The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-20
The winning Of a championship for

The winning Of a championship for
Mississippi Is matter of pride for all
Mississippians and there are probably
few persons within the border of our
State who were not proud to know
that tho grand champion Here.
ford bull, which was the marvel of
the International Live Stock Show
held at Chicago in 1918, was a Missis.
sippi product.
The bull Point Comfort" the Four
teenth, was raised in Kinds County,
Mississippi, belonging to LaVernett
Stock Farm, and is a living example
of what might be done in every coun-
ty in the State by scientific breeding
This animal at the great International
Show came In competition with the
very best specimens of beef stock
from all sections of the New World.
He was a distinct surprise to the
Northern exhibitors by whom Missis.
sippi had never been looked to for pos
sible competition, but after the judges
had carefully examined the merits of
each animal there was nothing left for
them to do but award the champion.
ship of the Western Hemisphere to
Point Comfort" who wore his blue
ribbon with prideful mien as though
aware Of the fact that he was adding
unguessed laurels to his native State.
Gained with this championship was
official recognition of the fact that
Mississippi aud the South can produce
the best beef animals I'd be found in
the world, despite a mistaken impress.
sion long existant and widely spread,
that their country is not adapted to
the production Of the heavy beef
breeds. This award, heralded to all
parts Of the earth by the ~wide.awake
press, has been worth millions of dol
lars to the people Of the South by way
Of exploding a false impression and
exploiting one of the most profitable
resources Of this section. BY it the at
1eption OF liys stock men everywhere
has been called to the fact that Mis-.
sisslppi offers p%pequAled advantagt$'
for the production Of the very best
stock.
An unawakaning also to our own
people, many Of whom thus became
alive for the first time to the undis-
puted tact that this State offers ev.
cry advantage for the development Of
the live stock industry along bread
and liberal lines, and that a sensible
diyersification of our products will
necessarily be based upon live stock
as a foundation. What one man had
done may we'll be done by Others who
possess sufficient initiative to seize
their opportunity. While every man
might not be able to produce q grand
champion, certain 1t is that the small.
est farmer may grow as good a beef
animal as the world produces and
may command as nigh a price Tor this
product as II 1t had been raised on a
ten thousand acre ranch.
A campaign which has been per.
sistently and consistently carried on
throughout this State during the past
leu 1aars has resulted not only in
many Mississippi wiuue.- being shown
In the prize ring, but has developed
at a wonderful rate the industry Of
helping to furnish animal food to
supply the teeming millions Of human
beings throughout the world. Where
but q few years ago only an occasion.
car OF live stock was shipped from
this State, 1t is a noteworthy fact that
several train loads Of cattle and hogs
are now sent to outside markets each
week, while the one large packing