The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-28
FINESTLNESTOCk SHOW
Event At South St. Paul Is
Highly Spoken Of
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HICH-GRADES0N EXHIBIT
Number of People From Blue
Earth County In Attend
ance; Winners

United States closed at South &.
Paul Friday night, according to Nj.
II. Coe, county club leader, who re-
turned TO Mankato together With y
party OF club members who exhibited
livestock at this show. Over two
hundred calves were on exhibition nj
this show. One hundred OF them be-
ing prize winners in county con- esIs
and were therefore in prime cCndi-,
ton. About twenty five hogs and about
the same number Of fat lambs were
also on exhibition by the boys and
girls. All these animals were enter
ed in competition for hUnors. In ad-
, diuon 10 these there were large
number Of other animals on exhibit
ton which were not in competition
The show was Of such an enormous
size that the splendid sales pavilion
al South ST. Paul proved 10 be too
small Tor the needs of this show.
NCtice was served upon the officials
Of the Union Stock Yards Company
by the boys and girls present, who
had brought animals there TO show,
that unless larger pavilion was
provided for them they would be
in favor of taking their calves to
Chicago. Because OF this definite
plans are under way for the enlarg
ing and improvement of the pavilion
in South s.. Paul.
Attendance Was large.
\ large number Of people attended
the show dur ing its three days. Rec
oGnizing the educational opportun
tiles afforded at this show the South
ST. Paul schools closed for one day
and the school children were re-
quested to be there during the proc
ess of judging. The Minnesota Live
stock Breeders association, Boys
and Girls club work OF University
Farm. Union Stock Yards company,
St Paul association co-opcrated TO
make this show the splendid success
that it was.
Wednesday the opening day of the
show was spent by the boys and girls
in fitting up their animals. Everyone
passing through the barns was i'm
pressed by the large number Of boys
and girls in evidence all of hem
dressed in stock clothes with curry
combs. brushes, clippers, combs,
which are commonly used in fitting
up animals for show. These boys
and girls knew what they were doing
and Just how to do it in order 10
have their animals present the best
possible condition. This was boys
and girls game and the splendid
thing about it was the comparatively
few number Of old people who but
ted in" and tried to improve the work
being done. Not only were the eff
forts confined to calves but those
with pigs and sheep were similarly
engaged III putting the last final
touches TO their animals. Ii was
noticed that many older people, farm
ers and breeders of livestock, watch
ed closely the work of these boys and
girls and asked them numerous ques-
tions and there were many who thus
obtained new ideas and methods In
fitting animals for the show ring.
Pavilion Too Small.
When the animals were brought
together into the judging ring Of the
pavilion, the pavilion proved 10
be 100 small and many calves had to
ne shown outside. There were rep
resentatiyes present from all parts OF
the United States who stated that
they had never seen finer group Of
calves brought together in any single
show. John G.. Inboden OF Decatur.
ILL.,. a noted life long feeder OF baby
heels. was secured and acted as Judge
OF the calves. 1t was no small Jop 10
Mace over 100 calves which were be-
ing shown in one class.
Miss Mildred Oelke of Blue Earth
yon first place with senior calves ana
also captured grand championship o.
the show with an Angus steer named
Ebony Prince. Herbert buchanan O.
Toirmont won second in the senior
calves with a Hereford heifer named.
Minneowa Belle. These two calves
rtood So close together in quality
that there were many speculation5
previous TO the judging as TO which
, -r-ould stand first. Virginia Scanaton
of DeIlyiew won bird prize with a
Hereford steer named Victory Lad.
A large nun Der of placings were
made to Two senior calves from this
comfy standing well up toward the
TON among the calves of the snow.
Plue Earth delegations. were well
,Ieosed with the showing their calves
made In the junior class, Ella Drue-
GO Triumph won first with q
Hereford heifer name1 Spangle. wal.
fer Wogenson of Tyler won second
with q Sholthorn. In the showing OF
The MICS Gerda Lexvold of Zumbrota
won first with Poland China SOW
and Alvin Storrs Of Amboy won third
with a Poland China SOW.
Some Keen Competition.
There was very keen competition
anong the first three pigs of this
show ard the judge rendered the de-
cision only after he had gone over the
animals separately several times. In
,he fat lamb show, Charles Puritan
of lie Sueur County won first place
IT w. Vaughn of University Farm
acted as Judge of the hogs and John
p Ring of Anoka, Judge Of lambs
iudging stock took place on Thurs
dov. On Friday, the last day Of the
SHOW. a sale &C all the animals ex-
b;bited BY the boys and. girls was
held in the sales pavilion at South
81 Paul. H. l.. Hull of Des Moines
Iowa. was secured as auctioneer and
the entire proceeds OF tn sale turned
over to the boys and ellis owning the
animals The first prize and grand