Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-25
EXHIBITS OF swine
AT THE FAIR FROM
STOCK
Twelve Exhibitors of Pure
Bred Swine, Seven Hav-
ing Poland China and
Four Duroc Jersey.

The swine show at the Idaho State
Fair Is a highly creditable one. There
are IL exhibitors of pure bred swine,
seven of them having Poland Chinas,
four. Duroc Jersey exhibits, and one
Of Tamworths. All are from prize
winning stock, some being from the
best known herds of the middle west.
The Greenleaf stock ranch has a
herd OF 80 pure bred Poland Chinas
at the fair. Big Bone Equal Second
is the herd head He Is by Big Bone
Equal and dam Mammoth Queen,
grand champion SOW at the Iowa State
fair in 1915. Big Bone Equal Second
was grand champion as a junior year
ling at the Gem State fair last year.
A Wonder, jr., is another herd boar
He was first prize futurity pig last
year. Master Wonder is a third herd
boar. He is by the $4,000 Grand Mas
ter and the 1916 SOW, Grand Miss Won
der by Grand Master.
FROM GREENLEAE RANCH.
The Greenleaf stock ranch has prob
ably imported more pure bred Poland
Chinas than any other breeder in the
northwest, and just recently imported
A. N Moss of Caldwell, has seven
head of pure bred Poland Chinas here.
The herd Is headed by Hadley Won
der by A Wonder A. by the grand
old boar Wonder. In the Moss herd
Is SOW by Big Bone Equal Second,
and spring litter of eight by A Won
der A.
H. l.. Randall of Boise has a fine
herd of IL Poland Chnas on exhibit
ton. His herd head is Big Bone Won
der Second by Big Bone Equal Sec
ond and darn Wonder Queen Third.
Lady Ideal is a fine junior yearling
sow, by Superha, jr, and dam Big
Lady. litter of four from Lady
Ideal is shown, and a litter of four
from Superba, jr.
E. c. Valberg and Son of Emmett,
have a fine exhibit of II Poland Chi
mas here. Al the head of the herd is
junior yearling boar by the grand
champion Big Bone Equal Second, that
heads the Greenleaf stock ranch. VAL
berg and Son had the senior, junior
and grand champion sow at the Idaho
State fair in 1916. They'll make it
very interesting for the breeders this
year
Howard g. Royston have herd Of
four pure bred Poland Chinas here.
The herd head is Sammie. under two
years old by Ohada. Samnie took
first place in the 1916 futurity at Cald-
well. The herd SOW is Hannah's Big
Molly. under two years old, sired by
Star of the West, and dam Royal Ann
I nIN
well. Silver Bell belongs to this herd.
She was grand champion at the South
ern Idaho fair at Filler this year. This
herd took first prize at the Filler fair
this year. Sammie was champion and
grand champion at the Filler fair this
! year.
| The Royston estate of Payette, has
| 16 Poland Chinas here. Superba, jr.,
| is the herd head. His sire, Superba,
was grand champion at the Worlds
| fair at San Francisco. Payette Maid.
the herd SOW, was first last year in
| class at the Ontario, Boise and Cald-
we'll fairs.
n. F. Howard &. Son Of Parma have
81 pure bred Poland Chinas on exhi-
| hilton. Belmont Hadley is the herd
chased last spring for the University
of Iowa. His sire is Varsity Hadley.
the great university head boar These
are three sows in the herd. litter mates,
Glover Blossom LIS.
HIGH CLASS DuRocs.
The Duroc Jersey show is SPLEEN
did one. The Richards Livestock COM
| .i,,;a Iloh !,
of Pocatello, has great herd of 20
Durocs in the show. The herd head
is Richards Defender, son of the IA
nous $500 boar, Defender, owned by
| Mckee Bros. of Kentucky. One hun
dred and twenty three sows bred to
old Defender sold for a total of $29,-
$40. an average of $24o each.
Richards Pathfinder is another herd
boar. He Is by Pathfinder who was
| bought recently by Hawks & Bishop
| of Logan Iowa, for $500.
Richards Defenderess is in the Rich
ard herd She lis a daughter of Rich
ards Defender, was made grand cham
pion SOW at the 1915 Utah State fair.
| weighing ISL pounds at the age of
| 6a months.
|
| /, has a Duroc SOW and her litter of
| pigs at the fair. She is full pedi-
| greed SOW. The pigs were sired by
| one of H. l.. TESTS famous boars.
J. A. Wagner Of Meridian. has II
| fine Duroc Jerseys at the fair. The
herd head is Gem Colonel Again. II
months old. He took first in class
here last year. He is from Gen. Col
| onel, grand champion of Iowa in 1915
and 1916.
| Colonel Medora Is the herd SOW. She
! Is four years old, by Graduate Colonel
| and granddaughter of King of Colonel,
one Of the greatest boars of the breed.
A pen of pure bred Durocs is shown.
| They were exhibited at the Filler fair
and are fine specimens of the breed.
SIXTEEN IN ONE LITTER.
| A feature Of the swine show is the
herd OF Tamworths owned by E. c.
Hull Of San Francisco. whose farm
is at Bliss. Idaho. with z. A. Potter in
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