The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-12-10
Stockmen and Breeders Send
Fatted Calves and Hogs
to lewiston Next Week.
SWEETHERD
Atwood Sends Red Hogs Kam-
iah Cattle After Ribbons
Expect Large Crowd.

will be prominent In the exhibits at
the Lewiston stock show, which opens
ncpt Monday for six days exhibition.
e. s. Sweet, one Of the county's
best known stockmen. announced yes
terday that he would ship carload
OF his best Hereford cattle and two
carloads OF hogs to Lewiston to com
pete for the prizes Stockmen through
out the northwest recognize Mr.. Sweet
as one Of the best judges of livestock
and most successful breeder and in
view of this fact we can reason ably
expect the cattle and hogs in the Sweet
entry to compare favorabiy in compe-
tftion with the other choice animals
to bb on exhibition.
T. M. Atwood, the popular W'nona
farmer, win send down some of his
best Duroc Jersey swine and he says
he expects to be among the ribbon
winners. His son. Paul Atwood. has
also entered hogs of the same breed.
M l.. Hastings and e. d. Parr, of
Kamiah, have also entered their cat
tie In the competition. Hastings is
a breeder OF Herefords and PARIS spe-
ciaitk is Holste eins and their herds are
said to include some OF the finest ami
maIa in the northwest. Hastings is
sending down about five carIoads Of
fat cattle also.
Prasdent Talks OF Show.
In speaking Of the show. President
Flood said:
eve have Just completed four new
hog barns, two new horse barns and
one new cattle barn, ana the present
outlook Is that we will not have near
enough room with these new buildings.
We will certainly need more room. for
the hogs, fr9m the entries that are be-
ing received, and a large tent win be
provided for the overflow.
'Our entries this year are already
fifty per cent greater than the entire
list OF last year. Entries ore stu be-
Ing received and we expect many more
owing to the fact that the stock are
allowed to enter as late as Tuesday of
the week of the show. There is every
Indication that the attendance this year
will be the largest in the history Of the
asodiation. Our program as arranged
provides for many attractions for each
day and evening. The judging of indi-
vidual fat classes. horses, cattel. sheep
and swine. viii continue Monday, Tues
day aad Wednesday, with the ssle Of
shoft-horn cattle opening at $3.50 a. m.
on Wednesday. The sale of fat cat
tie and heifers will take place on Thurs
day The sale I horses and swine on
Friday; on Saturday the continued sale
of swine and the sale of Jersey and
Holsaein CATTLE
Avoid All Infection.
"At the show grounds in Lewiston" /"
says Secretary j. II. T. Smith. every
pretaution is being taken by the man
agetnent. Every animal arriving on
foot will be led through shallow well
or basin, thoroughly disinfecting the
animals feet, and exhibits arriving in
crate will be thoroughly disinfected
with q spray pump. AS has been al
ready stated, the Northwest Livestock
association was organized to assist the
livestock breeders of the northwest and
had not its directors and tho state
authorities thought 1t perfectly safe to
hold the show this year they would
have called 1t off.
ss1rhe number of entries already re-
ceived is fully fifty per cent more than
last year and already numbers five hun
dred Reports from various sections
OF the four northwest states indicate
that this years attendance viii b. eak
all records
The pony polo games, which will
take place on Thursday and Saturday
afttrnoons and the polo exhibition Fri
day evening, will be attractive fea-
lures of the program. The horse show
viii be the main attraction Friday eve
ming.
An active campaign will be carried
on each day for new members for the
asspciation and 1t is expected that the
membership win reach seven hundred
by the closing day OF the show. With
the large number OF entries alreadS re-
ceived, the directors OF the association
feel very optimistic regarding the sue
cess of the annual show and sale.
The following program has been an
nounced by the officials of the North
west Livestock association:
Monday, December 14th.
Judging Individual fat classes
Annual association meeting In the eve
ming with the following speakers: Prof
w. s. Hislop. OF washington Stat,
College. Pullman; DIR. Harry Graves
state veterinarian and acting commits
sioper OF agriculture for washington
Fref. Potter. OF the Oregon Agricultur