The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-11
MANY EXHIBITS At.
WEST FLORIDA FAIR
SPECIAL 10 THE JoURNAL.


Mariana, Nov. 10.-Among the
most interesting of the departments
of the great fair is that of livestock.
Beginning at the west end of the
grounds one comes first to the Hamp-
shire hogs, shown by H. w. Merc-
of Cottondale, including three gifts,
SOW and nine pigs three months old,
a magnificent brood, all of the cele-
brated mortgage litter" variety. No
finer specimens of this. type have
ever been shown in this section. w.
NJ. Stone also has boar pig in this
exhibit.
The Tamworth breed is represent
ed by single specimen, also shown
by Mr.. Mercer, being boar.
Durocs are shown by the Florida
Industrial school, which presents a
boar; George Bryant, two gifts. NJ. L.
Dekle a SOW and five pigs. The Flor
ida Livestock and Agricultural Farm
at Munson, Santa Rosa county, have
junior yearling boar and junior
boar pig. Sterling Defender weighs
1000 pounds and is valued at one
thousand dollars. He is sired by the
original Defender, an animal valued
at $4,000 This exhibit also has a
sow and eight pigs.
The Broadacre Farm of Bombay,
Holmes county, owned by w. A. and
w. L. Seasons has boar of the
Duroc breed. G. M. Holman of this
city has seven pigs. F. o. Martin of
Cypress, has boar and two gifts and
also pair of pigs, while H. w. Mer-
GER of Cottondale, has a SOW aid nine
pigs of this popular breed.
| The Berkshire hogs are represent
ed in the Broadacre Farm exhibit, by
five sows, two boars, two pigs and
three gifts. DR.. ]. C. Patterson, of
Malone, shows a boar; the Florida
Industrial School of this city, SOW,
a gilt and boar, while Dr. G. j.
Price of Cottondale, has sow and
pigs.
The Essex breed is seen in the ex-
hibit of DR.. C. H. Ryals, successful
hog raiser of Dellwood, who shows a
sow, boar and five pigs.
! w. E. Bryan of Greenwood, has a
boar and six pigs in the Poland China
variety, which are as fine types as
ever seen in this section.
4 But, perhaps, the most remarkable
exhibit in this department is that of
plain hog" from the Chattahoochee
river swamp in Calhoun county, be-
1:oxrnJ - ~ AL lo~coe+ o~I Loo~s1~&
hog in the entire south, weighing L.
$50 pounds. This hog is four or five
years old and has appeared at other
fairs in this county before it reached
this immense growth. It is owned by
N. Ed. Parish, of Blountstown.
In the cattle exhibits to be seer
especially fine examples of West
Florida raised, thoroughbred cows.
The Hereford is shown by the Mil
ton Land and Investment Company
of this city, which presents two year
lings, and M. L. Dekle a cow ard calf
while three head are shown by the
Florida Livestock and Agricultural
Farm at Munson.
The Jersey cows are unusually fin,
and are seen in the exhibit of tn.
, Florida Industrial School, which pre-
sents two cows and bull. j. A
Ormond of this city, has cow Owe
. three years old and a calf under on,
year old, while Jersey bulls ar,
shown. by F. o. Martin of Cypress
and Richard Hartsfield The heavies
bull, COW or OK is exhibited by Steph
en- Knapp, weighing 1860 pounds.
Some splendid exhibits of horse
and mules are shown by the follow
ing:
Milton Land and Investment Com
| pany, one pair farm mules; c. c
Williams, one stallion; Gibson Glen
ents, one gelding; Milton Land an
Investment Company, mare and suck
ling colt; Gibson Clements, mule col
one year oN; Milton Land and In
vestment Company, three horse colt:
one year old; C. B. King, one hors
colt, one year old; Ed Smith, tw
horse colts, one year old; w. B. Jar
Wis, two horse colts, two years old
" these are all very fine.
Goats are shown by D. B. Neal, on
: ram; Tim Owens, one ram, and By
ron Baker, one pair.