Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-26
SWINE SHOW One OF THE BIG
FEATURES AT THE FAIR
Exhibits In This Department Better Than Ever
Before Many Hogs Of High Breeding
Have Been Entered

fair is better in quality and larger in
number than any ever before seen on
these grounds Three new hog sheds
of large and improved type were built
in order to accommodate the large
number of swine now OIL exhibition.
Those interested in hog raising will find
at the Gem state fair many hogs with
as high class breeding as any to be
found in the nation.
The Poland China exhibit Is n note
worthy one.
The Royston estate of Payette has
herd of 81 pure bred Poland China
swine at the fair. The chief herd head
is Superba, Jr., the son of the grand
champion hog at the worlds fair at
San Francisco whose name is Superba.
Superba, Jr., is two years 6d ana
weighs e55 pounds. Another great boar
of this herd is Sammy. He is out OF the
grand champion SOW Wonderful and is
sired by Idaho, the great undeteated
grand champion boar of tins state Inc
herd sow shown here Il Payday. her
mother was the grand champion SOW at
the Nebraska state fair in 1909. She is
sired by Jumbo Sam, the champion hog
at the Kansas State fair in 1907. Pay
IaQX is cl6HI years Old ann NNAS''N
pounds. Every one of the Royston herd
shown here is out of champion stock.
III. L. Randall of Boise has herd OF
IA pure bred Poland Chinas at the fair
The herd is headed by wonder, by
Idaho Expanson, who was sweep
stakes hog at the state fair. Wonders
dam is Miss o Ray from Young Panor
Wonder is three years old and weighs
600 pounds He is of the large medium
TYNE. Dixie Queen is one of the herd
sows. She is a senior yearling. She is
from Wonder and Lady Expansion
Dixie Queen weighs 400 pounds. Big
LADY is another herd SOW he is
Junior yearling and weighs $50 pounds
She is from Paylady and Holbrook. The
balance of tie herd is from prize win
ming stock.
Wilson Bros of Greenleaf have 50
pure bred Poland Chinas on exhibition
the largest swine herd at the fair. The
herd is headed by Big Bone Equeal IL.
He is a Junior yearing and weighs 500
mounds He is by Big Bone EGueal.
His dam is Mammoth Wonder. the
grand champion SOW at the Iowa state
fair last year. She is owned by l. j.
Corners of Melbourne. Iowa. Hadley's
Wonder is another Wilson Bros. herd
boar. He is two years old and weighs
700 pounds He IS by A. Is Big Had
lev I'd the dam is Matchless Hadley,
great prize winners. Hadley's Wonder
was senior champion in 1915 at the
Idaho State fair at Caldwell.
In Wilson Bros. herd is Crows Kind
SOW, the 1915 champion at two shows.
All Of the Wilson Bros herd is from
prize winning stock.
X,l ND Wilson Pros have !
pure bred Poland Chinas in the show.
The herd head is \. LIS Ideal, the first
prize Futurity boar in 1915. He is a
Junior yearling and weighs $50 pounds
A feature of this herd is the great jun
Tor SOW. Hadley's Giantess. She
weighs 500 pounds. She is by Select
Hadley and her dam is Wonder Giant
ess. This herd was bred exclusively
by Valberg & Wilson Bros.
w. F. Howard & Sons of Parma have
IL head of pure bred Poland Chinas in
the show The herd is headed by Kina
EQUALS II. He is yearling and weighs
zoo pounds. He is by King Equal, {
great winner at the Illinois state fairs
His dam is Wonder Queen, champion ir
her class at the Illinois state fair II
1915.
Hadley Is another Howard herd boar
He is a yearlinG and weighs 4O'
rounds. He is by Hadley's Wonder
Wilson Bros great boar. who sired thu
first prize load of light hogs at thu
Portland fat stock show in 1915 Hi
dam is Letta. Her 1915 spring lite
won for Howard & Sons SO in the flu
turity show held in Caldwell in 1915.
All the swine in this herd are from
prize winning stock.
7. ~ q
nged boar, a big pure bred Polan'
China hog. at the fair.
f. M. Kennedy of Idaho Falls has en-
tered a pure bred aged Poland Chin
boar in the show.
l.. M. Birch of Parma has seven fin
pure bred Poland Chinas at the fail
The breeding of these hogs are prac
ticallv the same as those exhibited b.
w. F. Howard Z; Sons.
FINE Berkshire SHOW.
Herman Weick of Notus has a grea
herd OF % pure bred Berkshire hogs a
the fair. The herd head is Baron Pre-
mier's Lad II. He is of the very hes
breeding. His dam is MASTERPIECE
Stumpy who is sired by Artful Master
piece a very noted boar of Kansas
Baron Premier II. is two and one-hal
years old and weighs about 500 pound!
IN breeding shape.
One Ct the herd sows Is Miss Roya
Lee sired by Royal Lee, who is of yer
fine breeding. Her dam is Princes
Royal S. Miss Royal Lee is five year
Did and weighs about 500 pounds. A
Of Mr.. Weeks herd is of prize winnin
stock.
O. o. Haga of Boise has a fine her
of nine pure bred Berkshires in tn
swine show; one boar three sows an
five pigs Their breeding was nc
learned but it can be stated that the
are of the very best line breeding. The
are true to type and attract much at
.ention from farmers and others in
N n n prs''rlp''0" &c