Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-08-18

The winning of championship for
mississippi is matter Of pride fer all
Mississippians and there are probably
few persons within the border of our
State who were not proud to know
that the grand champion Here
ford bull, which was the marvel of
the International Live Stock Show
held at Chicago in 1913, was Missis-
sirpl product.
The bull Point Comfort the Four
teenth, was raised in Kinds County,
Mississippi, beronging to LaYernett
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 WhoIa 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 f0r
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
io1 -loNnnitinn nf fhn fact that
Mississippi and the South can produce
the best beef animals to be found III
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 al
parts of the earth by the wide-&wake
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
tention Of live stock men everywhere
has been called to the fact that Mis-
sissippi offers unequaled advantages
for the production Of the very best
stock.
An unawakening also to our own
people. many of whom thus became
alive for the first time to the undls-
puted fact that this State offers eY
ery advantage for the development OF
the live stock industry along broad
and liberal lines, and that a sensible
diversification Of our products VIII
necessarily be based upon live stock
as O. 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 grand
champion, certain it is that the small
est farmer may grow as good peel
animal as the world produces and
may command as high price for this
product as if it had been raised on
ten thousand acre ranch.
A campaign which has been per-
sistently and consistently carried on
throughout this State during the past
ten years has resulted not only IN
many Mississippi winners 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 a few years ago only an occasion
al car of live stock was shipped from
this State, it 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
plapt In the. State is kept running full