The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-19
CROWDS TRRONG ID
 DALLAS STOCK SHOW
All Kinds of Fine Flooded
 Stock Exhibited
NO FEAR NOW OF WEEVIL
ture Prizes With Their Red Poll and Jersey Cattle Exhibits.
 Mnny Fine Horses

Selma, October 1S.-(Special.) )-The e exhibition of blooded live stock which was made by the people of the west ern part of Dallas county at Marion Junction today was perhaps never be- fore equalled in any county in the state and it will prove a lasting ob- | ject lesson to the farmers of central Alabama as well as to the farmers of the state. It showed to them the pos abilities and advantages of raising blooded stock of every description as well as growing diversified crops of all kinds.
 Marion Junction is II miles west of | Selma and is in the heart of one of the richest agricultural sections of the ! state. The people of that section be- gan to raise blooded stock a few years ago and more recently began the grow 1 ing of diversified crops The eXhibi- l ton today proved that they have been successful in every way in both of their experiments The exhibition was To- cated on the Fort lawn, where all kinds of stock from the commonest hogs 10 the hnest blooded horses and COWS could be seen and every animal on 1 exhibit was raised within a few miles | of the place where it was being shown. There was also to be seen the result | in experiments with all kinds of crops from peanuts to the finest of sugar canes and corn as well as vegetables. The exhibition was the finest of Its kind ever seen in this part or the state and proved a revelation to all who saw it. It showed to the farm CTS of central Alabama that the boil weeyii when 1t reached this section need not deVastate their homes or cause them to starve for want ot the opportu- nifty to make a living, but that their lands and pastures could be put to uses in growing diversified crops and the raising of blooded stock in their pastures that would pay them better and prove more advantageous than the raising of just one crop of cotton each year.
 The live stock exhibition at Marlon Junction today was the result of the effort of a few citizens of the place who a few weeks ago met and agreed to give the show. With only short notice the people of the section entered into the movement
 On the grounds there were about 100 blooded horses and colts, which had been raised in the neighborhood and through the veins of which flowed the best horse blood in the world. Many heads of mules which had been raised ir the country around were also shown.
 
 of cattle that came of the finest stock of Hereford Short Horn, Red Poll and graded Jersey. Poland China hogs and sheep in number were also shown and in the poultry line there were many exhibits of White Orphington, Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock and Brown Leghorn.
 In the department devoted to the showing of the results of diversified farming could be seen varieties of the finest corn, sugar canes. sweet pota- | toes, pumpkins, hay and varieties of other vegetables. The growing of hay and the shipping of it was shown 10 | be an important industry of that sec | tion. This erop always brings good price with steady demand and from Marion Junction there is shipped an | average of one car of hay to foreign market every day in the year. J. B. Ellis, William Wood and c. c. Cosby were the judges of the exhibits The first prize of the day was awarded to A D. Summers, for his prize Red Poll bull Kim which weighs 1.760 pounds. In this Red Poll class, Una, COW also owned by MT. Summers, took second prize. Happy Jack, bull of the Jersey class belonging to A. B. Moore, took first prize in his class as did a COW also belonging to MT. Moore. Other prizes l for fine cattle were awarded to many of the exhibitors and the show was in every way most creditable.
 | One of the features of the day was the baby show and the babes who were exhibited won more admiration than did the many other exhibits. The first prize was awarded to James Leiser Mason. Rufus Moore. son of MT. and Mrs. Wm Moore, won second prize. Elizabeth Brice, daughter of MT. and Mrs. s. A. Brice, was given the third prize and the fourth was awarded to Harris Louis Gimer, son of Mir and Mrs. W. J. Gil- mer.
 The largest crowd ever within the township of Marion Junction was there today They went to the show from all parts of Dallas, Perry, Hale Maren- go Wilcox and Clarke counties and the attendance was estimated at about 25,00O. Nearly 300 residents of Selma were there and the proprietors of the places of busi- ness at Marion Junction closed their stores and helped to make the day the success that it was for their town. During the early afternoon barbecue was given for the benefit of the school fund of the township and everybody on the grounds enjoyed themselves and pro- nounced the day a big success.