The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-10
KOLB SPEAKS ID
 CROWD OF FARMERS Immence Audience for "Live
 Stock Day. PREMIUMS AWARDED koIb Tells Farmers to Make Their Homes Attractive So Boys and Girls Will Stay on the 
PREMIUMS

Florence, September 9.-(Special) )-The success of Hive stock day" held for the first time in Lauderdale county yester- day, far exceeded the expectations of the Commercial club, under whose aus pices it was held. The country people came to town in large numbers and min gled with each other, and with the town people, in a most fraternal way, even re- fusing to be dismissed when the president of the Commercial club, H. C. Gilbert, announced that the programme was over. At noon the stock was paraded around the principal square of the city and the next two hours were consumed in award ing premiums. The number and quality of the high bred horses, mules and colts exhibited was surprise to all.
 At o'clock the speaking began. Presl dent H. C. Gilbert expressed his grat- ifcation at the success of the day and proposed that the first Monday in each month be made live stock day, following the Tennessee custom. He introduced Col. c. w. Ashcraft, who in complimentary way introduced Capt. Ruben F. Kolb, the speaker of the day.
 Captain KoIb said before the successful tilling of the soil there must be pre- liminary cultivation of the intellect. With slavery, he said, the entire system of ag- riculture In the south was swept away, and the farmers must adapt themselves to the new order. To give an idea of the progress being made he said when he was first appointed commissioner of agricul- | 1T no of sold in the entire state. Now the cost is little more than half what it was and government tests guarantee purity. He advised the farmers to make their homes attractive in order to keep the boys and girls at home, as beauty is a friend and ally of virtue and an enemy of every vicious tendency in nature. Another point particularly stressed was the need of good roads and the extravaganza of bad roads, which he said cost more in wear and tear than the tax for good roads would amount to. Captain Kolb ex- pressed surprise and pleasure at the fine stock In the exhibit and urged the eradication of the cattle tick, which was another piece of extravaganza the people of the county could not afford to indulge in.
 Premiums were awarded as follows:
 Best mule colt under 1 year: First prize, c. c. Wesson second prize Will Hale.
 Best mule over 1 and under years: First prize. c. c. Wesson; second prize, D. D. Reeder.
 Best mule over and under B. First prize, Ed Rasch second prize F. P. Fow- Ter. Best mule, any age: First prize, A. L.. Lindsay; second prize, Tennessee Valley | Fertilizer company. | Best pair of mules any age: First prize. | Tennessee Valley Fertilizer company; sec ond prize, Ed Rasch l Best horse or lilly under 1 year: First prize, D. P. Underwood; second, A. R. l Iron.
 Best horse or lilly over year and
 under 2: First prize, Amos Thompson;
 second prize, John Wurm. | Best horse or lilly over and under 3 years: First prize. W. N. Graham; sec | ond, Dink Murphey. | Best horse or lilly years and over: | First prize, William Sammon & Son; sec
 ond prize, M. H. Gresham. | Best horse or Ally over and under 4 } years: First prize, U. o. Redd; second, John M. Pamplin. | Best brood mare to be shown with one or more colts: First prize. R. s. Colb; second prize, c. c. Wesson. | Best boar, any age: First prize, F. w. Irvine; second prize, Louis White. | Best SOW and pigs: First prize, Clyde Delano second prize, Glenn Delano. 1 Best bull, any age or breed: First prize, | c. w. Holden
 l Best milch COW, any age CT breed: First
 prize, Warren Young; second prize, Dave | Phillips.
 l Best beef, 1 year and over: First prize, | Mrs George w. Porter. | Best Barred Plymouth Rock rooster and two hens: First prize, Joln Bailey; sec | ond prize, Sharpe & Blai'. | Best coop Rhode Islard Reds: First prize, w. w. Becknell; second prize, w. R. Chisholm.
 | Best coop Brown Leghorns: First prize, B. B. Garner second prize. c. Reynolds Best coop White Legh'rns: First prize | Mrs D. s. Burleson. Best coop White Vyandottes: First
 prize, J. o. Finney; second prize, Robert l Patten.
 Best coop of Brahnas: First prize, l James Stewart.
 Best turkey gobblec and hens: First | prize Hugh Scott.
 Best stallion: First prize, J. L. Hall;
 second prize, G. w. Brown.