Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-11
international Livestock Exposition.

international Livestock Exposition.
The County Agent spent couple Of
DAYS at the Livestock Exposition in
Chicago last week. While there ne
met Tom Carrothers and Nick weller
If RYAN. There were possibly others
from Delaware county there but dlo
not happen to meet them.
The Exposition was regarded as a
success this year in spite Of war con-
ditions. The strongest class of course
were the fat cattle. Some Wonderful
individuals were exhibited in all the
different classes. 1t seems impossible
that breeders could go much farther
with improvements.
One outstanding feature OF the show
was the object lesson presented in the
carload entries of fat cattle in the
warnings and two-year-old classes
The Grand Champion carload or TAI
steers which were fed by J. W. Fra
zier of Charleston, ILL.,, sold on the
market for soc per pound, being
bought by Morris & Company. MI
Hall, who has been successful Tor
four years in securing Grand Cham
MON carload of fat steers was second
His carload lot sold at $42.5O. The
Grand Champion steer OF the EXPOSE
ton sold at $3.50 per pound.
One great object lesson of these ex-
bibits was their relationship with
nure bred stock. The County Agent
had the opportunity OF talking with
Mr.. Frazier for almost an hour, re-
garding his feeding operations and ne
indicated that for the last four years
he had been buying Hereford calves
from a ranch in Texas. They were al
most pure breds, and the way they
finished out was remarkable. Broad
backs with a heavy coat OF mellow
flesh and a deep underline. Mr.. Fra
zier fed these calves for. about l34
days. The total cost of production
of this carload of fat steers was SIX
teen and fraction cents per pound
Mr.. Halls carload of fat steers were
Angus cattle which he purchased
from pure bred breeders over the
state.
It was almost impossible to con-
ceive that these animals could be made
to weigh almost an average of 113C
pounds as yearlings, but such was the
case. When one inspected the ship
ments of hundreds Of carloads Of
steers that were coming into the mar
ket at this time, it is apparent why
the packers are not paying over nine
to twelve cents for some fairly gooc
animals that come on the market
These animals are regarded in fail
conditions by the producer. The dif
ference in the per cent Of meat which
is secured from these carcasses OF
pure bred or high grade yearling II
prime condition as compared with tn
others enables the packers to buy at
margin Of four to five cents a pound
1t is regrettable that every farme
who is interested in feeding Ivestocl
of any description did not have the op
portunity of attending this ivestocl
exposition. Next year it is hopet
that larger delegation from Delawar
county will attend.
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Silage. .
Not many days ago farmer in Della
ware county predicted that the time
would come when practically the en-
tire corn crop would go into the silo
If every farmer had silo equivalent
to that of Grant Brayton near Man
chester this statement would be evil
dent in short time.
Mr.. Brayton has been filling his
3Ox50 silo for several days. He ex'
poets to put about 100 acres of corr
stover into the silo. He has a large