Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-01
REDlcTlON MADE THAT STATE
SOON WILL HAVE SURPLUS OF
GOOD ANIMALS.
SOON INDEPENDENT OF
IMPORTED STOCK
Hrsedsrs 20 Find Good Market For
Surplus WAR Forces American
Breeders 70 Rely Upon Own Re.
sources-spIendid Display Of Native
Drafters Shown at State Fair.
Special to mes-Republ.can.

Special to Times -Republ.can.
fDes MONIES. Sept. III. II. tombstone,
ftr many years a writer for the Chi
Ghgo Livestock World on horses, pre-
icrs that Iowa will not only soon be
Independent OF importations Of good
horses from abroad but will have 10
sell desirable surplus which horse
|men in other regions viii only be too
glad 10 buy. He bases his opinion on
The big display of pure-bred drafl
outside circle of the stock pavilion
turday in the mare and toal show.
tombstone is here writing up the
Use exhibit for his paper.
n an article given out here today
Johnstone points out that the
kft horse futurities which were de-
ed here yesterday, are one OF the
por1ant factors IN the development
the horse industry in Iowa.
Millions Of good American money
we been spent by Iowa breeders for
lported stock says Mr.. tombstone
4
evasted the breeding districts of con-
mental Europe and shut off the sup
~ from Great Britain, so that today
Enerican breeders find themselves
lst upon their own resources. There
no hope of iulportations being re-
Pmed, at least not in any volume,
thin the next five 10 ten years.
lgium has lost practically all Of her
x-x- hr- ras aaG
st OF her pure bred draft stock 20
grim artillery service Grea,
tain has shaved her equine re-
rces TO the lowest possible limit.
res as well as stations have gone
the front never to return, for the
rage life of the horse in twentieth
tury war is ar most eleven days
r ne smells powder.
Today, with importations shut of
more than yea1. the Iowa farmer
ders, with the contributions of a
progressive breeders from other
-, can furnish a display Of pure
ed. native drafIers Of all breeds SO
ghly creditable as TO command the
mira,ion of all who see it,
Jasper county, which Won second
ace in the county exhibit at the
wa state fair and Cerro Gordo
unty, were the only two counties
ich made up county exhibits aside
N those which have county agents.
re were eleven exhibits IT all.
|er countys exhibit was made up
=. Moss, secretary of the New
Commercial Club and ". 2.
tx, an experienced farmer and
bitor Together with its exhibit Of
s ard other agricultural products
asper county people had placards
g Of it's manufacturing products
county won eighteen bronze
at the Panama Pacific exposi-
,r agricultural products. Al the
State fair Mr.. Otcheck indivd-
won seventeen first premiums.
conds, three fourths and one
remium il displays Of agricul-
products.
HE Greenfield. who has a fruit
Just south Of Des MONIES near
my post has made net prof. of
this year of OF seven and one
res Of fruit He had three acres
ewberries from wllich he netted
From about four acres Of other
including blackberries, rasposr-
nd small fruit he letted $1,000
eived $3.50 per crate for most Of
awberries. He mas an exhibit at
air He states that he expects
present bed OF strawberries VIII
probably a marketable quality OF
Is for four years.
b she+terley, Of Hartford Warren
v, who won the first premium in
h5o-acre individual farm exhibit,
been one Of the exhibitors in the
yidual farm display ever since II
first inaugurated by the fair
agement in 1909. He mas always
"a well but this year he walked of
first money. He has his display
crowded full OF al innlmera Bile
of products more thar could
Town in any other climate 4 the
say the Iowa boosters.
lyme Dinsmore. secretary Of the
heron Society Of America. saws
,ercheron show a. the fair is pet
h quality than any ne has ever
here. The Percher6u breeders are
1g ali OF the GOOD stock they ear
pold Of believing that this middle
will develop into the leading
ing district of the world within a
years.
he poultry building the Iowa State
. as two pens OF birds side By
showing good layers and the
pr layers. The good layers at
Of the laying season, says a
underneath the pen. have
vi pIumage before mounting
u late ami sIIG%$fiiy;' The
bright red combs. Their
Ilegs and toes are faded The
ear lobed varieties show yellow
hes. the poor layers have the
p1umsge Just before moulin z.