Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-26
No finer SHORTAORN
CATTLE IN AMERICA,
| SAYS FAMOUS
International Judge Loud in
Praise Of Animals at Idaho
Fair-Numbers as Well as
Quality Unprecedented.

idaho state fair this week Is Won
derful," said Charles Bellows of Mary
. vile. Mo-, who is one of the greatest
cattle Judges in America, having been
the official cattle Judge several times
at the Chicago international, the
greatest cattle show in the world.
Continuing Mr.. Bellows, who judged
the great Shorthorn show at the state
fair this week, said: II have visited
several Of the big fairs this year in
the east and In Canada The Short
horn show here excels any of them
this year as to numbers and quality
This means lot to the state of Idaho
it Is highly educational to every one
interested in the livestock development
OF this state.
"Some of the herds in this show
would win in the International There
are individual Shorthorns here than
which there are no better In the Unit
ed States
This is a remarkable tribute to the
livestock show at the state fair. 1t
places Idaho in the very front rank
among the greatest fairs in the nation.
WONDERFUL HEREFORD SHOW.
The Hereford cattle show at the
state fair is the greatest both as to
numbers and quality ever seen in Ida
no. and is by odds the biggest one
held anywhere in the northwest this
year The Hereford show here is larger
by three herds than held this year
at Spokane, Walla Walla and Yakima.
Those exhibiting here are:
GRAND CHAMPION HEREFORD.
A. B. Cooks stock farm OF Town
send Montana has great herd or
Herefords at the fair consisting or
~ head. The most famous bull In
this exhibit is Fairfax 18th Jr,
grandson of Fairfax 18th, the unde-
feated grand champion Of America
during 1912 and 1913. Fairfax 18th
Jr Is a three ear-old He is grand
champion this year at Helena, Spo-
kane, and Yakima, and senior cham
pion in four shows in Canada this
year.
GENEsEE HEREFoRDs.
Plat Bros. of Genesee Idaho have
at the fair a herd of IL registered
Herefords, ranging from junior calves
to twoyear- olds. They are ALL except
ing two head, of the famous Fairfax
breeding. Perfection Fairfax was the
grand champion for two years at the
International. Western Fairfax. a
grandson of Perfection Fairfax is Plat
Bros herd sire. Western Fairfax Is
the sire of Fairfax 18th Jr., A. B
Cooks senior champion his year all
over Canada. and grand champion al
Helena, Spokane and Yakima this
year.
CHANDlER'S FAMOUS SIRE.
Herbert Chandler of Baker, ore, Is
here with fine herd of 10 registered
Herefords, ranging from three-year
al oil Thap a
lers' own breeding. The chief sire is
Prince Rupert 6Oth. He was never de-
feated as a yearling in the big shows
of the east, in his class. Debonail
26th is another of Chambers great
sires. He was shown several years ir
the western circuit and has seevra
grand championships to his credit. H,
was the sire of the carload of bulls
at Denver three years ago that won the
grand championship over all ages anC
all breeds, 40 cars competing.
LARGEST HEREFORD EXHIBIT.
The Chesney Stock Farm OF Evans
ton, Wyo.. has 80 head of Hereford
in the show. All are young stuff rang
ing from two years to calves All ar,
Chesney's own breeding. This is hi
first big attempt at showing, and h
has here an extra fine bunch. TIL
two herd sires are Bonnie Ladd 2Stl
an International winner, and Acrobat
Albert, an extra good sire, never bee
shown, but Is very good breeding
bull.
Mr.. Chesney has the largest Here
ford exhibit at the fair. They are nc
in full show condition now He n
doubt will make some warm competi
ton for the big shows next year.
ONLY PoLLED HEREFoRDs.
Frank Paree of Rupert, Idaho, ha
four fine Herefords in the show, Prime
Berre, junior sire In the Paree herr
won the grand championship this yea
at the Cassia and Minidoka count
fairs. Adriana 4th, Paree's Chief her
COW, is now II years old and this yea
won the female grand championship ,
the Cassia and Minidoka county fair
In Paree's exhibit is Adrene, yeai
ling that won first in class at II
above two county fairs this year.
ONLY POOLED HEREFoRDs.
Edwin Bennion of Cleveland. Idah
has nine fine Polled Herefords in II
big show. They are all large tyI
and the horns have been bred off