Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-12-18


man in the Seats neighborhood
took all there was worth while in
that class. including two champion
ships and three firsts. In the Ches-
ter White class also Pullman grab
bed all the honors f. NJ. Slagle and
/ John Neil made a clean sweep in
the prizes c. II. Barclay, T. w.
Ryan, Frank Smawley and c. II.
kincaid routed the visiting porkers
! in the Duroc Jersey class Barclay
| taking champion SOW in that class.
In the fat classes also Pullman
men were well served. w. W. Rob
ertson, j. X. Smawley & Son, T. w.
Ryan, j. II. r. Smith and b. S. Leon
ard all taking first places In the
Poland China class alone did the Wis
! iting exhibitors take the lions share
of the premiums, l.. II. Linbarger
OF North Yakima and II. A. Hart &
Son of Rockford showing the prize
winning pens in this class. Law
being the only Pullman man to
break the visitors winning streak in
this class be taking second place on
SOW over one year.
The best hogs the Northwest af-
fords were exhibited during the two
days show, the Berkshire strain be-
ing in the majority. Experts who
attended the show declared that
never before in the history of the
Inland Empire had a better array of
fancy swine been on exhibition
Competition was keen. especially In
the Berkshire, Poland China and Du-
roc Jersey classes, and several form
er prize winners were forced to give
way to first appearance porkers
The greater part of the exhibitors
shipped their swine to Lewiston to
compete at the Northwest Livestock
show and sale, which opened Mon
day
A pen of "mule-footed" hogs.
ham of Uniontown, was the center
of attraction for curiosity fans. The
'mule-footed" swine had never be-
fore been exhibited in Pullman, and
proved a great curiosity The hoofs
are solid and shaped like those of
mule. 1t is freak strain. but one
of the very few out the ordinary
strains that breed true to type.
Students from the University of
Idaho captured the first three places
in the hog judging contest for col
lege students in connection with the
hog show Friday Lathe of Idaho
was first with 249 out OF a possible
800; Christensen of Idaho second
with 245, and Lattig of the same in
stitution third with 245.
Grover McDougall of the Washing
ton State College was placed fourth.
with 225 points; Caughlin of w, s.
C. took fifth with 2O9, and Boisse-
vain. with 20S points. sixth. SIX
were entered from the University OF
Idaho and five from the Washington
State College,
In the hog judging contest for
boys who have never attended col
lege Leo Klossner of Pullman high
school took first prize, with 200 out
of a possible 800. Nagle of Pullman
high was second, and Morgan of
Pullman high third, with 1871 and
1876 respectively.
Both contests were conducted by
Professor q. L. Potter of Oregon Ag-
ricultural College and Harry Carroll
of Ellensburg a graduate of the Uni
yersity of Minnesota, who also
Judged the exhibited swine. The
contests included the judging of one
pen each of Poland China Berkshire
and Duroc Jersey gifts.
Upwards of so head of exhibited
swine were sold during the two days
'cf the show. K Smawley G. Son
OF Pullman alone disposed of 10
head of prize-winning Berkshires,
which were sold 81 exceedingly mod
crate prices when the class OF the
animals is taken into consideration
The State College farm purchased
four head of these animals to add to
It's herds.
The Prize Winners
J. X. smawlay & Son OF Pullman
with their nina pens of pure-bred
Ferbfhires. won the lioi's share OF
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