The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-18
MORE HoNoRs FOR MCCALL.

MOKE HONORS FOR MCCALL.
Ascension Breeder Wins Champion
!; ships at New Orleans Show.
i As reported by the Times-P ayune,
the Duroc swine show at the Nation
al Live Stock and Farm Show now in
progress in New Orleans furnished
probably the most sensational compe-
tition of the whole fair Louisiana
provided all the sensations.
The first arrival was the magnifi-
cent herd of the West Dallas Farms at
Orville, Ala, which had trophies from
national and state fairs, and animals
OF so much reputation that it seemed
foolhardy for Louisiana to attempt
| rivalry. But the Pelican breeders
| have some opinion of themselves and
| their stock, they believe they are rais-
ing as good stock as anybody, and they
| came IN numbers. c. w. Philips, of
New Sharon, Iowa, was the judge, and
it was fair field and no favor.
Evan j. Mccall was the best known
of the challengers, and he had every
reason to feel jubilant, for Louisiana
Defender won another boar grand
championship, and Cherry John Belle
held on to the sow leadership. Anoth-
er Louisiana winner was John Rob-
ert Reid, the boy pig club champion
of Tallulah, who has developed herd
in less than two years which would do
credit to any Louisiana expert. The
Utility Farm, Mound, La, under the
management of A. J. Huffman, con-
tinued to make it's fine showing, and
NJ. j. Mayer, of Baton Rouge, was
knocking at the door in nearly all the
classes.
One Of the Mccall winnings caused
the only protest at any Of the recent
fairs, and held up the award of the
junior and boar grand championships
until today. 1t came about in the se-
Nor boar pig class. Reid bought
youngster at Atlanta which the Judge
there declared the best individual he
had seen this year, paying $500 for
the prize. Mccall had also bought a
pig, from Young of Ohio, which he
named Mccall Taylor, and which re-
yersed the Atlanta verdict at the state
fair at Shreveport. The blot upon his
pigs escutcheon was really what
brought Reid to New Orleans. The
judge there was of the same mind as
the judge at Shreveport, and Mccall
Taylor scored again. Reid protested
the right of the Mccall pig to show in
the class, not the decision of the
Judge.
lie claimed the Mccall pig was too
old for the company. Mccall pro-
duced the certificate of registry and
the affidavit of the breeder. The mat
ter was put up to Manager Rennyson,
who promptly declared he was not
rersed in pig law but was inclined to
stand on the certificate, believing that
the Record Association should do the
investigating, if there was any doubt
about the age
y He in turn appointed committee
Of experts, who appeared to be of the
same mind. But Reid thought that
should examine the ami
nal Mccall denied the right to make
any such test, but in order to show
that he had nothing to fear and for
5he sake of harmony he finally con-
sented. So the race and the issue are
till in doubt.
In the boar class, Mccall got first
With Louisiana Defender, the West
Dallas Farm second with it's previous
y undefeated champion, and Mayer
,hird. The West Dallas won the Sc
Nor yearling, Mccall and Mayer scor
ng in that order Utility Farm took
irst with junior yearling, West Dali
as second. Frank III. Reid, father Of
,he boy champion, got first and see
md in junior boars, John Robert Reid
,hird.
In sows Mccall won first in the
aged class, J. r. Reid second, and the
Alabama champion had to be content
With third. F. II. Reid won senior
gearling sow, West Dallas second,
Utility third Jno. Robert Reid walk
I'd off with first and second in junior
yearlings, West Dallas getting third.
The boy again scored with senior SOW
Dig, Mccall second, West Dallas third.
Utility got first and second, and the
iuriior Reid third in junior sow pigs.
Mccall won the senior champion
,oar and sow prizes, John Robert Reid
,heajunior champion sow, and Mccall
,he grand champion sow, with the
ooar county yet to be heard FROM.
The Louisiana Swine Breeders had
IN extra race to themselves, and this
resulted as follows:
Aged boar, Mccall, Mayer; senior
yearling, Mccall, Mayer; junior year
ing, Utility; junior boar, F. H. Reid,
first and second.
Aged sow, Mccall. J. r. Reid; se-
Nor yearling, F. Fl. Reid; junior year
ling. j. R.. Reid, first and second; Sc
Nor pig. J. r. Reid, Mccall; junior
pig, Utility, first and second.
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