Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-19
STOCK INTERESTS CHINESE
Visitors to Agricultural Meeting Also
Take Away Soma Seed Corn.
STATE DARfMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Cow and Butter Judging Contests the
Center of Interest, with Large
Number of Entries In Each
of the Events.
(From a star Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Jan. 1s.-(Special. THE fea-
ture OF the agricultural meetings today at
the state farm was the presence of the Chi
nese imperial delegation. The distinguished
visitors were shown about by Governor
Mickey, Mayor Brown, Chancellor Andrews
and President John L. Miller of the Com
mercial club
They were particularly delighted with
the stock and were prone to linSer at the
horse and cattle barns of the farm much
longer than time permitted. The head of the
delegation. governor of two great provinces
In the Celestial empire. Tuan Fang, led in
the enthusiasm shown for the blooded
horses He explained that in China no such
big, splendid creatures are seen. The Polled
Angus steer which took first prize at the
big cattle show in Chicago last fall came
in for a large share of the admiration of
his excellency and his companions.
Great yellow, white and red ears of fine
seed corn on exhibition at Agricultural hall
chained the attention of the orientals also
seing that they would like to have a few
specimens their attendants were loaded.
Great crowds of the curious followed the
notables from one building another. criti-
cally examining their rich, flowing cos
TUNES. At times the crush indoors was sc
great that 1t was necessary to have the
halls cleared to allow the visitors to pass
through.
Dairymen Elect Ohicers.
Nebraska dairymen elected officers fol
the ensuing year yesterday morning. Henry
p. Glissman of Omaha was named as pres
ident; II. c. Young OF Lincoln, vice pres
ident; 8. c. Bassett of Gibbon, secretary
and treasurer. Board of directors for thu
same period: L. d. Stillson, York C. A
poxt In
A. L. Hacker. Lincoln. and A. C. Jones
Blair. Papers were read by II. C. Yount
of Lincoln and Prof. II. NJ. Reynolds Of thu
University of Minnesota. The dairymen re
port their organization in a highly pros
porous condition and the business OF butte
making growing each season by big jumps
Fruit Men Thank Pollard.
Congressman Pollard was thanked in
resolution by the horticulturists for intro
ducing a bill in the national legislature t
secure an appropriation to stop the ravage
of the codling moth. which has done 8
much damage to fruit trees in the middl
= west in the past.
Cow Judging Contest.
An interesting contest, looked for eagerl
each year that the agricultural and stoc
meetings occur. is that Of mich cow judgin
and butter judging. Both were held in tn
afternoon. In the butter contest nearly *
entries were in and in the COW contes
about 800. A gold watch and two calves G
blue blood were awarded to the winner,
Attractive prizes likewise went TO the vic
tors In the butter contest.
The women. who late,y organized a dc
mestio science section to organized ayr
culture. have been the center of a larg
number of curious persons of both sexe
since they have been holding open session
at the farm. The curiosity OF the mascr
line sex has been excited widely by the a.
tempt Of the women to show how a goo
substitute may be made for pie. The me
e are from Missouri and, declare that pi
On good enough for them: no substitute