Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-07-07
FAIR EXHIBITS
SET HIGH MARK
FOR N. DAKOTA
Stutsman County Display Of
Live Stock and Other Ex-
hibits Pronounced Best in
County Fairs Held Thus
Far Over State Some Ex-
hibitors.

The entries in the live stock ex-
hibit were the most numerous and
the best in point of breeding ever
seen at Stutsman County Fair:
The pens were filled to overf1owing
with splendid specimens of horses,
cattle, hogs and sheep. Among the
entries were the following:
Best Exhibit in State.
George P. Wolf. Fargo, assistant
county agent leader for the state,
was at the fair Saturday and inspect
ed the stock exhibit. At the con-
clusion of his examination he said it
was the best live stock exhibit ever
seen at county fair in this state.
J. A. Berner, COW tester, was in
charge of the live stock work at the
fair. The premium lists will be pub
lished next week, having been COM
piled by Mr.. Barner and will show
prizes for all exhibits of cattle, hors-
es, sheep and swine.
Horses
The exhibit of Hammer Bros of
Cooperstown, Griggs county, was the
largest horse exhibit at the fair by a
single exhibitor. The breeds were
Belgian and Percherons. Among the
long list was three-year-old Belgian
stallion, weight about 1000 pounds;
one 2-year-old Belgian filly; one g.
year-old filly; two 2-year-olds, ,daugh-
ter of Champion Won More. These
mares weigh about 1900 each; also
two yearling Belgians, one 2-year-old
and one 3-year-old, sired by Won
More. A 6-year-cld Belgian, weight
1900. One black Percheron mare 8
years old, with three months old
filly, the latter colt weighing about
700 pounds; white Percheron mare,
IS years old with colt; a 6-year-old
Belgian mare and filly colt; two g.
year-old Belgian mares with colts; a
3-year-old Percheron stallion, Off
spring of Won More, formerly owned
by the Ellison Brothers of LaMoure,
N. D., afterwards by Hammer Bros,
and which stallion died about two
years ago. The exhibit comprised Is:
draft horses, and will go to Valley
City for the fair in Barnes county.
No finer display of heavy work hors-
es of the above breed has ever been
seen in Jamestown.
Will Denzler exhibited an 8-year-
old pure bred Percheron and two
grade mares and colts.
Pearl Trumbull, Jamestown, ex-
hibited a 4-year-old Percheron grade,
weight 1850. @ .s
Cattle.
Louis Berg & Son of Cooperstown
had good exhibit of Shorthorn cat
tie, seven head, bulls, 2 age cows, 2
heifers and / yearling heifer calf.
The Shorthorn dual purpose display
was large and Berg & Sons captured
both first and second premiums.
Harry N. Brown of Montpelier
took the first prize on a Hereford
calf exhibited from his Buffalo Creek
ranch.
Clara Toay had an exhibit of Short
horns, 2 cows, 8 calves and 2 bulls,
The latter q and 3-year-old.
Walter Schneider exhibited al
Polled Shorthorn bull, COW and calf,
ine specimens Ct that breed.
r. E. Strutz & Son, jamestown,
lad an exhibit of Polled Shorthorns,
junior yearling bulls and calves,
; aged cows, senior yearling and Q
Junior yearling heifers, senior heif-
,r and 2 junior heifer calves.
Alison Wells, Jamestown, had a
Inc exhibit of 13 head of white faces,
including a 2-year-old bull, cows,
III from the Fairfax strain E.. Law
'ence was in charge of the herd,
which included three handsome
calves.
A. T. Stoddard exhibited Short
lorn calf, the milking strain, age 8 |
months.
The State hospital sent Holstein
exhibit, bulls and 2 cows.
One of the best exhibits of cattle |
rom outside the county was that of
:. M. Perry & Sons of Nome, Barnes
county. There were Is head of
oolled Angus cattle of various ages.
they will be taken to Valley City
air July S,
G.. H. KnoEle, Buchanan, had 81
lged. cows and 3 junior yearling
leifers. Il X
w. E. Beaumont had. 8 head OF
including cow and calf
hat took the grand champion prize.
E. Kohlscheen & Son had head of
from the Pleasant View
arm at Pingree. The exhibit con-
listed of / aged COW and 5 junior
5f5i y A X a X
II L. A. Larsen lad large exhibit
consisting Of IA head of Aberdeen
An6 us cattle and / bull in the lot got
he grand champion prize for that
train. NJ. II /, .5 5sE 5s
+ Finch & Son had an exhibit of z
lead Of Aberdeen Angus stock and
ecured the grand championship
'rize for one Of the cows. 4. as5
i Norman Lees OF Buchanan had Q
lead Of Shorthorns, j bull 8 years
I'd. Mr.. Lees took honors, Including
he Grand Championship COW.
4 Stephen Hamilton, Jamestown, had
Sshorthornbul1s. Scotch top, 14year-
Ing and 2-year- olds. $8 b 4;
q. Fischer had large fine ex.
ibit Of Holstein and printed signs
q the milk records of g! several q