The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-24
rat Cattle Show at Nashville BED
Ever Seen in Southwest

a"u Tue OOuLn vel
. nsver more clearly and more forceIy d.
monstrated than they were at the Four,
. Anuusl Fat Cattle Show at NashvlIl
3 December 8 and 9.
9 Tnls show 10 conducted each fell b
n toe Nashville Union Stock yards 70
the purpose of stimulating interest i
csttle feeding and to improve the uuali
" OF cattle produced 1t was success
beyond expectations this year and wa,
possibly the greatest showing of fat
cattle ever seen outside the Interpa.
nonal Livestock Exposition at Chicago,
IL was impressive, big in number. hIob
In quality and prominent for the inter.
est II created in business circles of
Nashville, from cattlemen, breeders OF
all Kind OF livestock and farmers.
Ihirty-five carloads of cattle besides
large number of individual entries
made up che show. The plendid 40
greglion would have excited marked at
tsntioa Ia auy oT tue great livestock
centeIs OF the country. Inc three lead.
ing peef breeds, Shortnorne, Hereford
and Aberdeen. Angus, were well rem
resented and shared in the prize
money. The premiums offered by the
otock Yards amounted to 5000 and
lt was awarded in Ave classes. The
nrst class carried the graud prize of
the show, 81, 900 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 70 boys and girls who fed and fitted
for the show ring SO calves 1.-TWO car
ioads) under the direction OF County
Agent M. V. Roger. On the fair cir. |
cult during the fall they defeated all
competition In the boys and girls calf
club classes. winning more than s2, 600
premiums. In this show they won a
number OF awards besides the grand
pr'ss which ran their winnings for the
season up to nearly $4,000. Their grand
prize carload Of baby beeves brought ,
Ii Gents and their second load II cents
per pound. Most Of the animals were ,
'urcbred Herefords and averaged q.
'out i,lO0 pounds. 1t 10 doubtful II
nere 10 calf club in America that has
ger made such record, and the hon.
70 woa at this show were q fitting
imsx for the years work. IL was al
"a demons,rstion Of what boys and c
iris can do when given an opportunity. Fl
I've other counties, Blount, Loudon, u
Dawson, and iHardemsn o
'sre represented by splendid club ex. q
ioits and while they did not equal the y !.
scerc msfs BY Hawkins they made q :,
ne showing. n
Everv exhibit by both feeders and 4
ubs showed that the better animals al
I'd been selectej, more attention
ven them. and better methods Of n
sding and preparation for show exer- y y
seo tnsn ever oelore. Cattle which - -
ould have walked away with the blue - -
blooms two or three years ago, were 10
It even the monty this year. Many m
riots equslied tae best carload Of q tn
ar or two ago but failed to draw a til
,gle ribbon tn's year. This shows af
e wonderful developement the cattle ~
Justly is experiencing in Tennessee :. =.
d hundreds of breeders and farmers -
mt home from the show with renew. he
confiense and relization that the co
nth is coming into its own as live ha
'ck section. Pc
Plans nave already started for the
II snow and u Is possible that hogs uA
4 be included, thus broadening the .un u
'ps Of the show. The first state ~.
~ corn eIuo snow was in connection sts
IN the cattle show this year and it me
9 great success. Il viii be held o 10
n next year and possibly on M en- We
ged scale. tov
he first prizs winners 10 the cattle
w were: ~,
lass l-Opeu car lots: Hawkins ~
,nty Baby beef club. Rogersville.
lnessee.
lass 2-Indvidual baby beef classes:
Hereford, B. B Gillespie. GalIalip, ,'... saa
in., on Shorthorns. j. II. Dale and rec
J, Greensboro. Ala. on Angus, E. Ho
Hampton, Nashville. Tennessee. lief
lass S-CsrlOts baby beeyes fed un- exc
department Of animal industry di. fro
ton Division of Extensions; H.w. for
, County Baoy Beef club. -
lass 4-Best steer Meadovbrook m. ss.'
IN, Eutaw. Ala. best heifer Hsw. ,,r
> Coun'y Baby Beef club. the
lass 5-Grsud Championship Mead. ins
'roox fsrn. EuI4w. Ala. Ore