The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-09-18
THE FARMINGTON FAIR
Big List OF Premiums Ava rd-
ed With Brief Mention
Exhibits.

ance, the gate receipts, which were
over 5000, indicating crowd of be-
tween | 800 aud 1000, but rain set in
Thursday night and put damper on
Fridays attendance, which promis-
ed TO be large with fair day, as well
as the carrying out of the days pro-
gram. An effort was made to make
up for this with an additional day
on Saturday, but of course it could
not make up for the losses Ia gate
receipts on Friday; and good gate
receipts are always necessary TO
help pay premiums and the thousand
and one other expenses necessary
to conducting successful fair.
Cattles Exhibits.
The finest exhibition Of cattle ever
made at n fair in Farmington--this
on the authority of one Of the most
successful breeders of registered
cattle In our county--was an inter.
osting feature. The number and
condition Of the cattle both eXcelled
any former exhibition.
shorthorns
The shOrthorns were well repre-
sented with tnc animals from the
herd Of n. a. AuBuchon OF French
Village, Arthur Nhitby of Hazel
Run, aud DR.. j f. Mccormick of
Sprott.
a splendid feature Of Mr.. AuBu-
chon's herd was year-old bull that
attracted much attention, along with
two fine cows and two heifer calves.
Mr.. Whitby had on hand the head
of his herd, Red Sultan, IA three
year.old bull, weighing in the neigh
borhood of 1000 pounds, u splendid
animal In all the points that go to
make perfect form, together with
two yearling bulls, two bull calves,
three yearling heifers and one heifer
calf.
DR.. Mccormick had on exhibition
a splendid bull, shown here for the
first time, which he bought ia ILL |
nois, fine specimen of the short
horn breed, a bull calf, two cows,
three .year.old helfers, one year
old heifer and three heifer calves.
Herefords.
The Hereiords were well repre-
sented. John ID. Rion, superinten-
dent of the Stony Lot Co., was here
again with Roseland Erling, a cham
pion prize winner, ut the head OF his
herd, three good cows, yearling
heifer and n bull calf
Judge +. f. Swink made n fine
showing from his herd OF Herefords.
Among them the champion prize
winner cow OF last year, another
cow, one two-year.old he'll
fer that shows up with all the breed.
Ing points, a yearling heifer and a
heifer calf.
T. J. Lott had on the grounds a
line bull calf by Roseland Erling,
j. G.. Williams had an attractive
COW and bull calf, and VIII Ashburn
his mature herd bull, Perfect Lad,
which attracted much attention.
q. j. Weimer made his first show
nS with n yearling bull which he
paid a fancy price for few months
ago, and which weighs over ], 200
pounds, his fine COW, Hester May,
With a nursing calf, also an extra
good heifer.
j. w. Burlbaw, another new breed
'r, showed two splendid young cows,
me with a bull calf Mt her side: and
). Il. Denman, his 1850 pound year.
ing, Beau Benson, "a seven.months
I'D bull by Roseland Erling, in
which the sire's good points are
veil representedi also mature COW,
two-year-old heifer, a yearling
,eifer and heifer calf.
ADerdeen Angus.
+. II. Best was the only exhibitor
II this breed. He showed two ma
ure cows, one yearling heifer and
wo heifer calves. G. M. McWn.
Jams, Farm Adviser of Cape Girar-
eau county, who was here Judging
he live stock, complimented Mr..
Best on his work as herdsman and
reeder.
Jerseys. ,
This popular dairy breed of cattle
'as not as well represented as 1t
hould have been. b. /. Morris
howed his mature bull, which Is a
ne animal, and Arthur Norwine of
lat River a splendid yearling bull
red at the State Agricultural Col.