The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-22
TENNESSEE FARM NEWS
Fat Cattle Show at Nashville Best
Ever Seen in Southeast. .

Fat Cattle Show at Nashville Best
Ever Seen in Southeast.
The advancement of the cattle in
dustry and the growing Importance
of same in Tennessee and the South
We're never more clearly and more
forcefully demonstrated than they
were at the fourth annual Fat Cattle
Show at Nashville December and 8.
This show is conducted each fall by
the Nashville Union Stock Yards for
the purpose Of stimulating interest in
cattle feeding and to improve the
quality Of cattle produced. 1t was a
success beyond expectations this year
and was possibly the greatest show
ing Of fat cattle ever seen outside the
International Livestock Exposition
in Chicago. 1t was impressive, big
in numbers, high in quality and prom
inent for the interest it created in
business circles in Nashville, from
cattlemen, breeders Of all kinds Of
livestock and farmers
Thirty-fiye carloads of cattle, be-
sides a large number of individual
entries, made up the show. The SPLEEN
did aggregation would have excited
marked attention in any of the great
livestock centers of the country. The
three leading beef breeds Shorthorn,
Hereford and Aberdeen-Angus-were
well represented and shared in the
prize money. The premiums offered by
the Stock Yards amounted to $4,000,
and it was awarded in five classes.
The first class carried the grand prize
of the show-$1 ,000-and was for the
best carload of cattle. This was won
by the Hawkins County Boys and
Girls Baby Beef Club.
The Hawkins county club is made
up of rs boys and girls, who fed and
fitted for the show ring SO calves
1.-TWO carloads) under the direction of
County Agent M. V. Roger. On their
fair circuit during the fall they de-
teated all competition in the boys
and girls calf club classes, winning
more than $4,000 in premiums. In
this show the won a number Of
awards besides the grand prize when
ran their winnings for the season UP
to nearly $4,000. Their grand prize
carload of baby beeves brought 10
cents and their second load IL eenth
per pound. Most of the animals were
purebred Herefords and averaged
about 1,100 pounds. 1t is doubtful if
there is a calf club in America that
has ever made such record, and the
honors won at this show were fit
ting climax for the years work. It
was also demonstration of what
boys and girls can do when given an
opportunity. Five other counties
Blount, Loudon, Williamson, David
son and Hardeman-were represented
by splendid club exhibits, and while
they did not equal the record made
by Hawkins, they made fine show
ing.
Every exhibit, by both breeders
and clubs, showed that better animals
had been selected, more attention
given them, and better methods Of
feeding and preparation for show
exercised than ever before, Cattle
which would have walked away with !
the blue ribbons two or three years
ago were not even in the money this
year. Many car lots equalled the
best carload of a year or'two ago, but |
failed to draw single ribbon this
year. This shows the wonderful de-
the cattle industry is ex-
periencing in Tennessee and hum
dreds of breeders and farmers went
home from the show with renewed
and realization that the
South is coming into its own as
livestock section.
Plans have already been started
for the 1921 show and it is possible
that hogs will be included, thus
the scope Of the show.
The first state boys corn club show
was held connection with the cattle
show this year and it was a great
success. It will be held again next
year and possibly on an enlarged
scale.
The prize winners in the cattle
show were:
Glass !, open car lots-Hawkins
County Baby Beef Club, Rogersyille,
Tenn.
Glass 2, Individual Baby Beef
Hereford, B. B. Gillespie,
Gallatin, Tenn; on Shorthorns, j. H.
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