The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-13
Nandcrbilt. Lawson and I.adds
Exhibit Their Jerseys at ;he
World Fair
THEIR FIRST COMPETITION.
More Than ..iuD Cattle Have
Been Entered for the Award,
That Will Amount Ia
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Mulrimiiliona!r.s vii compete FOR prizes
In the jersey class AZ the World
Fair csttl. Show which viii open to-iuoT-
row morning Among ihcm 80. George
Vanderbilt. Thomas ". lawson. the Cop
pr King and representatives. O; the
Laid estate Of Portland. ore.
Tn. best from all the herds 81 tho
country has been bought by these mil
liousiTcs. and animals have been imported
for the last three years with the especial
object or winning tho distinction at the
big CATH. Show. now on. q: ha-ing
the premier jersey herd Of the world.
Only the best of thee purchases have
been brought to the Worlds Fair and the.
competition will be close and exciting.
SILNER-MOUNTED IALTERS
Costly blankets protect the coats 81
the royal Jerseys from flies ami the dirt
and dust. The halicrs and trappings 1rr
OF the finest leather. many Of them are
silver mounted. Three Jersey caiye-. val
ucd at S3."o were born yesterday in Low
sons $1,000 Jersey herd. The barn was
closed TO visitors and orders w.r. given
that the cows and their offspring must not
be disturbed
Two Of the calves are heifeTs and one
Is a bull and all are fiue specimens. The
bull Is valued At $40" and the heIfsrs ~
40 each The calves are being al tenderly
cared for as babies. "MrI.awson thinks
ss much OF these calves as some people. 30
OF their children" remarked an attendant
who was moving one OF the littl- Jerseys
10 another part OF the stan. We have iE-
struct!onS To call yeterlnarIss or 10 .I'.y-
thing else necessary 10 save one 81 them
and II this Is not done thl-c Il always
trouble.
PICK OF BEST HERDS
The other fifteen breeds "f cattle. that
comprise 2.py animals are OF the
finest strains and are the pick OF the
best herds in the country. Every stall in
the fhirty-two Zig stables is full and she
Live Stock Department was compelled to
erect 80 more stats. and in adj
dition 10 utilize temporarily 4 large
amount Of the space beneath the steps OF
the Live stock Forum. No ouch aggrc-
cation OF cattle has ever been brought to-
sether The neare.t ,iggpach was AT The
Columbian Exposition when the entries
amounted to 1.I1s and IL award. 10 81
90. The entries al the Worl.f., Fair Cat
Tie snow are more than 2.!l5 and the
awards VIII amount TO SIS Ic.-.5
Liberal prizes have been offered for the
excellence IN this department of breeding
An interesting feature along this line h
the exhibit % the agricultural colleges of
missouri, Illinois. Minnesota and Nebras-
ka All Of these institutions have herds
mat have been bred on the college farms
Tor experimental research In animal hus-
bandry: Each agricultural college has
us stalls decorated IN college colOrs and
piacards explain for what purpose each
animal has been bred. how brpd and the
distinguishing Characteristic Of the type
A trainload OF prizc-winning cattle OF
various breeds that won first and second
awards Al the Nebraska State Fair ar
rived yesterday morning. Tn. herds sfs
the best that were exhibited. and. under
an agreement with the Nebraska Commits
sion. the exhibitors Of Nebraska cattle
agreed that only prize-vinning Nebraska
cattle should be put in competition at the
worlds Fair Cattle Show. Secretary ".
q. She-id made n special trip 10 NebraS ska
week ago TO arrange for the shipment
OF the cattle.
The Cattle Show properly begins to-
morrow with the big cattle parars in the
Livestock Forum. In tho parade will he
the finest aggregation Of FLOODED cattle
ever assembled. The parsd. through the
Forum will include all the cattle on the
grounds and the $50 animals of every
type In the world. bred for commercial
purposes Will pass in review.
Awards will begin in the Livestock
Forum at 10 O'Clock "Wednesday morning
and continue during the day. Aged =
year-old and yearling bulls of all breeds
Will be judged. At o'clock in the after
noon parade OF the winners Of the day
VIII take place.