The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-08-04
Draft Horse Exhibit at the Mis-
souri, State Fair.

i OcCY. JOnu L. OunSOu vi ttiC Wis
souri, State Fair is the authority for
the statement that in the total eighty
six, (S6 classes for draft and coach
horses at the Missouri State Fair of
1909 there was a total of only sew
enty-six (76) entries and an average
of less than one horse to each class.
This means that there were many
classes in which there was not an
exhibit. From this it would seem
that Missouri breeders are not aware
of the great advertising value which
comes from such exhibitions.
| A total of $3.50 in prize money was
offered in the class "Open To The
World" for draft and coach horses
and over $500 of this money was not
competed for.
A total Of s735 was offered in prize
money in the class Limited To Mis-
souri, Bred Animals" for draft and
coach horses. Less than 10 per cent
of this money which was offered by
the Missouri State Fair to encourage
Missouri breeders was competed for,
leaving over $3.50. II is a surprising
fact that in the class of Percheron
and French draft horse Limited To
Missouri Bred Animals" there was
not one exhibit. This is also true of
nearly all the other classes, Limited
To Missouri Bred Animals" there
was not one exhibit. This is also
true of nearly all the other classes,
Limited To Missouri Bred Animals. "
The Percheron Registry Co. of
Columbus, Ohio offered II Gold
Medals and II Silver Medals as prizes
to be awarded at the Missouri State
Fair to exhibitors registered in that
Association. There was no COMPETE
ton for these prizes.
The $50 which was offered for
grade draft horses remained with the
Treasurer because there were no
grade draft horses exhibited. Out of
total of 81, 565 and many Gold and
Silver medals offered as premiums
on draft and coach horses only APP
proximately one-third was competed
for. From these figures it is quite
evident that wide awake Missouri
breeders who plan to make an ex-
hibit at the coming State Fair will
: not only get much high class adver-
Using but will in great measure pay
the expenses of their exhibit by cash
prizes won.
The $500 not competed for in the
"Open To The World" class and
I much good advertising could have
been had by Missouri horsemen if
they had exhibited at the Missouri
State Fair in 1909. The $3.50 not COM
, peted for in class Limited To Mis-
, souri, Bred Animals" was set aside
for the special benefit of Missouri
I breeders.
, An exhibit of draft and coach
horses by Missouri breeders at the
Missouri State Fair would wholly or
r partially pay its own expenses in cash
prizes. Such an exhibit would fur
nish much of the highest class adver-
Using possible. 1t would also increase
n the selling price of horses because of
this advertising. This is particularly
true of stations bought for public
o service.
q The premiums on draft and coach
n horses have been increased for the
: year 1910 to nearly $1,000. The
!. American Association of Importers
s and Breeders of Belgian draft horses
d offers sos in special premiums and
i two Gold medals valued at 500 for
o that breed of horses at the 1910 Mis-
souri, State Fair. The Percheron
$ Registry Co., offers seventeen 90
n Gold medals and seventeen az Sill
!. yer medals for horses registered in
r that association to be competed for at
f the 1910 Missouri State Fair.
a The time is ripe for a big exhibit of
draft horses at the Missouri State
Fair. The demand for this class of
e live stock is so great that such an ex-
d hibit will be very profitable advertis-
ing. The breeders and importers
q who are the first in this field will be
3 the men to nap the profits from such
!. advertising. The demand will be
met by either breeders and importers