The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-07
BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.
Fourth Annual South Louisiana Fair surpasses Prede-
cessor in Every Respect-Fne Array of Exhibits in
All Departments-Ideal Weather Assures Complete
Success of Big Show-New Attendance Record

iSstioii VI pIoQucIS, lfu1C ana VegetE-
bles, in immense jars, in addition ia
It's marine and game food collection.
Its corn, citrus and other exhibits, its
school work, and other features which
convince Leo A. Marrero, who repre-
sents the parish, that it will win the
prize even with the handicap of hay
ing failed to make entries in any of
the live stock classes. However, Iber-
vile is just as hopeful. This parish
erected a building and filled it with a
large variety of products supplied by
}. Supple Sons, G. NJ. Murrell Plant
ing Company, Edward J. Gay and
Mrs. NJ. L. Randolph. Sugar cane
is In the ascendant, but many other
crops are represented, from wheat to
splneless cactus. Besides, Iberyille
has big showing in the cattle and
swine barns.
st. John parish sprang a novelty,
making parish exhibit of swine,
showing thirty-two pigs of three
breeds, twenty Poland Chinas, four
Durocs, and eight Berkshires.
Perhaps the most novel farm ex-
hibit is that of Eovincy Naquin, of
Labadieville, who last year startled
the natives by showing ffty-seven
products off his forty-acre farm,
This year he has increased the num-
Der to an even hundred. He is sure
of the individual blue ribbon.
Swine Competitions zen.
The swine show is-unS ually large
and fine. For the first time in this
state there is an entire herd of Ches-
ter Whites, the exhibitor being the
Crescent Park White Stock Farm, of
Morganza, of which Robert Frahm,
a newcomer from Nebraska, is presi-
dent. Besides the st. John parish
group, Prof. w. H. Balls has num-
Der of pigs raised by the boys club
members. w. Vaughn and Sons, of
| Terrebonne, have large herd of
Hampshires. This is one of the lead
ing Duroc sections in the state, and
that variety is of course in the ma
Jorlty. The competition in that class
| will be the hottest in years. Evan J.
Mccall has his champion herd head
ed by Louisiana Defender, Mccall D.,
and Mccall T., and has them in great
shape for his ambitious challenge to
the breeders at the big fairs, going
from here to Atlanta, Shreveport,
Jackson and New Orleans. George
w. Bolds has a fine herd this year,
headed by Louisiana Orion. Senator
Emil Sundbery is exhibiting a likely
bunch headed by Crescent Defender.
And there are others.
Senator Sundbery figures in sew
eral departments. He has begun to
bid for fame as a Holstein breeder.
He left the Louisiana farmers obser-
walton tour party and went back to
the great Carnation Holstein herd
near Oconomowoc, Wis, and bought
five head, including a Mercedes heifer
which Professor Staples and other ex-
| perts fancied most. These are all
bred to the great $4,000 bull, Jo-
hanna Mckinley Segis. He also pur-
/ chased nine cows out of other herds
The first arrivals are being shown al
the local fair. The senator also has
a flock of Shropshire sheep he pur-
chased in Illinois, as well as some
Hampshires he gathered previously.
The dairy cattle display is very
high class Walter Godchaux, of Ma
poleonville, has a Guernsey bull. Mr..
Supple has some fine Jerseys. The
Ormonde Dairy Company, of Houma,
exhibits some likely Jersey bull and
heifer calves. N. w. Fuller, of
Starkville, Miss, has a champion cow
and other Jerseys. John Truxillo
of Donaldsonville, has a promising
Jersey herd. The Murrells have both
exceptional Holsteins and Jerseys
The Holsteins are headed by MERGE
des Bonheur's Sir Hengerveld, and
Jerseys by Cowslip's Woodland Noble
! There are some grades as well as pure
breds.
| Cattle Exhibit Excellent.
The beef barn is probably the stan
feature, and interest in it was keenes1
because the judging began there first
The South Louisiana Fair showed
good judgment in going after experts
to pass upon the exhibits, the beef
cattle judging being assigned to Pro
lessor w. L. Blizzard, head of ANNA
husbandry at the Oklahoma A. and M
College. There are two fine herds OF
Shorthorns, and Evan McCalls Wat
son was declared the grand champion
while his descendants and the COW!
/ which Mr.. Mccall recently searched
Texas to find carried off their full
/ share of honors. Walter GodchauxS
.erd also did we'll. HIS ggaite Sultan
was made junior champion, but hi
main victory was with Roany's Darl
ing, by Prince of Glenview, which h
bought in Iowa. Professor Blizzart
awarded her the heifer junior cham
pionship, and said she was an out
) standing animal which would be for
midable anywhere if put in SHOW
shape.
There are large class of Here
fords, the main contenders being tn
herds of the Shamrock Land ant
. Planting Company, of Belle Alliance
} and Ernest Barton, of Donaldsonvliie
The duel for the championship was
) thriller, and by coincidence tn
: head herd bulls were both bough
. through Cook, of Beeville, Tex. Tn
Shamrock's Rambler, by Beau's Best
, became the senior champion, bu
Barton's Bert W., two-year-oid so
| of Paragon, not only captured juno
|. championship, but the grand cham
pionship as well. He is an impressiv
: combination of size and smoothnes:
The bull came with a wholesale i'm
5 portation by group of planters, Ban
: ton having last pick and getting tn
| one the others passed over. But h
| has given the fellow good treatmer
and deserves the credit of develop