The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

asked. us 1t bad From Every
body's Magazine for September.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Edwards were
arrivals home from Butte Sunday
evening. The market for early pota-
toes was found to be unremunerative.
GREAT JERSEY CATTLE
EXHIBIT COMING TO BOISE
Approaching the remarkable and
rapid growth of dairying in this
state the officials of the Idaho State
fair have arranged for the showing
of the Jersey cattle educational dis
play at Boise, September % to so.
The exhibit will be shown by the
American Jersey Cattle club and will
be in charge of a personal represen-
tatlve of the breed association. 1t will
be housed in large tent to be erected
in close proximity to the cattle barns
and will be designed to present edu-
cational and economic features of
dairying. Particular stress will be
laid on the possibilities that thorough
bred Jersey stock holds for the small
farmer and canvass will be begun
Immediately by club officials to insure
a maximum attendance of jersey
breeders at the exposition where the
opportunity to inspect the exhibit will
be afforded.
On the side walls of the exhibition
tent, which will measure 4OxSO feet.
there will be educational charts bear
ing life-sized photographs of farmers
Jersey cattle together with official
records and other information that
have been grouped carefully to afford
ease of assimilation. Daily lectures
and demonstration by livestock men
will be conducted in explanation of
these charts and displays and the var
ious phases of all operations of dairy
ing, whether from the standpoint of
Jersey cattle interests or those of 9TH
er breeds will be discussed.
Among the daily demonstrations
will be COW judging on live animals
by which the audience will be in
structed by an expert as to the points
which indicate large producing abil-
ity. The animals used in these lee
lures will be the Jersey State Cham
pions for production, so an unusual
opportunity is afforded all dairvmen
to learn the points which Indicate the
profitable producers. When it is real
lied that one-third of the 10000 ,OOO
dairy cows in the United States is he
ing Kept at loss, the value of this
educational exhibit to both the farm
err and the consumer cannot be over
looked.
In addition to the educational tent
the owners of the greatest Jersey
nerds IN the state are bringing their
PRIZE winners to enter comnetitior
with other herds, so an unusual on
portunity is open to everyone interest
ed IN cattle or the health of tbeir
family to view these animals unon
which the future of our nation rests
In addition to the exhibits. lectures
ana demonstrations, series of meet
lngS of state and local jersey cattIa
clubs are TO be conducted in tho e>l.
hioition tent on different DAYS during
the exposition, AMI it is hoped hT
means of this demonstration 10 r,sLa
the exposition the official annmal
meeting place of the future for To-
Sey breeders. 1t is the first tin,o :,
the history of the club that an efrort
has been made to present such a ~,
tenuouS and elaborate display anv-
where except at the National Dali,
snow last year. The results obtoinal
from the display in Minnesota , ,rar,
Soch that officials Of the organizq+ia,
iiei1 mat similar experiment sbn,,I' :
be attempted in this state. N''0"'''