The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
GETTING READY FOR FAIRS;
SHEEP FOR EXHIBITION
Thoughts And Suggestions As to
Fitting Sleep and Lambs
for Show.
FAIRS ARE COMING ON APACt:
Industry That Is Growing in Virginia
and the South-Getting Pointers
at State and County Agricultural
EXpositlCn5.

Fitting live stock ana showing I, =,
fairs and expeditions has become an
established custom In countries whore
improved I've stock is maintained Be
ginning Win the district or county
ia'r' where Tie show is of local in :
terest. and passing 10 the larger show,
OF state, national and international
scope, the httiue and showing OF
superior typeH Of farm animals is Of
Er2at value ana Importance 10 tho live
stock indus;ry. It iinprcsscs ,ipon the
minus OF all Tho see tho exhibits a
knowledge Of the. types and breeds
OF farm animals adapted to various
purposes. ana demonstrates the posi- :
bill'Ies In well-bred and wcii-selec,cd
animals when brought to the very
pest condition by proper feeding and
fitting
To promote this means Of education,
state fairs. association and often
times individuals directly or indirect
- benefited. rfer liberal prizes TO en-
courage breeders To spend their time
energy ana means In lifting their
animals FOR sNowz Exhibitors. how
ever. are usually henented most ny the
art and SIM which they develop in
selecting and feeding .heir animals
and from the publicity they derive
from Showing them To be able to
SHOW superior animals is the best kind
OF advertisine stnckman can en-
ploy. Sucn advertising IS more to be
sought after than the prize money Of
fered as premiums on the other hand.
poorly selected and fitted animals de-
Tract from tho educational features
Of tho show r.nE. misrcprescnt and in
lure the breed represented Civ. the
owner po9S reputation as breeder
and DISCOURAGE, rather man encourage.
onlookers in .electing and rearing bet
ter live stork. TOO much emphasis
eanaoc be placed. therefore. upon care
fulry selecting and nttinG animals
which al. ju serve for show PURPOSES
TIMELY riiurGIrrS AND
SUGGESTIONS by TIL: WAY
AS tho seaGon Is near az hand 10:
che opening ot the many fairs and
agricultural expositions IN Virginia
and throughout ;he south. A few sur-
ges,lons alone these lines may not be
out Of plare
We'll a,ted animals exhibited in the
SHOW ring, especially Eat breeding AMI
mails % meat producing types. are fire.
1uentlY condemned by farmers and
breeders who have never fitted and
showed live stock. u is true that one
can justly criticize the high condition
in which such animals appear II one
does not understand that the owner
has htted tlem simply 20 show 20 the
public the possibilities or animals Of
such selection and brecdinr> The show
ring IS not intended 20 educate the
stochman 20 have his animals In show
yard condition ~ al times. but rather
TO educate and inspire him 10 select
animals OF superior breeding and o,
such Individuality that he can make
the!i S-attnt s the size. conformation.
quality and condition most desirable
when the ,ime comes 20 market them.
Though the extremely fat animal is
IN poor coalition 10 breed most sue.
cesstully. iu thn, condition Il demon
strates Ii possibility OF offspring
which u o. ,imilarly bred animals may
produce WAcn IN proper breeding con
dition, TIL !at steer. wcther, or bar
;ow Is safer means OF demonstrating
such qualities than is the breeding anil
NAL. but there can be no objection II
the owner chooses 10 n and show some
OF his breeding herd or flock at his
own risk 10 promote the interests OF
the breed and advertise his work as
a stockmaa While he may he c.iti-