The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-10-05
BEST STOCK SHOW IN STATE
county Fair Opened This Morning With Pens Full of
Booded Animals.
haln Last Night Holds Crowds Back and Parade Goes
Over Till Friday
weather More Promising and Great Entertainment
Program Running on Schedule

!, = They're off The fourth ANNA
=. Lewis County Farm Bureau Fair anc
he Stock Show opened this morning on
ID schedule in spite of the deterrent rain
y, OF last night and threatening clouds
II today.
ri Practically everything had been
K gotten in readiness, and the advance
h guard OF the firstday crowd was on
Q hand early to ask questions and won
t der why. Owing to unfavorable
r weather, the big street parade set as
J, one OF the opening guns this morning,
| was put over until IL o'clock Friday
morning, when additions will be made
insuring bigger and more satisfac-
tory pageant than would have been
/, possible today.
i The judging of the magnificent live
stock showing commenced at 10:30l
this morning and was still in progress
as The Herald went to press. The
barns and pens are full of the best
cattle, hogs and sheep in Idaho. The
exhibits here are more extensive and |
better than at the Boise state fair. ac-l
cording to Prof. H. w. Hurlburt, as
sociate agronomist of the Idaho Uni-
versity, who is just back from the I
capitol city. If there was nothing else
on the grounds to look at, this gather
ing of blooded stock would repay all
comers for the time and trouble spent
in viewing it.
Here, for instance, are some of the
entries:
-Four head of registered Herefords,I |
owned by Robert Wright, Nezperce
Eleven head of registered Here
fords, owned by w. F. Cargill and son,
Nezperce. ID
Eight head registered Herefords, IT
winners of the big prizes at the KAN q
iah fair, owned by Geo. F. Reinhardti 9
and sons, Nezperce. 6
Ten head registered Herefords, from t
the renowned herd of August schroderl q
and son of Cottonwood, breeders of v
prize winning white faces for % years. P
Eight head registered herfords, O.
owned by Joe Blackeagle, Nezpercc,
leading Indian breeder of live stock d
n the United States. His animals Il
we're also prize winners at the Kamiah o.
air. ne
Four head registered Red Polled al
attic owned by vern swartz, Nez- &C
erce. m
-Four head registered Guernseys, tn
hipped direct from the famous dairy "a
istrict of Wisconsin last spring, own DC
d by Chas. Coon, Central Ridge. gr
Ten head of splendid jerseys, enter ~
q by local breeders.
Ten head of registered shorthorns, ed
rom the prize winning herd of Ed. LIE
elson, of Fem, Idaho. CO.
Seven head registered Shorthorns, tul
Tned by Joe Mcdonald and sons, Of GU
enn. Showings from this herd took no
ore blue ribbons at the Lewiston 40
ir this fall than all other Short
rms entered there. Ioi
Twenty-four head of registered Po-
nd China hogs, owned by John wa
nike, the veteran Cottonwood breed grs
who is just in here with this bunch orc
prize winners from the Oregon Gle
lte Fair at Salem. He was the siu
.gest prize winner at Spokane, Lew AS
on and Salem. Oh
Nine head registered Poland Chinas tne
ned by Howard Mckinley of Cot mo-
lwood, who also brings his herd pro
ect from the Oregon state fair, ley
ere he won first on senior boar with
Rainbow Timm in ring of 200
,ries. A
Three registered Poland Chinas, for
ned by Mrs. Geo. Reinhardt, Nez- Thi
ce. boy
twenty swine, entered by Idaho pra,
lnty Pig Club to show against the We
Wis County Pig Club. whe
our pens registered Poland Chinas, and
ned by Joe Mcdonald and sons of T
in. in
Inc pen of registered Chester Flot
ties owned by Harold Stapleton, 7th
,perce. ~ higt
wc pens registered Poland Chinas, IT
led by j. W. Henderson, Nezperce. eff
hree pens registered Poland tllre
mas, owned by Thorsen Brothers, Cool
perce. These lads took the state and
in the pig club breeder Is lows
5 in 1920 and 1921, at the State Frar
:, Boise. Hun
ther entries late in coming in viii Cliff
Il this list considerably. Al
rof Hickman of the animal hus- afte
dry department of the Idaho Uni an e
ity is judging the stock, and wass worl