Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-19
HOG SHOW BRINGS
FORTH BEST CLASS
FROM DRY FARMS
Twenty-Five Best Specimens
Will Be Entered in Billings
and Helena Fairs.
Special to The Tribune.

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Chinook. Sept. 1S.-Seventy-flVe
members of the swine family, repre-
s~enting Chester Whites, Hampshire,
Chinas and Duroe Jersey
breeds. were on exhibit here at the
annual Blaine county club fair and hog
show, which was concluded Saturday"
Chester Whites predominated in the
exhibit with the Hampshires next IN
number and all swine were pronounced
by W. A. Joseph, a hog specialist from
the State college at Bozeman, to be
excellent dry land specimens. WIN,
ming hogs in both classes were reared
on dry land farms.
The hogs exhibited were narrowed
not earlier than March and most OF
them a month or two later, and tney
showed unusual development. Gram
and skinned milk was the fattenlng
food used in most instances with rye
the principal grain.
Judging Contest Held
A stock judging contest for the pur-
pose of selecting a team to represent
BLAME county at the state fair was
held with Garland Whitman scoring
first place. William Ross was second.
Roger and John Cronk tied for third
place and Gustav V~ercruyssen was
awarded fourth honors. Seven home
tillage implements were in the educa-
tional display. The implements were
a double rod weeder, a single rod weed
err. a sled knife weeder, goose neck.
duck foot, mower wheel and clack
weeders.
Twenty-Five Of the hogs exhibited,
most of them from the Fairview Ches-
ter White Standard club, were shipped
to Billings, where they will compete
for prizes offered at the Midland En-
pire fair, September 10 to q. The
shipment was accompanied by Garland
whitman and Charles Belches. From
Billings the exhibit will be taken to the
state fair at Helena by Whitman, who
will represent Blaine county in the
stock judging contest.
The fair was managed by County
Agent G.. ". Gustafson, assisted by
l.. a. Campbell. the Hill county agent.
and Frank Baker. livestock specialist
from the Assinniboine Experimental
station. The various departments were
superintendent by Harvey Marsh. hog
division; G. II. Whitman. club division,
and G. A. Gesell, home tillage imple-
ments.
Boys Band Plays
One of the entertainment features
Of the fair was an afternoon concert
by the Boys band of Chinook.
The following are the awards:
Hampshire junior boar pig, under
6 months: First. J. II. Miewald; sec
ond, H. A. Harsh: third. H. A. Marsh;
fourth, H. A. Marsh; fifth, II. A. Marsh.
Hampshire sows over l rear: First,
II. A. Marsh; second, Pat Nancy; third,
II. A. Marsh.
Hampshire gifts. under 6 months:
First. II. A. Marsh; second. f. L.
Bolts; third. H. A. Marsh: fourth, H.
A. Marsh; fifth, H. A. Marsh. Ches-
ter White boar under l year: First
Gustave Vercruyssen; second. ]. c.
Cronk; third, Charles Belcher; fourth,
Wallace Sharples.
Poland Chinas: Junior boar, first
and second, Harry Alcock; junior SOW.
boar. first, Harry Alcock: Duroc Jer-
sey: Senior boar. first, Harry Alcock.
Chester White gifts, under 8 months:
First. Gustaye Fercruyssen: second,
Fred Belcher; third. Garland Willman:
fourth, j. c. Cronk; fifth, Garland
Whitman. Senior boar: First. G.. A.
Whitman; second. r. r. Snedecor. Sem
Tor SOW First, Charles Belcher; sec
ond. Garland Whitman; third, Wallace
Sharples.
Corn: Northwestern dent-First. II.
Bosley: second, A. Z. Stephen: third,
Jess Conrad; fourth. j. ]. Hallen-
berger. Gehu: f. G. Miller; White
flint: George Dingman; Sweet corn:
Charles Riegel. Wheat: First. ]. c.
Cronk; second, J. J.. H~allenberger. Po-
tato: J. j.. Hallenberger.