The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-15
AWARDS
TOTAL $4,000
OFFERINGS BY NATIONAL
DAIRY ASSOCIATION n
EXPECT GREAT ARRAY
ALI High Grades Are Expected
To Be Exhibited At State
Fair Grounds


Prizes totalling $35, 13O will be
awarded by the National Dairy as
ISOLATION and the five National
Breed associations at the National
Dairy exposition at the State fair
grounds ic October as one of the
biggest incentives to the showing of
the best stock of the country ever
offered to the breeders.
This is made up by the $3.50 in
prize money offered to Ayrshire
breeders, 1920 offered for Hol-
stems $500 for Brown Swiss, $5,-
800 for Jerseys, aid $500 for
J Guernseys. "
In each one of the five breed divi-
sons $3.50 is offered to the regular
classes comprising the pure bred
cattle. Ten prizes will be awarded
in each class first prize, being the
largest with second, third and fourth
all being for like amounts, fifth,
sixth and seventh being slightly less
eighth, ninth and tenth being the
same.
With the National Dairy associa-
ton offering to the Holstein breed
ers of the country the sum of $500,
to which is to be- added the $500
given by the National Holstein asso-
citation, the showing of Holstein
cattle is expected to exceed that of
any previous show. "Holstein breed
ers could look for no better money
prizes than is offered by the Ma
tiopal Dairy show said w. S. Mo-
scrip of Lake Elmo, Mimi, one of
the best known of the Holstein
breeders in this country, and they
should not fail to take advantage of
it." E+zs
Besides the Dairy association Of
fer of $3.50 for regular classes, the
Holstein association is offering ST.
600 to be divided among its breed
ers. Prizes for the state herds of
Which si,5oo i IS given 70 by s1 the Na q.
tional Dairy Association and $3.50 by
the Holstein Association. Grade
cows in the Holstein division will
compete for the $500 offered by the
Dairy association and $500 by the
Holstein association.
Classes In Ayrshire Division
The regular classes in the Ayr
shire division will be offered 49,
100 by the National association, and
it will also give $3.50 to be distribut-
ed to state herds. Grade cows will
get $3.50, the same that is being Of
fered to grade cows in the other d.
visions.
In addition to the regular allot-
ment of prizes for the regular class
es, the Brown Swiss breeders will
have $3.50 put up by their national
association to compete for. The
National Dairy Association prizes
for state herds amounting to s1,5o0
for this breed will be increased by
$3.50 offered by the Brown Swiss AS
ISOLATION.
Jersey breeders will also get the
same amount of prizes in the regu-
lar classes as is given to the other
breeds. The state herds will COM
pete for $3.50, and grade cows will
be allotted $500. In an appeal to the
Jersey breeders of the country to
show their stock at the National
Dairy exposition, M. D. Mum, presi-
dent of the National Dairy council
and prominent Jersey breeder says ,
that "the Exposition offers the
breeders of the country one of the
best opportunities they will get to
show what they have done toward
developing good stock, which soon
will show its effect in an increased
demand for well bred cattle. This in
addition to the money prizes which
are offered should induce them to
have their herd representa- at the
Prizes For Guernseys
The prizes for Guernseys will be
the same as those offered by the
National Dairy association for the
Ayrshires and Jerseys. and with the
$3.50 prize money offered by the
-
and Girls Calf clubs amounts to S.
800.
D. D. Tenney of Minneapolis,
breeder of Guernseys which have
been prize winners in the show
rings characterizes the s35,130 in
prize money as ''one of the biggest
inducements to the cattle breeders
of the country to show their live
stock. Taken together with the
other benefits which will accrue
from the National Dairy exposition
it, is the greatest opportunity ever
Sfered to the breeders. They can
which will do them more good or
which will be better" he said.
Boys and Girls Calf clubs have
been offered prizes amounting to
$1,000 by the National Dairy associ-
alton, ${40 being given to exhibitors
in each class. In addition to this
each one of the breea associations
is giving generous prizes in recogni-.
ton Of the important work done by
the clubs. The national associations
of the Holstein, Brown Swiss, Jer-
sey and Guernsey breeders are each
offering. $3.50 for their respective
class. The Ayrshire association is
offering medals to prize winners in
the Boys and Girls Calf club .di
vision.
This array of prizes makes It the
most liberal prize list ~ever offered
at any show or fair. and it is offered
at this years National Dairy EXPOSE
uL.done that win bring the most in
spring object lesson for best dairy
ing to be followed in this highly
specialized dairy country.
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unIeuaI Operation Was Performed