The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
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When I went down to the great wedding at Bellamy I could not re- sist the temptation to run over and spend the night with my buddy" Frank Derby, so that I could ret a chance to look over the great Ten nessee heifers bought by some pub ic-spirited citizens to encourage stock raising among the boys of Ala oama by offering them as premiums at the fair here next week.
 You can see Q load of pure-b breds In car, and then see them in pen, and then see them on the streets, and then see them in a pasture. and at each place they have different look. It is, however, a kind of upward pro- gression in looks. When first glimpsed the bunch down at Fies stable, although they were tired from the trip from Columbia. I knew they were thoroughbreds.
 
 They made a fine impression as they were led through the streets to the<Tutwiler, where pictures were made of them with the donors at their heads. but it was only when I saw them knee-deep in grass by the side of a running stream with the shade of virginal trees near by and the blue of the sky overhead that l realized just what beauties they are, and what an impression they will make in the show ring.
 The splendid red COW drawn by Young & Vann in the drawing which was conducted to properly allot the 10 bought by different persons or flEms, had recently dropped a lovely heifer calf; and believe me, toNsee it gamboling on the green was pretty sight for cattle lover. Frank Derby never does things by halves. He promised the owners that he would take the heifers down to his place and feed them and bring them back to the fair in fine condition, and he will if care and attention can turn the trick.
 The pasture on which they are run ming is as fine piece of meadow land as can be found anywhere, but when they arrive here they will not be merely grass-fed cattle. but will have had every kind of food that was good for putting on fat as he wants to demonstrate through them just what can be done in the way of fat steer raising if the people will only get the right~breeds, and then see to it that they are handled properly and not just turned out to find food for themselves which is so often the case.
 After sening the heifers we drove over to the upper place, where Mar shal Joffre. the magnificent white Shorthorn bull, weighing 2S,00o able comment as he walked slowly down Twentieth street with Frank Derby and Bob Bell astride him. He was on range, but being watched carefully. Since arriving at tte Derby place some of the prize heife-s have been bred to him, and this will make them very much more valuable to the lucky boy who happens to win one of them.
 Only those who know the cattle game outside of the state and are familiar with conditions here are able to understand just what the movement inaugurated by Frank Derby and backed by Birmingham s progressive men can be made to mean for Alabama in the matter of people have been content with scrub stock turned out on poor ranges to hustle for themselves. The time has come when those interested in stock raising must bestir themselves to go at it with intelligence. and deter mination and commit themselves to the -to-date methods In those states where cattle is big asset. I hope every man interested In cattle who reads this will make it a point to be at the Alabama State Fair. which opens on Monday, and study the pure-bred herds which will be on exhibit. Just at this time I am limiting myself only to fat steers, for this is one side of the cattle game which has never yet been taken up seriously in Alaban'7 7- tCome and see and then go home ana begin to fatten some for the next show, and who knows but 1t may mean the pulling down of some of the prize money which is offered each year.
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