Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Sec'y Wright came near losing the
last attraction on the program. The
management of the Truman farm a
few days ago requested that they be al
lowed to ship their animals here by
express instead of by freight, to ensure
their safe and prompt delivery. Sec'y
Wright ascertained that in that event it
would cost the association about ST., 400
to get the horses here, which is more
than he wished to expend, and he so
notified the Trumans. Inasmuch as
their exhibit had been thoroughly adj
vertised they finally agreed to come
anyway and the matter is now settled.
One of the features of the fair will be
the show of pure blood cattle. Six
years ago the management brought
two herds of cattle to the fair, from out
the county, just to show our people
what pure blood animals are. The re-
suit has been that in the intervening
years Marathon county people have
bought and raised pure blood cattle OF
the best types for beef and dairy, until
the aggregate number is now about
600 The result is an Accomplishment
our fair officials should be commended
for, and it is long step in the dlrec-
ton of bringing the cattle OF this county
up to the highest standards. Among
the cattle to be shown here will be the
herd from the Helendale farm near
Athens, including the world famous
Yeksa Sunbeam, holder of the worlds
record for milk and butter fat pro-
duced. The herd also contains other
COWS holding records. Though other
fair arrangements have made efforts to
get this herd for an exhibit, it will be
shown at our fair only. -Four grade
herds, headed by pure blood sires, have
already been entered by farmers living
in the vicinity of Athens Shorthorns,
Aberdeen Angus, Red Polls, Jerseys
and Holsteins from dozens of Marathon
county farms will be brought to the
fair and fill every stall of the several
large cattle barns. The cattle exhibit
will no longer be made by few
wealthy breeders, for the farmers have
entered into the matter of raising good
cattle
The Truman Pioneer Stud Farm, of
Bushnell, H., will exhibit two car loads
of heavy draft horses. This concern
will show at only three fairs this fall
They come here from the Iowa state
fair, Des Moines, Ia, and from here
90 to the Illinois state fair.
An exhibit of sheep from the state
agricultural college, Madison, will be
made, under the direction of their shep-
herd, Frank KleinheinZ, who will be
pleased to give the farmers any instruc-
ton they desire on sheep raising.
These sheep have won prizes every
year at the International stock show.
The races will be a long ways ahead
of any ever held in this section. There
are SS horses entered for the stake
races, coming from Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, the
Dakotas and Canada. Only 8 had been
declared out Aug. 1st, the day on
which they could retire and draw out a
per centage of the entrance fee. A few
have gone lame since, but the balance
are winning races all over the country.
Some of those entered are racing in
New York this week and some in
Butte, Mont. There viii be close to
100 horses ready for the word 'go" at
| the time of the fair.
You Can't Get Away Brown, OF
Neenah, will act as starter; A. Nj.
/ Crawford, of Chicago, will be presiding
/ Judge, while the timers and other
officials have not been selected.
The north gate will this year be
thrown open for the entrance of auto
mobiles and autos can be run down
close to the main building. Auto
drivers are requested not TO speed
their machines on Carried Ave
Farmers horses are shy of 'chug
wagons" and runaway on one OF the
above dates on that street would be s
serious affair.
"Rube" Shields, of Bay City, Mich
viii be on the grounds and give ex