The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-13

Bourbon County is getting ready
Ito pull down the big premium at the
kentucky State Fair to be held al
Louisville, September els, in show
rings for the best bunch Of Is head
If fat cattle, six head and one bull.
lock, the two latter to be selected
! from the herd. - H~ r0
II Two herds are now in the fatten-
ing lots, bunch Of FL head Of Polled
Angus two-year-old cattle, fed and
conditioned by James Caldwell and a
like number Of fancy yearling Short
horns now on feed at the Mackey
farm OF Il. s. Caywood, on the North
IMiddletown pike. rr'' ,o
| The State Board of Agricultural di-
lvided the State into three districts
from which ten herds Of show cattle
will enter the ring in competition for
the best beeves, any breed or age.
The Bluegrass district will be rep
resented by the Caldwell and Cay
wood herds and herd of the three
year-old Shorthorns belonging to
Harvey Chenault, Of Madison County.
Bourbon County in 1917 started
the movement to revive the breeding
not only of thoroughbred cattle, but
also to stimulate renewed interest in
the feeding and fattening of beef
cattle for the highest price prevailing
for commercial cattle, when Henry S.
Caywood fed herd of show cattle
for the Great international Live
Stock Show held in Chicago. Bour-
bon county annually produces around
5000 fat cattle that find their way
to Eastern markets and compose the
meat menu of the best Eastern hotels
in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and other big cities. These cattle
are the pick Of the herds of cattle
from the best farms in the county.
They are grazed heavily on succulent
bluegrass in the fall of the year, fed
in barns and pens during the winter
on corn, hay and silage, until late in
the spring and then given a finish of
about forty days on green grass.
They go to market in finished con-
dition for the meat block and the
tender, juicy steaks and roasts COM
mand the highest prices.
In order to produce more cattle big
ger and fatter cattle Caldwell and
Caywood are in the vanguard of
Kentucky feeders and it is predicted
that within few years every county
in the Bluegrass will be right in the
front row in cattle production and in
the competition that will send many
herds of show cattle to the State,
interstate and international shows.
All of this seems reasonable as
Central Kentucky has the health Civ
ing properties of the bluegrass which
the Western, Southern and Northern
sections have not. Bluegrass pro-
duced corn silage is also more nu-
TRENT than Western corn silage by
reason of the fact that corn grown
on limestone soil has flavor and
protein quality with which no other
corn silage can compare, hence cat
tie so fed and so grazed go to market
with higher percentage of juicy
meat flavors than are observable in
any other cattle from any other sec
ton. These facts are well known to
the big packers of the country who
take the bluegrass fed cattle for the
more fastidous consumers of the
East.
The Caldwell bunch of Polled
Angus beeves were selected one by
one from among total of more than
5000 feeders by Mr.; Caldwell him
self, who is accredited with being one
of the best judges of finished or un-
finished steer in the Bluegrass Sec
and on May l, when the herd was on
feed for the State Fair, they kicked
the beam at an average of Ito
pounds. They were given daily
balanced ration of four pounds cot
clover hay and sheaf oats. This
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quantities at $50 a. m. and 5 p. m.
weighed again and showed an aver
average gain of $40 per head per day.
the cattle up until the day of the ex-
an average Of 1926 pounds head.
The cattle will be not only in the pink
Of condition from a meat standpoint,
but they will be put through daily
routine of bath, currying and smooth
ing out Of the hair.
The Polled Angus as exploited by
Mr.. Caldwell are noted for their
broad backs, heavy rumps, short legs
and good cutting steaks right down
to the hook. In type they are dis
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Shorthorn and in conformation
smooth, rolling and well filled out.
They show fine head and neck and
it is said when dressed for the block
are easily detected by the butcher
apart from that of carcasses of other
beef breeds.
The cattle and the feed and such
expenses as will be incurred in the
preparation of the bunch for the show
ring, Mr.. Caldwell estimates will
cost $500. He figures the cattle will
sell at from % to rs cents a pound
and will bring upwards of $4,000,
which, with proceeds from the sale
of the hogs following the herd, will
make nice profit
The Caywood bunch of p cattle
are what might be termed at the
Louisville show, baby beeves. This
bunch is just one year old and came
from Colorado selection. They are
80 per cent pure bred Shorthorn
stock and for type and conformation
are fine representation of that