The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-03-27
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BREEDER WRITES
Overton Harris Of Missouri Tells
Local People Of Qualities
-, OF the Stock Il: :,''.

|. The Hereford cattle purchased by
Paul V. Moore, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, and ]. j. Watt,
state livestock expert of the govern
ment, connected with Clemson College,
has arrived in Anderson from Greefi-
Vile. The cattle were bought after
.Messrs. Moore and Watt had made q
tour of the middle west. They were
procured from the large stock farihs OF
Oferton Harris & Sens, Harris, NO.
Mr.. Harris Is probably the best known
breeder OF Hereford cattle lii the Uni.
ted States, and he has received mai1y
trophies for his blooded stock. Some
Tor his bulls are priced ut $4,000 n
head.
m Reas0Rs for Purchase. ''.
/ This breed of cattle was bought for
Spartanburg, GreenYiliei ana Anderson
counties In order that they might te
,IIe neucletIs of an extensive stock
raiying industry hi the Piedmont sect
tion. The farmers In this territory
are slowly coming to the. realization
that the bell weeTil .s due to reach
this state In FIVE wears and O one+6roU
system win mean financial disaster.
The solution is the diversification' OF
crops, and livestock raising is on6' OF
its mRisl features.
In compliance with q request made
by Mr.. Moore, 0verton Harris has
written a short history OF thes Here
ford cattle on his farm and he shows
tkefr blood strain. In order that the
farmers or this county may know the
class OF cattle they have Bought, the
full text OF Mr.. 1..a.ris' article fol-
lows: ~ s.
't The Article. q; sjc'e'5S
at is with pleasure that we give
you few brief remarks relative to the
starting and uphuilaiis OF, the herd
of Model Herefords? as well as refas
||tfYe to a few Of tl:c most important
winnings --s;Es" ,''.':r' ssa'
st was over atuartereot d d century
ago that we stared into the reg
istered Hereford cattle busines. Our
policy wds to ~H' the hest. at as law
a cost as posf;..e. We selected our.
|inntrons eE-e.,....y ! and Iiieii Doitgtit tue
bull, BENJAMIN Wilson No. 1898. The
result of the c"oss OF: this bull on these
cows bfought tesults beyond our fond,
|est expectatf rs. 1t produced a class
OF cattle that anyone might we'll be
proud OF. After this we went TO the
Fla. Nave closing out sale and bought
a .goodly numhar OF the best things
he offered. Sevaral of these animals
We're bought at long prices but iE'
was, an Is. row, oar motto 70 lind quail
ity and let thE. price be d secondary
mntter.f Not. long after this we, start
ed into the show ring; Our record
was unsurpassed by any American,
breeder. But I will not deaf with Tie
past SO much.as will the present. AT
tho great worlds fair ut st. Louis; dur
Ittig 1904 the Model HereforSias we're
/ by far fhe haaviask asI.ssasA lth!sa ID.
i We won both breeds' aud exhibitors.
herd. In fact weiw6n in5fe than ali
ousa contpetition combined. and we
were In competition c6iBbtiIed. ana we
world. It was after th ID show thHt We
Isof our entita show herd. TO VIC.
EarSflt OF wisconsin. II WAS part of
ith6 agreement when the trade was,
| made that w8. were to stny Ont OF the.
show ring for four years. St eonIsl3 &
I've alugTed 10 this: TIhight assa that
j:it was dufing the years pFetiods, TO
I0a rseliinE oar show herd that We:
Ibfed and developed the WonlsFfaf COW
isBettS 2. This COW was, sold In tsIe.
l ishsSss 80 lat9 irrational Association sale
fof. ,fo0. This is one OF the tigha
Test priced Hereford cows evaf s6id at.
lpGblic auction ,a;I;;s
!. .Eanrleg zoos wes were at 81 again,
1 AZ alsnaie our hnll.aNas the EfaSd
,ehanpion bull &C America d. greatest,