Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-10-01

show ring. This is danger which
boys and girls all over the state
should look out for in feeding their
animals for the South st. Paul show
in November.
Generally the livestock show of the
fair was good. Mr.. McKerrow said
that the situation in the county was
showing improvement but made the
same comment with regard to the gen
eral exhibits that he did with regard
TO the baby beef-that the animals
shown were not in the best of flesh
either for breeding or for the show
ring. He-regretted, also, that there
was not larger showing of dairy
stock. Interest in this class of stock,
he believes, should be stimulated in
Stevens county.
The hogs shown in the general ex-
hibits ran higher than any other
class of livestock on display and the
quality was good right through, said
Mr.. Boss.
An outstanding feature of the
swine exhibit was Ben's Orange, a
Poland-China, one year old, sired by
full brother of the highest priced
boar in the world, which was recent
ly sold for $4,000. This animal is
the property of Ben Bosold who
moved to Stevens county little more
than a year ago from Iowa.
Some fine birds were shown in the
poultry exhibit but there were not
enough Of them, according to A. N.
Langworthy of Dodge Center, Mime
sofa, who judged the poultry. Mr..
Langworthy said that the poultry in
dustry, one of the great industries of
the state, was growing, and that
fairs everywhere should do all in
their power to hasten and enlarge
such growth. To do so would mean
increased profit and pleasure for
farm folk and for poultry raisers
whether in town or country. He re-
marked that about half the exhibit
hors of, poultry at county fairs were
women and that children were rapid
1y becoming interested through an in
creased interest in livestock gener-
ally.
SHOW RING DESIRABLE
The needing of show ring at a
county fair like that of Stevens
county was apparent in the Judging
work here as at other fairs in the
state this fall. A good deal of the
stock had to be judged in the barns
or in the sheds where it was next to
impossible for more than a small
group to be present to hear the COM
ments of the judges. If the animals
: could have been taken from the barns
! or sheds into a show ring around
which visitors could have been seat
ed while listening to the judges
comments, good educational work
could have been done. Livestock
breeders at several fairs this fall
have spoken of the desirability OF
such an arrangement and several
Stevens county farmers were quite
emphatic in their approval of the
plan. Ben Bosold said that the chief
benefit he derived from showing at
county fairs was in the talk of the
judges in passing upon the stock
shown. Both Mr.. McKerrow and Mr.
= Boss expressed the opinion that
! Judging in a show ring with a sufi-
cient seating capacity and with at
: tendants who keep the stocking COM
ing and going is the ideal way.
Judging in all departments as an
educational feature of the county
fair, in fact, seems to be gaining in
favor. The judges of farm crops and
of women's work at one Of Mime.
sota's fairs this fall, expressed their
wish that the exhibits might be used
/ by judges more often as object les.
sons in fixing valuable information
in the minds of fair visitors and ex,
hibitors. Probably it would not be
feasible for judge of women's work
for example, to comment upon eact
article exhibited and the reasons fol
making every individual award, yet
some of the outstanding features o.
an exhibit could be used for in
structive discussion. This ides
seems to be gathering force and may
add greatly to the educational value
of future county fairs.
FINE SHOWING BY CANNING
CLUBS
The exhibits by the boys and girl
of Alberta, Chokio, Morris, ant
Cyrus attracted a large amount o
attention. Uncle Sans All Gamer
of Alberta who took second place a
the state fair and were the cham
pions of Stevens county, had fin
exhibit of canned fruits, vegetables
and meats in the farm crops and hor
ticulture building. With it was ar
ranged the exhibit of Uncle Sam