The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-12-01
THIRD PRIZE ESSAY

peiience; perseverance and grit won
him reward In his third year Of work
Read the story boys, and resolve to be
winner yourself this year.
Observation As A Cattle Judge
1t was late in July when ! decided
to take up cattle judging for my third
year. Having been substitute for
two wears | was determined to make
tho team this year. When the names
of the team were announced, | was one
of them.
While working over the various
herds In the county, our coach, Mr.. b.
B. Derrick, my two teammates, Rich.
ard Wills and Fendall Gushing and
myself were invited to go up into Penn,
sylvania to see some fine species OF
the Ayrshire breed. When we had VS.
tied several dairy farms In this state,
we came to "Penhurst Dairy Farm,
tho most ideal dairy barn in all OF our
travels,
While judging in Pennsylvania,
we were instructed by the following
men: Mr.. Louis Merryman, owner OF
Gerar Dairy Farm; Mr.. banks, mana
ger of Whittier Farms owned by Du-
points; DR.. Dubbler manager of PEN
hurst Dairy farms; Mr.. John Voehrane'
manager of Barclay Farms; and DR..
Devoe Meade, Professor Of Animal
Husbandry of University Of Maryland.
After very excessive training for q
week, we went to our state fair and
Judged against seven other counties.
Hartford team placed first as a team
and first, second and third individually.
BY doing this, we each received bull
calf. In addition to this, ! won first
In Jerseys which gave me twenty dol
lars In money.
After we had won at our State
Fair, through the efforts of Mr., Louis
Mefryman and p. W. Chichester, these
two men raised enough money from
tho dairy cattle breeders VI the State
Of Maryland to send US to the National
Dairy Show to be held the second week
In October at ST. Paul, Minnesota.
Mr.. Merryman not only made II pos
sible for US to go to st. Paul but helped
to train us before and after the state
Fair and entertained US several times
In his hospitable home.
October 4, 1922, accompanied by our
county agent, Mr.. d. D. Derrick and my
two teammates Richard Wills and Fen
dali Cushing, We left Baltimore at
twelve eighteen lor Of w rauI, m'n Mas,,
"a. we rode tnrougn "es'ei s m
iand ana rehnsylvaha, =" n.alt Sv,movd
and evening, arriving NJ 'i''""u's ="
300 J., M. ...,,,u
When we awoke we neNI '1 W.s
We were traVel'ng "''ouHn C 1ie."
Indiana as We GREW hea,e nj, V''I ,a,'
we saw Lake mlcmgah' n . il..,e I ,aasr
we passed the ureat ii'erna.'o ''m ,ia,
vester Company where most a,l Oh V Wa
farm macninery u n,a''u,uc'ulW wy
also passed the greht steer i"1 r"','ai
we we've soon ~ 'ne oraoo oy'v IT,
STATION ~ lineage, nere we Ioon w.. ~.
Dus Tor Union o,a'' IN and 1 ' .sno,, v
train lor o. rnul. we ,Jue 'a'ou r.
the State OF IlIlhois ,oos,ns =. Wv
peautiIul landscape VI sne ' .,n "g ,,or
AZ noo', W. ean,e MY s,,g I,e " a.and
country. mere great s s y, 49,, S'a a,r
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anu wen' " ."e "ya ,,,,ad 40 NJ, Tan,
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anu t'ie eon.ee. m'n ~ s" hJl III. ,u
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mpnuay morning ii,' we T az Mi, one "
w, ~, lnrses. MN p'n , y" mnnuapos
hs, also one OF .he la'eest 'naIhets y,
inc weS. pnhluet was W "e BlVo"
III y, W. W Ine S'ate eo''ese w h"n.
or OF Ihe Jung'hg oeah,S' h''er WV
banquet Mr. benson, VINO was 70 an
nounce the winners OF io she JunR,ng con,
test arose ana Saia, ihey hhV' g'ven
me the most unpleasant duty o. tno
evening" Aiter making ms hnureSS'
he asked, Gan you sing wary,
land, MY mhriyiann LINZ memnt
that Maryland had won nrs.l, nv
whole audience began TO sing ahn cheer
Tor Maryland we were ea'Ien up W
the front OF the room ana presented
WIN our Roid hheu's' ,, IT,,
After that the indiViduai priSes
were awarded, ut which time ! iounn
That ! mad placed above a'I OUTFITS
In the Ayrshire breed Wh'ch gave me
a second gold medal.
The next day we were aimltten into
the inside ring where the expert Jung-
es and guests were TO zee the Jerseys
judged: After saying goodbye 10
most OF new iIlenhH, We iei. .. n"a
Tor Chicago arriving there al o'oo ~
NJ. >,
While there, we visited the Union
stock fafds seeing an kihds OF hogs,
cattle ana Sheep' we alSo went thru
one Of the largest ana most wideiy
known packing houses IN the worln'
Swift a. Company. We saw the am,
mai from the time they were unloaded
from the farmer unti' they were PACK
Ell In boxes and shipped TO tine stores
After leaving Chicago we roe thru
level country all afternoon When WE
awoke the next morning, we round our;
selves back IN me good OLD STATE OF
Maryland; Az washington, the state
College photographer met us and TOOK
our pictures: -, o
AZ q =. NJ. we arrived at tne hreat
Hartford County rair AZ be, AR whe'e
we were most cordially welcomed.
My trip was not only sight seeing