The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-12-23
The Great international.
(By T. J. Bigstaf.)

who could not attend the Ninth
international Live Stock Show at
Chicago is to read the greatest of
all farm and stock papers, The
Breeders Gazette of 9th inst.
which not only gives you a birds
eye view of it, but close and par
ticular view of it, which 10 one
man could possibly get for him
self. For in this description we
not only have the views of Mr..
Alvin H. Sanders, the best au-
thOrity on cattle-and no man can
write like him-but our old friend,
Hildebrand, who knows the best
of everything land handles all the
money!, besides Messrs. Goodwin
and tombstone, the foremost au-
thOrities on horses in this country.
and perhaps in the world, besides
other writers whom | am not ac-
quainted with, and the most be-
loved Joseph f. Wing, who has
been everywhere, has written
about everything, and yet can
make you laugh or cry over some
homely thing you never thought of
before, so close student has he
been of men and fine live stock, so
full of love and sympathy.
You must know that this show
is called the court of last resort.
for here is where the winners at
the different state fairs meet at
last to fight it out to the finish.
Its increase in size, patronage
and people has been amazing since
the writer attended the first Fat
Stock Show at Chicago. out of
which the international grew.
| am glad to see that nv first
love. the shorthorn. outnumbered
any other breed of cattle. | am
gladder that the shOrthorn is also
shown and recognized as the dual
purpose that is best bred for
both beef and milk. but | am glad
dest that the Polled Durhams (the
new breed, or rather the oldest and
best breeds of short horns with
their horns bred off elected this
from the Breeders Gazette:
THE POLLED DURNANIs.
No breed has shown more quail
ity in small exhibit than was pre-
sented in the POlled Durham class
es. Entries have been greater at
previous internationals, but never
has this hornless type of Short
horns set such high standard of
finish and character. From this
point of view it was the most inn
pressive show the breed has made
IN recent years. A number of the
entries would have been stout con-
testants in the big rings of Short
horns. Polled Durhams are now
taking full-hedged rank as IA per-
manent fixed breed. Many of them
have reached degree of excel
lence. Judged on Short thorn basis.
which is attracting widespread
attention. No one could examine
the entries in this show without
establishment at their superior beef
form and quality. In so Young "A
breed such wealth of merit is little
short of wonderful. While the
classes did not impress with their
numbers they showed well fitted
cattle of the modern beef type.
Breeders who have establish ed and
championed Polled Durhams AS a
breed were the exhibitors. The
men who have made the breed were
the contestants for the prizes.
There was not an inferior animal
in the lot. Several entries were as
good as any that appeared in the
International arena"
L. j. Bigstatt's herd bull is one
of the best Polled Durhams, hay
ing been the first prize winner at
the International Show at Chicago
as two-year-Old, when his official
weight was 1920 pounds.