Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-16

No part Of the Marshall county fair
is quite so important or interesting as
the exhibit Of stock, and this year
display Of the specimens OF the breed
er's product are generally better than
they were last year, or in fact, any
previous year. The judges who were to
begin their work of picking out the
points Of the animals today were ex-
pected to find an excellent standard
very generally shown in the entire ex-
hibition.
Governor S. B. Packard is sup
erintendent of the cattle display ana
is well pleased with the showing OF
exhibitors in his department. The two
leading exhibitors of cattle are w. j..
Miller of Metz, and c. E. Saunders, OF
Manila. Each of these gentlemen
show not only herds of breeding cattle
but two full herds of steers as well,
herd consisting of a 2-year-oid,
yearling and colt Mr.. Millers two
steer groups are one of pure blood
Angus and another of grade Angus.
Mr.. Saunders shows a fine line OF
Shorthorns, also herd of breeding
cattle and two of steers as well. He
has a group of pure blood Shorthorn
steers and a group of grade steers. The
Miller and Saunders animals only ex-
,hibit at the larger and more represen-
Ftative fairs. They were at the Iowa
state fair at Des Moines, where they
created intense interest, representing
the best of their respective breeds
shown at that exhibition. The contests
between the steers of these two herds
will be interesting and probably ex-
citing. since they are to line up before
Professor C. r. Curtiss, Of Iowa State
College, Ames, who will judge them and
place, the ribbons The partisans OF
these two breeds will watch the out
come Of these favorites with great IN
terest. This show should attract a large
number of visitors interested In hlgh
class steer stock.
In the Hereford exhibit, made by Cy-
rus A. Tow, Of Norway, Ia, there are
no steers, but full lines of breeding
CATTLE consisting of aged herd, breed
ers' young herd and calf herd. Inns e1-
hibit was also at the state fair, Where
it created the widest interest.
Since the controversy last year over
free hay and straw the Rhodes ana
Melbourne exhibitors nave peen MAR
ing strenuous efforts to keep down the
exhibits Of cattle, but have succeeded
seemingly, in keeping only themselves
away. They have been on hand at the
fair uttering their regret that their TEL
low cattle raisers insisted on putting
their products in the local stalls.
J. C. Bailey, who lives south of Mar
shalltown, out Twelfth avenue, has
breeders young herd of Shorthorns'
home cattle of good quality. This IS
the only home exhibit, that is to say,
the only group Of cattle from Mar
shalltoWn. All told the cattle display,
while no so great u number as last
year. is of much better quality
Hogs Also Of Better Quality.
While in the swine department the
number Of entries, 402, is slightly less
than last lear Superintendent q. r.
Stansberry considers that the quality
is away ahead of that which graced the
show last year, and believes that every
man who can pick a good hog when
he sees one will be of the same opin-
ion when he looks over the Marshall
county fairs array. The hogs take UP
four pens and two buildings and while
every exhibitor nkss 70 keep his stock