Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-11

Central Iowa live stock. or at least
such of it as is to be seen at the Mar
shall county fair this week, shows nj
effect of the high cost of living. The
corn. fed product of the Iowa farm
seems TO have received the usual poi-
ton of corn regardless of the skyrocket
ascent of that cereal, and the spec
mems shown at the fair convinces the
ultimate consumer that hogs anu
beeves, such as are there TO be seen,
easily are worth from SIS to s2o anu
81 to SIS on the hoof, respectNeF'
But these are no ordinary animals
They are the best that the creates
AGRICULTURAL state in the union can PRIV
duce. and some have carried away
blue ribbons from the state eNhi oitioh
at Des Moines. Altho there have oeeh
larger showings Of both cattle anu
hogs at previous fairs there was never
better quality exhibited. Apparently
s. corn is productive Of finer types OF
beef and pork.
Horse Department Large.
Ei-s, hOnors. however do not go 20
the cattle and hogs Oddly as it seems
the horse department is making d
strong bid for first attention. Despi.e
the growing belief that the horse Is
passing. there are more horses coiiipeN
ing for premiums this year than e'ei
before in the history OF the 1air, anu
the quality has never been surpassed.
Likewise, the sheep exhibit Is by laF
the biggest and best ever SHc"H, 81"
the poultry show, contrary TO expec'a-
ton. is almost equal in size 10 the rec
ord breaking exhibits Of the past two
wears when carloads of fancy stock
were brought here from other states.
The pet stock far surpases any SINH
lar showing in size and excellence
Horse Show Feature. o.
Heavy draft horses. sleek roadsters'
monies and mules vie for attention,
largely as ones inclination turns, IN
the great horse fair. In all about l-o
head of horses and mules are shown
and in addition there are thirty -hVe or
more ponies. Keen competition Is pre-
dicted in most of the classes, owing 10
the excellence OF the stock.
Never before has there been sucn a
fine showing Of mules, nor has the
number been so great. Hudson ana
Son. Of State Center. are showing an
exceptionally large and imposing lot oil
animals, which look fit for the mos;
severe army service.
Among the exhibitors Of Percherons
the class leading in numbers, are kne
| and Player, Grundy Center; II. a.
| Weisenberger, Laurel; John E. Smith
| Laurel; r P. Wait, Reynolds, Ill, and
| E. S. Grouse. Liscomb. J. G. Sage and
son. Gilman, and John f. Smith anc
| Son. Laurel are showing Clydes
Markey Brothers. Of Reynolds, III,
have a large and classy exhibit Of Bel
gians. including state fair premium
winners In the driving horse and road
ster classes are many individual en-
tries. including a great deal Of high
class stock. Farm horses and drivers
may be entered today, prior to the
commencement of judgment and the
showing may be materially increased.
f. G. Houghton, Albion; F. r. Wilson,
Colo. and ". II. Sloppy and Deria Bal
ley, city, are the exhibitors of Shetland
ponies John ". Long is superintend-
en-, of the horses.
Cattle Showing Excellent.
Altho of high quality the cattle en-
tered do not equal those Of last year
numerically. With some Of the stock
delayed and not reaching the grounds
until late yesterday, the early showing
was short of 100 head. The quality,
however. was not below that of the
stock. exhibited a year ago. The
Short h orn class. as usual is quite large
~, ,Dt mol
exhibitors being Bacon and Mulvaney,
Waterloo: f. 5. Grouse. Liscomb; F..
A. F'ricke. State Center. and Falcon
Brothers. Central City. Included in this
lot are several prize winners at other
large fairs. F. c. Davis is super!ntend-
ent of the cattle division.
In the Hereford class are three large
herds. shown by B. Fl. Bishop, State
Center; W. G.. Wilson. Garrison, and
d. C. Maytag Laurel. Some excep-
tionally fine individuals are TO be seen
in this class. Two local exhibitors, the
Western Grocer Mills and Ed Wether-
bee. are showing high bred Holsteins,
and the black and whites make a
most impressive showing. Roy Plum
mer Of this city, has a fine herd Of
Angus. and j. H. Packer. Of Clemens,
nineteen head of Red Poles. Guern-
seys are shown by E. o. Perry, of Gill
man.
Big Showing Of Hogs.
Superintendent D. E. Collins. of the
swine and sheep departments estimat-
ed that the number of hogs exhibited
would equal last years display, when
between 500 and 600 were shown. The
tno 70 u-i.,
hibits from D. L. Glasscock. Albion;
Berry herd. st. Anthony; Crane Bros,
Hubbard; Western Grocer Mills, city;
A. T. Roberts, Melbourne: Sherman
Kellogg. LeGrand: Lee Kellogg. city;
Weyrouch herd. Iowa Falls: Richard
son herd, LeGrand; Fitzgerald herd,
State Center; Il. T. Tweed and Sons
LeGrand, and Mason Bros, Union. Po-
land Chinas are shown by Fred Paul,
city: Jarvis Johnson. Lamoille; f. G.
Wetherbee! city: King and PLACER
Grundy Center; Ross Tweed, city, and
George Lewis, city. Among the Ches-
ter White exhibitors are Ole Ogier,
city: Charles Paul. Laurel, and o. j.
Broughard, Colo. W. F. Yingst. State
Center and R. L. Pemberton, LeGrand,
are showing Hampshires.
Sheep Show Very Attractive.
The sheep showing is far above any
| that has been made here before. with
$50 head being shown. The animals
| also, are of finer quality attesting to
the increased interest in recent years
in the production of mutton. Up to the
past two or three years the sheep
! showing has been negligible but the
/ rilrn hara have been increa sing in re-