The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
Largest Exhibit in History at
State Fair.
ShOrthOrns Attract Attention
Among All Visitors.
SILVER LAKE MAN At HEAD
C. e. Clark Has Largest Single
Exhibit GaIIOways.
Many Jersey Exhibitors Are
From Topeka.

The cattle exhibit at the fair is
one of the largest ever seen in To-
peka, the pavilion being crowded to
the limit with fine breeds of cattle
Cattle are on exhibition from all
parts of Kansas and many are seen
from other states. Stock of all
breeds are divided off into sections,
Jerseys, Guernseys. Brown Swiss,
Bull Durhams. PoIled Durhams Aber-
deem Angus, GaIIoways, Herefords
and Shorthorns.
The Shorthorn cattle proved an at
traction to the visitors. especially
from the city people, on account of
the -arenesS of the breed. ShOrthOrns
are now becoming common thing
among Kansas farmers, although they
have not made great progress among
city dairymen- The ShOrthOrns on eX-
hibition this week are powerful look
ing cattle and are the kind that bring
big prices in cattle markets.
Among the Shorthcrn breeders who
have cattle at the pavilion are:
Pleasant Valley Stock Farm, Walton,
Ok; C s. Nevis, Miami county; Will
liam Herkleman, ElwOOd, Ia; E.
Hall Carthage Mo; H. Rees, Pill
ger, Neb.; Owen Kane, Wisner, Neb.;
Harry T. Forbes, Topeka, and c. H.
White of Burlington. The biggest at
traction of the Shorthorns was an inn
mense cream coIored bull owned by
VIM. Herkleman of Iowa.
The Hereford department was very
popular with many of the visitors,
several fine specimens being exhib-
tied. The Garden Grove Stock Farm,
Atlanta Iowa, is a large exhibitor.
o. S. Gibbons is the proprietor of the
farm. other Hereford cattle men
who have that breed at the fair are
II. H. Holmes, Great Bend; John
Curtice. Kansas City, Mo; Leeman
Stock Farm, Hoopestown, Ill, and
the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege. The agricultural college has a
good exhibit, as several winners of
there.
Quality of Angus.
The Angus cattle have not as large
display as some other breeds. but
the quality is the highest. A c.
Bin1ie of Alta, Iowa, and the Kan
sas State Agricultural college are ex-
hibitoTs of the black Aberdeen Angus.
The Salon farm of Lawrence has a
good exhibition of the Angus cattle
also.
The Durhams-BuH and Pol1ed, have
large part of the pavilion. The Bull
Durhams are owned by D. c. Van
Nice. Richland; Achenbach Bros,
Washington; and Lemon Bros. Hoops
town, III. Peter Blocher of Topeka is
the one exhibitor of the PoIled Dur
hams.
The largest single exhibitor of Cal
loway cattle is c z. Clark, of Silver
Lake Mr. Clark has about a dozen
fine Galloway cattle. most of whom
have won premiums before. II. O. HUFF
of Arcadia. Neb., is another Galloway
cattle breeder.
R. c. OIdbrecht of Topeka; Wilcox
& Stubs of Des Moines, Ia: and
Charles B. Nixon of Auburn. Neb., are
the Guernsey exhibitors. The
usual center of people in
the Guernsey department is around
the stall of Sequers Major, a large
Guernsey bull owned by Mr. Of
brecht.
The Highland herd of Brown Swiss
cattle, owned by Dahlem & Schmidt
of ElDoradO, are an attraction The
little Swiss COWS have d reputation a.
good milk cows and the one display of
them has been a drawing card
Among the Jersey exhibitors are H
r. Erdley, of HoltOn; J. 5. Smith. Plat
City. Mo; Fred Lapted, Lawrence: W
I. Miller, Topeka; Doran & linn, To-