Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-11
CATTLE DEPARTMENT
SHOWS LARGE GROWTH
TWO HERDS FROM OUTSIDE OF
THE TERRITORY.
AVERAGE Grade of the Stock is Much
Hiqher than At Any Pre-
vous Fair.

No department of the territorial
fair shows a larger growth or great
er Improvement in the average quality
of exhibits than the cattle department.
There are probably one-thlrd more
cattle on exhibition than last year
Two herds have come from outside the
territory, one from New Hampshire
and one from California.
All the cattle of beef breeds at this
fair belong to the Bartlett-Heard com
pany and George Day, OF Buckeye.
The Bartlett Heard thoroughbred
shorthorns took three first prizes and
three seconds in the judging Thurs
day.
Mr.. Day has a number of registered
Durhams at the fair and took goodly
share of the prizes. He is particularly
proud of Simplicity's King 261S5S, the
sire of several of his prize win
ners. who is himself on exhibition.
He is a monstrous roam, five years old
and weighing 2,1OO pounds. Three OF
his offspring. all from the same dam,
took first prizes in their respective
classes. Their combined weight is
1850 pounds, which is some beef
for a TWO NedT-Oiu Sttcl' Il NS'A A'S
heifer and a sucking calf.
The steer is a white, born two years
ago last March and weighing 1,60U
pounds The heifer, born year
ago last February, weighs 1,lSO pounds
and the calf, born the latter part OF
last March, 100 pounds. Their dam
is Rose of Arizona" one of the fin
est cows ever bred, judged by her
progeny. SNOWFALL is the heifer
that took the blue ribbon.
Arizona Red" who last year took
sweepstakes in the calf class, this
wear was given first prize. Simplicity S
King took sweepstakes for beef breed
bulls.
Dutch belted cattle are something
new to Arizona. There are two herds
of them at this years fair. One herd
of eight was brought here from
Bristol. n. H, by Frank r. Sanders
and the other herd is from u. c.
Straders ranch at Ceres, California.
Mr.. Sanders has exhibited represen-
tatives of his herd in twenty-five
states. Last year he took prizes al
the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition
and at the California state fair, in
Sacramento. He has for years TAX
en- his cattle to shows in Ohio, Wis
consin, Illinois, the Carolinas, Indiana
and many other states, just for the
advertising that it gives him. He has
found. however, that he usually wins
enough in prizes to pay all expenses.
Recently Mr.. Sanders decided To sell
his farm at LacOnia, New Hampshire
and move to Arizona. After the fair
he will secure a ranch in the Salt
River Valley and place the Dutch
belted stock he has here thereon. In
a few years he expects to have quite
a herd.
The Dutch belted breed originated
in Holland The points are a black
body with a broad band of white
extending all the way around, just
back of the shoulders. One might
mistake a specimen of this breed for
a Holstein- Friesian but the breeds are
entirely distinct 1t is claimed for the
Dutch belted that they are more
economical feeders and give richer
milk than the Holsteins The Hol-
stein is a combined milk and beet
breed. while belted stock have been
bred for milk purposes alone.
Seven of Mr.. Sanders. cattle were
entered in competition for the prizes
and they took eight awards Each
one was awarded a first prize and as
a herd they took another first, being
adjudged the best herd of all the mill
breeds Cattlemen consider this re-
markable. since the Sanders stocl
completed a 5000 mile journey only
last Saturday.
Mr.. Strader has nineteen head OF
Dutch belted cattle at the fair. and al
SO took n number of prizes. On his
farm at Ceres, California, he has the