The Hays free press., 1921-10-06
THE ELLIS COUNTY FAIR
SNAP SHOTS AT THE MOST sue
CESSFUL FAIR EVER HELD
IN ELLIS COUNTY
ane-Western Stock Exhibitors
Here IN Force

Here IN Force
c. G. Cochran, Alex Philip & Son, .
Gosser Bros, Deane. Meserve, Bur
Iingame and a brigade of others, /
with their choice stock exhibits.
The President, Geo. Philip, Jr.; Gus
Riedel, Vice President, and H. w.
Chittenden, Sec'y-Treas., and their
associates were strenuous in their ex-
ertions to make things go.
Horses
The horse is not back number. In
the Boer war, Africa, and in the
World war, the foreign nations came
70 America for thousands of our
mules and cavalry horses of the best
grade.
The world would be lonesome if the
horse should disappear. Kentucky is
the breeding ground of thorough
breds, and Missouri for patrician
mules.
High class draft. racers, steppers,
PAGERS, saddle horses of all kind,
beautiful, swift and safe. were there
as competitors for the prizes.
And Cattle
Thoroughbred bulls weighing up to
1900 pounds, sleek, fine-boned, stocky
and gentle-no better than these on
the globe anywhere There was
everything there worth seeing-Here-
fords, Shorthorns, roam and red, Hol-
stems Guernseys, Polled Angus, Ayr
shires; the exhibitors of these are
worthy of our highest consideration
for they are the backbone of the Fair
Hogs
The Duroc-Jerseys and Berkshires
finely bred and desirable for pur-
chasers of young stock.
Two Notable Exhibits
The splendid Jack by c. G.
Cochran, and the Percheron stallion
by Gosser Bros.
The New Poultry House
This was we'll patronized by exhib-
itors.
Mr.. Palmer had a fine display of
R. 1. Reds. buff leghorns, tufted birds,
white Wyandottes and white brahmas.
T. H Mills had a fine display of
white Holland turkeys and Chinese
geese.
The collection contained a notable
exhibit of carnation-colored brown
leghorns, the plumage unusually fine;
buff rocks, white R. l. and white P. R.,
cockere land four pullets of Anconias.
The pair of wild mallard ducks
seemed contented in their prison.
The pair of Bourbon Red turkeys
placed the poultry exhibit above the
average.
The rose-comb r. l. reds, white
bantam cochins and white Wyandotte
cochins drew special attention.
C. H. Carley's white leghorns were
magnificent birds.
The Lakenselter display was odd
and new-the cockerel with his i'm
nense tail and his diminutive, mottled
little hen were a sample of the big
man and little wife, or the converse
of this which we see in the human
family of the big wife and little man
At the last we stood in front of the
only cage in the house of the old re-
liable barred Plymouth Rocks, which
once had the bulge on all the breeds.
There was the cockerel, the mother
hen, and a choice lot of the ''chillun," "
the broilers, all so fat and fluffy and
nicel The cockerel cooked his head to
one side and said "howdy," and the
mama Plym and the ''chillun" all
came and said "howdy." The Free
Press man smiled a welcome for ne
was glad to see these old-timers now
given the cold shoulder by the fancy
upstairs. and the Papa cockerel began
talking to me: "Do you know" he
said. "we feel kind o. lonesome here
in this house full of the gay-colored
birds in their short skirts, transparent
stockings and ear muffs; we don't feel
at home here; you see the world has
gone mad for lop-eared combs, rose
combs and fancy feathers, all for
show and to get a premium at the
fair; none of these fancy birds are fit
for the table, and as for eggs and fine
favored roasts, the world has nothing
to show that viii beat the genuine,
finely-bred, old reliable barred Ply
mouth rocks; we count on the Free
Press standing by Us for that IS
square, honest newspaper that has
weakness for telling the truth on all
subjects; glad you came to see rs"
and the little family Of barred p RS
all bowed, and Papa cOckerel erOwed
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