Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-07-01
IDAHO BREEDERS COMPETE
IN $4,000 PRIZE CLASSIC
Twenty Three Poland China Herds En-
tered at State Fair Fo~ Honor Of
Exhibiting at National Swine Show

Twenty Three Poland China Herds En-
tered at State Fair Fo" Honor Of
Exhibiting at National Swine Show
BY W-M McFadden, Chicago. Ill.
The Poland China Futurity is the
Great American Swine classic.
What the futurity meant to horse
man in the balmy days Of the turf, the
Futurity shows at twenty-one state
fairs this fall will signify supremacy
in the development Of the only farm
animal that is purely American in en-
cestry and wholly American in per-
fected style.
The Poland China breeders Of the
United States will show this year for
a total of over $4,000 in cash prizes
with over six hundred exhibits COM
pting for awards and for the honor or
representation at Peoria. Illinois in
October. at the National Roundup at
the National Swine Show.
idaho has supported the Futurityt
almost from its beginning and some
very remarkable shows have resulted.
A much wider and more general in
terest is being taken and a better and
more satisfactory show will result The
breed has a very strong place in the
state and the interest is increasing
This year the show gives promise Of
being the best in its history.
The entries in the Idaho classics are:
DeIbert and Lovelle. A. A & Breshears
J. E. Ferrill, Intermountain Institute,
John AIcCrea and sons, W. W. Pearson.
Calvin Pease and ]. A. Ross, Weiser;
4. J. Firkins and Son, c. 4. Clougie,
T. H. Griffith, J. s. Hubert, A. W.
Johnson, A. Shrake A. L. Wilson and
sons. and I. II. Wolfe, Nampa; John
FunSe. Cottonwood. Howard Mckinley,
Cottonwood: R. W. Milligan, Idaho
Falls; 1T. Pope, Notus; H. L. Randall
Boise; Lloyd Randall Kuna; and A. ].
lockwood, Parma.
Our eohntry has been the nursery for
some of the most remarkable triumphs
of constructive breeding the world has
ever known But in none Of the var
led evolutions has there been so no
table an advance as in the building UP
of an outstanding and thoroughly de-
Dendable type Of swing. The Poland
China exhibit at the FutJrities this
fall when COMPARED with any type OF
breed of swine previous to the advent
Of the Poland China win seem like eN-
cite or even new creations.
once have devoted themselves To d.
verse fields Wheat SDd corn have
been so improvd that the yield has
been increased by millions Of bushels.
Little consi1e Sd plants once ranked
as weeds have been bred to bear the
lovliest flower. Destised fruits have
been transferred almost by magic into
the tastiest delicacies Well nigh per-
80 II
horses have been evolved. One Of the
incidents connected with
he development of livestock in Amer
Ca is that no breed of swine has as
sumed major Importance in the feed
OTIS of the country that has not fol-
lowed closely the standard of type
established by the Poland China, which
$ purely an American product without
IN imported strain.
We must pay homage to the con-
genfts and intelligent devc-
ion of the pioneer American swine
,reeder for the perfected Poland China
which set the standard in evry type
nd breed of ewing. 1t was the Poland
nina breeders who evolved the plan
nd carried TO perfection the great
classic. Every prize hog
hOwn at futrity eNhioits TINS year VIII
e Judged and credited by the origi-
III standards secured and fixed by the
ioneer breeders of the Miami Valley,
I Ohio, who evolved the Palond China
ype The achievement Of these men Z
as been bene6cint because they work
3 with nature. because they sought +,
ne goal through upbul ohiectives. to
rodrce the best market heg3at min .
mum cost. At the root of their great =
iccess was their ability to mold de-