Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-12
EXHIBITS OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
FILL BUILDINGS AND STOCK
PAVlLioNS.
FORTUNE REPRESENTED l
IN LIVE STOCK SHOW
Cattle, Sheep and Poultry Exhibits Up
to the High Standard Set by Other
Fairs-Farm Products Make Fine
Showing in Enlarged Agricultural
Hall-Other Exhibits.


| the county and central Iowa, is repre-
scented by the animals on exhibition in
| the live stock departments of the fair
| Single individuals are worth thousands.
| and the total value of cattle, horses,
! ponies. swine. and sheep to say nothing
| of the poultry, would be a very large
sum indeed
The distinctive live stock shows this
| year are the cattle and sheep. The
| former is practically as large as last
| year, which saw the finest herds of GEN.
| trail Iowa gathered here. The showing
| Of sheep outclasses all the other local
| fairs in the number of animals shown,
| there being 14S head exhibited. Both
| the horse and swine departments are
| rather below last year. Sickness among
| animals and accidents to owners forced
several large exhibitors of horses and
mules to stay away from the fair this
| year.
The poultry department has a very
| large show this year 1t is notable for
the fact that there are not only more
birds and pet stock on exhibition but
they ara nearly all owned in the coun-
y.
Splendid Shorthorn Herds.
There are $50 head of cattle in the
cattle show, which includes probably
the best class of Shorthorns ever shown
at the fair, Seven breeders are exhibit
ing in this class, of which five are
from outside the county. These eX-
hibitors are Zobel Bros, Dysart; Nc
QUilken Bros. Waverly; F. Z. Ehlers,
Tama: H.. W. ENEMY, Eidora; George
Appel. Nanc!eNe: Barth & Son, Marble
Rock; and L. 5. Grouse. Albion.
Nearly as large is the class OF Here
lords winch is being exhibited. In this
SrOup are also several breeders from
outside the county. Those exhibiting
heretords are Charles Griffith. Hudson:
W. B. Wilson. Garrison; Omer Tosten-
son, Dillon and \ j. Minish, Hud-
son.
In addition TO the breeds named Red
Polled Holstein!. Jerseys and Guern
seys are being exhibited. The exhib
itors of these breeds are J. H. Packer
Clemons; H. Q. Larsen, Dixie; Willow
Lawn Farm, Waverly; and o. Z. Perry.
Newburg. ..
Many Roadsters and Ponies.
There are fewer draft horses and
mules and more roadsters and driving
teams and ponies in the horse show
this year than last. Children. who are
always attracted to the Shetland pony
EXHIBIT, will find there this year more
than file usual number of adult ami
mails and in addition several woody lit
tie colts.
Among the exhibitors Of pure bred
dT-f animals a
Melbourne; Robert Mann. Laurel: J. G..
Sage, Gilman; L. S. Grouse, Albion: and
: o. Woodwork, of Green Mountain:
who are showing Clydes and Percher-
ons, J. E. Gould Liscomb, and NJ. r.
Twedt, LetiTand, are exhibiting mules.
The exhibitors OF ponies are W H.
sloppy, city; +. G. Houghton,, Albion;
and f. D. Shepple, Nevada In addition
there is long list of exhibitors of
drivers and teams e
Fine Showing Of Swine.
Between 400 and 500 head of swine
are being shown in this division this
year. The Duroc Jerseys and the Po-
land China>' are the big classes. altho
it is interesting 10 note that the Hamp-
shires is one of the largest. 1t was
only four or five years ago that there
were next to no Hampshires shown.
while now they occupy one entire Sec
ton Of the swine pavilion.
The exhibitors of the Durocs this
year are J. j. Fitzgerald. State Center;
". A Kellogg, LeGrand; Cornelius
Thompson, LeGrand; NJ. T.. Twedt &
Son. LeGrand; J. E. Curtis, city; VI. G.
McQulken, Waverly; A. T. Roberts;
city, and George E. Richardson, Gill
man.
The breeders of Poland Chinas who
are showing are J. T. Molloy, Albion;
=. G. Paul, city; A ]. Gibson. city; o.
f. Perry. Newburg; and c. E. Ward
r. G. Twedt. D. VI. Cakerics, and E. c.
Weiherhee. Jr., city.
Those showing Hampshires are r. l..
Pemberton LeGrand; W. F. Yingst
state Center; and A. ]. Minish, Hud-
son.
Exhibitors Of Chester Whites are A.
J. Brouhard, Colo; c. C. Paul, Laurel;
and G. C. Ogier, city.
Many Fine Sheep.
Not only in number but in quality.
the sheep exhibit outcIasses any other
exhibit of the same department ever
attempted. Four herds Of Shropshires,
Hampshires. Oxford Downs and
Cheviots are being shown by E. L. Bit
terman, Mason City; Graham & Son,
Eldora w. A. Taylor, Ames; and J. A.
Taylor e. Son, Ames.
Eleven Hundred Fowls and Pets.
There are LOO fowls and pets on the
benches Of the poultry show this year.
In number it surpasses last years
show, and in some features also excels.
Especially large is the showing of BAN
| tams. Of which there are 165 of these
| little birds. Among them the Buff
| Cochins are most numerous.
Among the larger fowls the Barred
Rocks are the largest class, with the
White Wyandottes second and only a
| few less White Legnorns and Minorcas.
The exhibit Of rabbits and hares Is
| Of unusual size. 1t includes specimens
| Of Flemish Giants Belgians, and New
| Zealand. One Flemish Giant buck on
exhibition weighs eighteen pounds.
! r. E. West Of Altoona, who has ex-
| hibited at the last four fairs a large
| number of birds. especially Of breeds
not so common, is not showing this
year. He has sold his poultry business.
| Poultry breeders and others will be
| Interested IN stue suenonstTdIlOn OIL
caponizing that Is to be given in the
poultry building Thursday afternoon
by Frank Esperson and Joe Rambou
SEX, Of this city. q
Grain Exhibits Slow Arriving.
| Because Of the bad roads and recent
rains the grain and seed exhibits have
| been unusually slow in coming in this
lyeaE. and Superintendent Merritt