The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-02
Splendid Exhibits Made
 by Dallas Farmers.
The Fine Cattle Shown From The Dal- las Stock Farms, One of Features of the Fair-Review of Az.
 Ficultural Exhibits.
By Will T. Sheehau.


 By Will T. Sheehan.
 No such cattle exhibits as were have ever before been seen on exhibi- tion in Alabama. The excellence of the stock and cattle shows really marks new epoch in the agricultural life of the State.
 cattle exhibit and when the prizes are awarded they will go to Dallas county except in one or two instances. for except in one or two instances. the ex- hfbitors are Dallas county stock rais- CTS. The striking feature of the meri- torious display of the Central Alabama Fair Association Is the evidence 1t af- lords of the great strides made by stock raising in Middle Alabama in recent years.
 The cattle pens here are filled with the finest Herefords. Short Horns. Jerseys. Berkshire Hogs. Shropshire Sheep. Spanish Jacks, and German coach horses and they are from Dal- las county. too. The stock raising movement has been given such an im- petus in this section that in few years Selma will undoubtedly be a cat tie center of great importance. The list of the exhibitors in this big cat tie show is sufficient proof of that It includes such home gown exhibitors as the Kirk View Farm at Cahaba, Clifton Kirkpatrick, proprietor; R. c, Maxwell and Company of Orrvile. Tb@ Sandy Ridge Stock Farm of Suggs- vile. The Alabama Live Stock Com pany of Martins Station. The Village Farm of Marion Junction. A. B. Moore, manager; A. D. Summers of Marion Junction, Frank Bates. of Bates Farm. and H. P. Randall of Western Dallas. Some regret was expressed that there was not an exhibit of the fine cattle of State Treasurer J. Craig Smith from his famous stock farm in West Dallas.
 The list shows how deeply stock raising Is interesting the more inde. pendent farmers. of the Black Belt and of Dallas county particularly The quality of the stock, all of which is registered and of pure breeding indi- cates the sentiment which prevails the sentiment that the very best cat- tie Is the only sort to raise.
 Rapid Growth of Interest. T have been astonished at the rapid growth of interest in registered cat tle." said Clifton Kirkpatrick of Ca haba. one of the principal exhibitors and a director in the Central Alabama Fair Association. Tt would seem that everybody who is going into stock raising. and lot of our farmers are doing 1t now won't have anything but registered stock. They are quite ready to pay from $50 to $1O0 more for a registered animal than they are willing to pay for graded stock. The demand for registered stock is aston ishing. I have never seen anything like the growth in interest in stock raising here in our Selma section" What Is responsible for it?" he was asked.
 Necessity. more than anything else The farmers simply haven't got the l labor to cultivate the big plantations There is no present hope that they car | better labor conditions. The stocl business Is attracting them as it neve l attracted them before. Some of then feel like they have got to go into tn, l stock business to get the use of theil land.'
 'Is there money in raising goot stock in Alabama? was the nex question to get informa ton from tht store of MT. Kirkpatrick's stock rais ing experience.
 "Yes," he replied. "There is none, In 1t. But there is not money in il for every man. As in every other business man must be. suited to |, cattle and love the business. If he loves cattle and love the business. He loves the business he will pay attention to
 
 it."
 The principal features of Mir Kirk. patrick's Selma Fair exhibit are fine German Coach stallions and a Spanish Jack. The jack has already been awarded the first prize for his class. a German Coach.is befag exhibited by Burwell Boykin:
 In horsefiesh the German Coach iukst ba class. the largest exhibitor at the Sel- ma Fair and the largest exhibitor at the Montgomery Fair .,ut on view fourteen animals. all of them German Coach horses. These horses arc one of the principal attractions at the night ly horse shows in Selma. gleaned the fact somewhere that Of all the high priced stallions sold In Alabama in recent months the principal class sold was made up of German Coach horses.
 Why Is this?" I asked . horseman who knew we were discussing the popularity of the German Coach hors, .,
 Its hard to tell" he said. "I onI, know that in the South the German Coach stallion outsells scny other breed The man with Belgian horse or Ftrcheron would have small chance against the fellow who sells the German Coach. The German Coach. I suppose. is chiefly attractive by reason of great docility and good nature. He is moreover. d good com bination horse. one that can be hand ily used as saddle horse, carriage horse or a draft Snorse The South is just now turning its attention to this horse and before long you will see here in Alabama the German coach horse and it's grades the most popular animal,
 The Middle Alabama visitors to tn" fair took a special interest in the cx :. hibit of the Alabama Live Stock Com pany. whose stock farm is 1t Martins Station, twenty miles from selma. o. C. Pickard editor Of North and South of Louisville is one of the. propri"~ tors of this farm MT. Packstd's mag C gse Is devoted to exploiting tn" riches and resources of the South. In the black belt he sees one "f the great cattle countries of the future As sured of this hc has put his money in an extensive stock place The head of his Hereford herd. Alabama l.addi |