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Tennessee Wins High HOnors at
international Livestock Expo

international Livestock Expo
sition.
Knoxville, Tenn, December 49,
Especial News Service From the Di-
VISION Of Extension, Univers y Of
Tennessee repeating her record of
last year, Tennessee has again sue
cessfully invaded the worlds greatest
4 livestock show and carried away high
hOnors, by DR., j. |. Higgins, of
cambridge, taking the Grand Cham
pionship for the best Aberdeen Angus
bull with Perinthian, and B. p. Evans,
Of Shelbyville, winning Grand Cham
pionship on Hampshire boar and SOW.
Tennessee headed the Southern States
for honors and big prize money at
this years international Livestock
Exposition held at Chicago November
q to December 4.
In addition to these exceedingly
nigh honots, a number Of first prizes
and other awards were taken by ami
mails from the state and will act as a
great stimulant to the livestock indus
try in this section. To Dr. Higgins
came the distinction Of being the only
breeder Of Aberdeen-Angus cattle
to ever win the International Grand
Championship in two succeeding years
with two different bulls, when Perrin
THAN, the O-year-Old imported bull,
carried off that honor at the recent
show. At the same time his two
year-old heifer, Blackbird Lass of
French Broad, won her class and was
then made reserve \ champion of the
breed for females. Other animals in
his show herd took awards. DR.. Hug
gins accomplishments with his SPLEEN
did Freneh-BrOad herd have rarely,
if ever, been equaled BY any breeder
in so short time and have certainly
made Tennessee felt at the great
show.
Last year Or. Higgins won the
Grand Championship with his then
famous bull, Idolmere, which, it will
be remembered, died from burns re-
ceived in railroad wreck while in
transit from Chicago to French
Broad Farms. But with this great
loss DR.. Higgins was not to be dis
couraged and he at once began to cast
about for a bull to take Idolmere's
place at the head Of his herd As
result Perinthian, champion of the
show rings of Ireland and Scotland,
was purchased at cost Of about
$4,000, and those who are recognized
as Judges consider him a better bull
in many respects than Idolmere.
Mr.. Evans won the Grand Cham
pionship in the Hampshire boar class
with Lookout Reminder the Second. A
daughter of this great sire, Gwendo-
lyme Lookout, was the Grand Cham
pion SOW. These animals were cham
pions of all the big fairs in Tennessee
last fall. Mr. Evans has one of the
greatest herds of Hampshire hogs in
this country and his winnings at the
International will no doubt stimulate
the growing Of purebred hogs in
Tennessee.
Lespedeza Choice, the prize Short
horn bull, owned by DR.. e. J. Foute,
Of Tellequah Farms, McGhee, Tenn,
made remarkable showing, placing
third in the senior yearling class in
one of the strongest Shorthorn ex-
hibits ever seen in America. This
bull was Grand Champion at the East
Tennessee Division Fair last fall.
Livestock judges state that this bull
is one of the most promising Short
horn bulls in this country and is
bound to make history in keeping
with that Of his illustrious sire. This
was the first for DR.. Foute to show at
Chicago.
j. S. Hutton, an outstanding Poland
China breeder of Blount county, won
second in the junior class with SOW
that was Grand Champion at the
East Tennessee Division Fair at
Knoxville last fall. Lespedeza Farms
of Hickory Valley, Tenn.ss won several
firsts in class with animals from their
great herd Of tShorthorns. Ames
Of Grand Junction, Tenn,
also took number of first awards, /
as well as minor ones, with their
splendid herd of Aberdeen Angus.
These winnings only strengthen the
growing interest and belief that Ten
nessee and the South are going to
become the livestock producing see
tions of the country. 1t demonstrates
that Tennessee can raize not only as /
good, but Just little better, cattle /
and hogs than other states. The record /
made at the international this year
means another step in the advance I
ment of the livestock industry of
Tennessee and will mean much to its
further development, as every pro-
Queer Of livestock will be encouraged I
and stimulated not only to grow more !
but better livestock.
University of Tennessee Specialists /
Rules For Feeding Dairy Cows.
The feeds and feeding of the dairy
COW is one Of the big problems of the
dairyman during the winter. Feeds
will not be scarce by any means, but
the kind Of feed to use in order to
get the greatest net profit is what
should be considered, according to C. I
A. Hutton, dairy specialist at the Di-
vision of Extension, University Of
Tennessee, who has just issued the
following rules as to the feeding of i
the dairy COW;
/. Feed three pounds Of silage daily I
for each 100 pounds live weight.
2. Feed one and one-half pounds
equine hay for each 100 pounds live
weight.
8. Feed one pound grain, or con-
feed, daily for each three
md one-half pounds milk produced
Tally.
4 Keen daily mill, records SO that