The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-19


ram fleece for the third c"nsr"uiiN"
year. emitting him to The cup offered
10y the aSsuc!at io.I. as. we'll As the ursl
ribbon award. j. W. Stewart, OF Jcfter-
So. Pa. won tho Second award III ihl"
class with his exhibit Russell Van
, Kirk. of jefferson. Ia. MAS awarded the
. third premium, and g.. L. Miller and
sons, OF ClaysvIl!c. Ia, fourth.
Waddington Farm Exhibit.
The WaddtnEl"u Farm Exhibits won
first. sCrond.third AMI fourth premiums
for exhibits ur medium wool. quarter
and ,hrc"-cjchrh class. This makes the
: WaddiugtVn farm n"rk champion Of
mrdIun wool rc"cr Within the territory
If TN" 'rri-SiNtc NsSnciuti0u.
T. l. IIOun&ton. Of Cameron. w. ' .
wnu the award for The third best eve
iloci".
Roth tho afternoon and MornnG S"S-
siuuS Of the Sheep and Wool Growers
: convention at tho Mcclure hotel were
ATTENDED r, over 100 breeders from OH"
West Virginia ana Pennsylvania l.. /;
r;,lm,r. at In'aHkais o.. Nl"'-1rrSid' nj
Ur tho association. filed tho vacant
chair on account # tho death "r IN"
lato W Fl. Nichols. oC Lca'h"rw"oh.
who vas president for many years
Vt tho morning session 4 short bus
.
plans were completed for The remaining
sessions. prof J. w hammond, cNr"r-
! mental sheep worker. Of Wooster. N..
talked IN some Winter Feeding Prob
/ lculS." I'm short h. explained just Whft
were the best foods - feed sheep during
the winter months
Thy afternoon session opened nj l:"'
o'cloak. with George r. Willingness,
specialist IN marketing woods, bureau
markets, nt Washington. l.. G. deliver
ing an address on the subject of. "For-
CiEn Wool: Quantity. Kind. and cost
production" Or. 7. l.. Muncc. state vet
erlnarinn. &C Harrisburg. Pa. delivered
nm address on. sheep Disease: PrcN"n-
ton and Control"
Evening Session
The evening session was very well at
tcntlaI. and much interest was shown by
all tho wool growers as well as the sheep
raiscrs in hr addresses which were
delivered during this session. W. w.
REYNOLDS woot grower and Huhl!ciSt. Of
Utica O., opened the discussion taking
as his topic. THE Progress Towards 4
Market for WOOL
In brief he brought out that since
other products can have market why
can not all organizations such aS Inns
ono get together and can make as
much proGrosS? Alexander Walker Of
! New York CITY. president OF the Nation,
! al Sheen and Wool Bureau, discussed
| Tho subject. Of "Wool Shoddy-The lncN-
! hauSt!h!c. ReGppcarinE Fabric Mate
rial" He dwclt TO a certain extent on
; the Truth in Fabrics" bill which at
: present is in tia hands Of committees
~ ho,h the tinted States Senate ana
| House. and will come up for passage at
the next session. This lie said Will heIp
! both the sheep growers as III" woo!
dealers throughout the United states II
The above bill is passed.
wool Show Awards.
Awards made last night by judges OF
tho wool show follow:
Ran, Flcccc--firSt ribbon and granl
champion cup. George G.. Paxton, hous
ton. ra.: second. ]. W. stewart Jrtf"r'
son, Pa: third. Russell Van kirk. JET
ferson Pa: fourth, {. l.. Miller X Sons
Claysvillc. Ia.
rure Bred Eve Flccc"-f1r"i ana soc
nud. {. l.. Miller & Sons. ClaySrillc
ia ,nird. r. T.. Houston, Cameron. w
Va: fourth. Lawrence Parry. WIND
Ridge. Ia.
commercial Eve Fleece First. To-
seph BARRON. slippery Rock. RAJ second
and third. Thomas Parry. Wind Ridge
Ia: fourth. T. +. Houston. Cameron
W Va.
Eve Lamb Fleece First. {. l.. Millcr
& Sous. ClaysI lille Pa: second. J"Nuc
rarson. Wind Ridge. Pa; third. G. l.
Miller & Sons. ClaySvillc. IA: fourth
Thomas larry. Wind Ridge. Ia.
Wcthcr FicoCc--FirSt. Lawrence Far
ry. Wind Ridge. Ia.
Medium Wool. Quarter and Three
Eighth ClasS-FirSt, second. third AM
fourth and champion medium WOO
tleccr, Washington Farms, Wheeling
W. Va.
Halt blood Fleece First. scCuuC
and third. I.awrcnc" County Farm EU.
rcau. Lawrence county. Pa
Grade Wool--First and second. n. T.
Mcdowell. Mercer. Ia; third. w. \. Nc
COY, Mercer. Pa; fourth. Joseph Ear.