The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02
BREEDING KINGS MEET.
An Exceptionally Interesting and
Splendid Report Compiled by
Judge.

Believing it will be of great interest
to our readers throughout this section
of the country, where special efforts
are being made along the lines Of prof
liable dAirying. we take great pleasure
in publishing the following splendid re-
port made by George w. Sisson, who
was one Of the prominent judges, and
with whom the editor is personally ac-
quainted, on the International Live
Stock show and National Dairy show
recently held in the city Of Chicago.
In the beginning he says;
These are otwo entirely distinct
shows, each the greatest of its kind in
America, and doubtless in the whole
world.
The international Live Stock Show is
essentially q beef cattle show, with
horses, sheep and swine as accompani-
ments.
Here annually gather the breeding
kings Of our great western country,
with competitors from Canada and
ably the worlds best in beef cattle,
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seen at these annual gatherings at the
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, where the
facilities for caring for the exhibits are
perfect and the great ampitheater
with its show and judging ring, which
will seat thousands of people, is daily
crowded with enthusiastic spectators.
at the evening sessions, when the
prize animals are paraded in the ring,
the boxes and seats are crowded with
| Chicago's society folk, as would be a
Horse Show in Madison Square Garden.
This is the grand finale Of the stock
show season. Here the prize winners
and champions of the smaller shows
and State Fairs meet for final decision
and here the stockman and student oi
animal husbandry may get the last
word in breed type.
1t is liberal education for any man
interested in the industry, which is at
the basis of our country's prosperity, to
attend such an exhibition as this, with
open eyes and open mind.
1t will give him something that can
not be written in descriptive articles,
to see in concrete form the results OF
the skill of the American breeder and
feeder, who by his study and care has
moulded his animals to his ideal.
There were literally thousands of an
imals on exhibition, from the stately
Shorthorn, that aristocrat of the beet
breeds, with refined head and with back
and loin level as a table, and the white
faced Herefords, perhaps equally a.
good, but less finely finished, to the Alb
erdeen Angus, that very attractive jet
black, hornless breed, with their com
patriots, also from Scotland, the shag
gy coated Galloway.
There was also good entry of Red
Polls, q handsome deep red hornless
breed, that are quite good beef cattle,
and as bred by some. fair mixers.
The exhibition of Percheron, Clydes-
dale and Shire horses was revelation
to me and caused me to wonder why
we do not breed more good draft hors
es in Northern New York, instead o.
sending thousands of dollars to the
West for our work horses. Even Shet
so that one could study breed types il
2400 down to q pony weighing 30(
| pounds.
Auction sales of various kinds OF
stock were held in the sale pavilion
nearly every afterDon of the show. Or
one day rs Shetland ponies went undel
the hammer at prices ranging from $8l
to $210 each.
/ But while this Live Stock Show wa.
of great interest to me as asstudent o.
animal husbandry, my particular inter
est was centred in the National Dairy
Show, which was in progress at thu
same time at the Coliseum in Chicago,
where by invitation from the officials
of the Dairy Division of the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington, ]
acted as official judge of Jerseys anc
also Judge over the students judging
contest in the same breed.
The National Dairy Show, which has
now held its third annual exhibition
was organized and launched by group
of gentlemen who have been leaders o.
dairy thought in the nation and who
felt that the dairy industry, with its
annual product Of the whine of eight
hundred millions, should have Nation
al organization, which with its annual
convention and exhibition would bring
together the latest and best in dairy
thought, dairy cows and dairy appli.
ances, so that the growth of the indus.
try could not only be measured from
year to year, but Inspiration gained foi
better work in all the branches of the
industry.
One Of the prominent movers in this
matter was ex-governor w. d. Hoard
: of Wisconsin, editor Of Hoar1's Dairy
man, the man who has doubtless done
more for the spread of true dairy gos-
pei than any individual in this country
1t has been my privilege to know
Gov. Hoard for many years, and moth
J ing is more delightful to the interested
student of the dairy cow than visi
with him and adiscussion of these mat
ters, which invariably brings out hi
> rich fund of information, spiced will
: the humor which flows from him 81
naturally.
An interesting feature of my tril
was an invitation to visit Governo
Hoard at his home 1T Fort Atkinson,
. sWis., where he maintains very fin
! herd Of Guernsey cows, some forty Il
number, whose average annual butte
product b 40 pounds This shows
what practical use he has put his dair,
knowledge.
The National Dairy Show is not onl,
{ place for exhibits Of cattle, dair,
supplies and appliances, but has be
come the annual rallying place for u
. conventions Of various organisation
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