The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-28
FOURTH ANNUAL STOCK
SHOW AT HARRINGTON
Four Days, Beginning September l6-
Preparations for Best Show
Yet Given.

for the Stock Show by offering 500
in special prizes for the benefit of
the stock and agricultural products
raised In st. Francois county. These
prizes, especially offered for their
benefit, ought to arouse more inter
est among the St. Francois county
exhibitors mt the show. The prizes
will he distributed among the cattle,
horses, mules, agricultural and
poultry departments In order that
the interest of the farmers and
others throughout the county may
be stimulated equally In these va
rious lines. 1t Is the hope of the
committee that the people will com
pete hard for these county prizes.
1t seems, everything being consid-
cred, that it should he more of an
honor to win one of the county
prizes, and more of Il compliment to
the winner, where he will compete
with aud win with native born ami
mails or homegrown products, than
II he should go away from home
aud bring in the best horse, COW or
article to be obtained, and carry of
the honors with It, The first is
question of ability on his part, the
last depends on the size of his peck
eft book.
The southeast Missouri Short
Horn breeders association, which
will hold their annual show and
sale of thoroughbred short horn
cattle on the second day, September
18th, will this year offer for sale the
best line OF short horn cattle ever
offered In this section of the State.
They have list of ~ head, bulls
and hcifers, the pedigree and regis
/ try papers of each animal being fur
nished the buyer. This annual sale
conducted by these gentlemen offers
"A splendid opportunity for the south
east Missouri farmers to establish
for themselves at small cost first
tie. These sales should he well pa
tronized by the farmers, because
they are offered first-class cattle at
, low prices.
In the past the committees have
had great deal of trouble tn obtain
competent judges to pass ON the
various rings. The committe this
year has been in communication
with Dean Waters of the Missouri
State Agricultural College at Co
lumbia, and they believe that with
his assistance they will he able to
overcome this trouble and find IA
man who is thoroughly competent
and able to judge with skill and
fairness any ring that may be shown.
The Modern Woodmen of America
will take up the greater portion OF
the afternoon of the third day, Sep
TENDER 18th, with their parade, com
petitive drills and field events. II
Is the intention of the WOodmen to
offer special prizes for these events,
which will he open to the members
or the order from all over this dis
trict. There will be addresses by
some Of the more prominent men of
the order, possibly Mr.. Talbert him
self will he here. This log rolling
will be the largest gathering of
Woodmer that this district has ever
seen, and from the reports received
by the local lodge the competitive
events for the various prizes will he
hutly contested.
The committee has arranged for
amusements of the highest class.
Shows of various kinds will he held
both night and day during the whole
of the stock show. A small admis-
sion fee will be charged to these
shows. The share of the profits
which goes to the committee will he
expended In taking care of the
prizes offered, the advertising and
other expenses when always arise
in conducting stock show OF this
character. Few people realize the
amount of money necessary tocarry
on such n show. The Secretary in
forms us that the show last year
cost nearly 100000. or this amount
$550.00 was raised by subscriptions;
the balance was made by the com
mittee through the sale OF seats at
the grounds at 10 cents each,
through the amount obtained from
the concessions operated in the
town during the show and through
the sale of soda and sandwiches at
the grounds. The committee will
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