolis and received many requests for
stalls Nearly all the prominent exhibit
ors on the Western fair circuit this fall
will attend the st. Louis Fair with the
cream of their cattle.
G. II. Casey and Son OF Clinton, Ia, ].
G. Robbins of Horace. Ind. and George
Harding and Son of Illinois are expected
With shorthorns. ]. A. Funkhouser Of
Plattsburg. NO.. and W. II. Curtice Of
Eminence. KY. will bring Herefords The
Shorthorn and Hereford are both beef
breeds.
A. c. Binnie of Alton. Ia. c. II. Gard
rer of Blandinsville. Ill. and NJ A. Judy
& Son of Williamsport. Ill, Will show
their Aberdeen-Anguses.
H. C. Duncan Of Osborne, NO., has been
selected to Judge the beef breeds. Mr..
Duncan is president OF the Bank of Os-
borne.
Professor C. H. Eekols of Missouri State
University has been selected to tie the
ribbons In the dairy breeds. J. E. Rob
bins OF Greensburg. Ind. and Case g.
Walker of Rushville. Ind. are expected
with better specimens of the Jersey breed
than they had last year. when their cat
tie swept everything before them in the
prize ring
DAIRY CATTLE EXHIBIT.
The Holstein-Freisans, black and white
cattle. will also be seen. Milton Moore
of Cameron. No.: F. A Mitchell of
Weedsport. n. Y, and other weii-known
breeders of this variety will be exhibitors.
Mccormick & Edgerly of Pataska, O.,
and J. T. Converse of woodvillo, n. Y.
will show some fine specimens of the
dL tiilS year line
Ayrshire is dairy breed.
The judges for nearly all the depart-
ments of the Fair have bees selected.
Charles C. Bell of Boontille, Mo-. will
make the awards in the fruit hall Mr..
Bell officiated as one Of Missouri's Com
missioners at the Columbian Exposition. :
John L. Thompson Of Gas City. IND.
has been selected to tie the ribbons In the
sheep department. According to a prom.
inent official in the livestock bureau of
the Exposition Company. Mr.. Thompson
will In all probability be asked to Judge
sheep at the Worlds Fair.
w. E. Splcer of Bushnell, Ill, will Judge
the swine at the St Louis Fair. Secretary
promises an innovation In
the horse-show ring. Heretofore 1t has
been customary to have a committee of
three Judges make the awards In this ring.
This year only one| judge win be APP
pointed. and the management will eudeav-
Or to change judges daily.
D. I. Bushnell and W. F. Chamberlain
VI st. Louis will make the awards In the
grain department. while Louis Bante, w.
3. TfckenDock and ]. n. Bentzen Will pass
Judgment upon the vegetable and garden
truck exhibits.
r. J. Finley of Macon. Mo-. has been
lsked 70 make the awards in the Belgian
hare and rabbit classes. d. T. Heimlich |
md w. s. Russell will probably be re- |
luezted 70 tie the ribbons in the poultry |
department..