The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-24

partments at the Stearns County Fair.
which closed Saturday afternoon. far
exceeded any previous exhibit of live
stock exhibited at any one time within
Fair in years past has occasionally
taken on the appearance Of local
community fair supported by livestock
breeders closely tributary to Sank Cen
tire, the dope was very much upset this
year by stock exhibits coming from all
sections of the county as well as from
four neighboring counties.
The livestock shown in the dairy
division where los head of Holstein,
Jersey. Guernsey and Brown Swiss
and milking Short Horns were on dis
play would do credit to several lead
ing State Fairs. The Holstein breed
showing 81 pure bred animals. The
Jersey breeders were a class second
with 80, the Guernsey breeders with
%. Brown Swiss 10. and milking
ShortHorns 8.
In the boys and girls calf club
project 26 calves including Holsteins.
Jerseys, Guernseys and Brown Swiss
were shown. Sixteen entries were
made in the first year project pr tha th nine
In the first year project. Reinhold
Meyer of Melrose Route No. 8 showing
a Holstein calf was awarded first
tire. showing Holstein calf, second;
and Reinhold Wenlandt of Paynes-
vile, third, with Guernsey; and Mil
ton Kruger. Paynesville, fourth; show
ing a Guernsey calf. Everyone of the
sixteen calves entered in this class
was a credit to the boys and girls
showing. In the second year calf club
project. with nine entries, Sadie
Kruger of Paynesville, showing Jer-
sey calf, was awarded first prize; Har-
vey Kruger of Paynesvilie. with a
Guernsey calf. second; and Raymond
Kruger of Paynesville, with a Guern-
sey calf, third; and Elsie Foreman of
geeryd M wh 5s sa calf fourth
showing a Brown Swiss heifer with
calf at side, was the only entry in the
third year calf club project, showing
the heifer calf with which he won
Show at South st. Paul. This Brown
Swiss heifer and calf were in excel
lent condition and was picked as one
of the two calf club entries which will
and Girls Club members at the State
Fair, September End to 9Th Sadie
Kruger's Jersey calf, awarded first
place in the second year project, was
the State Fair. Thirty five counties
of the State have been selected to send
their two best dairy calves. shown by
club members at the County Fairs,
Brown Swiss calves which have been
selected from Stearns County are ex-
pected to make a very creditable
showing at the State Show.
Meeker county were showing some ex.
cellent Guernseys. Their aged Guern-
sey sire was the class of the Guernsey
show. C.. A. Platner of Sank Rapids
in Benton county showed strong ex-
h1bit of Duroc Jerseys. Elver & Perk-
ms of Long Prairie in Todd county
won several prizes on their Poland
Ch1nas. 8. H. Stofer of New, London.
Kandiyohi county, drew first place in
males under two. George Studer of
St. Cloud won several placings on his
Poland Ching pigs. John Kreber Of
St. Cloud placed an excellent exhibit
OF beef Short Horns and Duroc Jersey
hogs: j. J. Kunkel of KimbalI, show
Ing In the poultry class, also in the
Duroc hog class. William Bros. Farm
OF kImbal exhibited their milking
Ing Short Horns for the first time at
the Stearns County Fair. c. L. Arm
old Of Watkins, the largest Guernsey
breeder in the county, exhibited sever
al choice animals from his herd. Two
carloads Of pure bred Guernseys and
Jerseys were shipped to the Fair by
breeders in the Paynesville community,
which included Guernsey entries from
the Walter Kruger and A. F. Kruger
herds, and Jersey entries from the W !.
Q. Kruger and Lew Foreman herds. F.
p. Haines of Paynesville placed a
strong exhibit of Poland China pigs
F. p. Minette & Son Of Sank Centre
were the only exhibitors of Brown
Swiss: The Minnette herd is generally
conceded as being one Of the best
Brown Swiss herds in the country
The Minettes showed 10 head which
will also be shown at the State Fair
and the National Dairy Show.
In the Holstein bulls over three
years. II. H. Meyer, one Of Stearns
County's largest Holstein breeders.
drew first place; Henry G.. Meyer, Sec
ond; and j. Prasch, Sank Centre,
third. In the two year and under
three class Henry Bergman of Sauh
Centre won first place; William Jen-
nissen Of Sank Centre, second. Bulls
one year and under two: Alois Mey-
er Melrose No. 3, first plaza: Leo Un-