Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-08-23
LANCASTER PAPER
TELLS ON HARRY RICE

In Its splendid farm BuTeat
edition the Lancaster RECORD
| had the following about the farm
of Messrs. 4. T. and Harry D
Rice, which will be read with
much interest by their friends al
home here:
One of the most progressive
young farmers in Garrard coun-
~, and we daresay no one is
more popular, is Harry D. Rice
who manages the Beechwood
Farm, owned by Z. T. Rice and
Son, of which Harry is the junior
member. Harry has made farm
ing and live stock a life study
and was we'll prepared for hi.
work before taking active charge
of the Beecliwood Farms, having
graduated with honors at The
Iowa Agricultural College few
years ago. For genuine Ken
lucky hospitality, graciousnes,
and a hearty welcome, one j.
only to visit the beautiful subur
ban home of Mr.. and Mrs. Har
~ Rice OH the Buckeye road
where they are happily ensconc
ed and Harry, the manager o
the Beechwood Farms, consist
ing of $40 acres of as good Ian.
as there is in Garrard bounty.
While several hundred cattle
are handled by this firm during
the year and proftably too, yel
during the last year they hay
added the famous Hampshir
Hog and the Hampshire Sheet
to their "fepertoire" and deem
ing that in these two lines O
stock they have selected wisel
and we'll.
The Hampshire sheep whicl
they handle come of the wei
known Hardness strain develop
ed at the Walnut Hall Stool
Farm in Fayette county.
The Hampshire Hog seems t,
be the favorite animal Of all the
other stock found on this farm
and it is vertically the Home o.
the Hampshire Hog, of which
they are Justly proud, especially
of the high standards of this
breed which they are the owners
The SOW herd includes two
daughters of Cornhusker Lac
35Ol1. son Of the famous Look
out Lad, international grant
champion, that sold for $500
Also one daughter of Lookout
O'Henry, the show boar that wa,
defeated only by the 1921 Ma,
tional Swine Show Grand Cham.
pion, General Pershing; two
daughters of Lookout Cornhusk.
er 3rd, a grandson of the cham
pion Lookout Lad; two daugh,
tiers of Lookout Upton Climax
son of Lookout Cornhusker 3rd
one daughter OF General Perish
ing and several others just a;
good, that we have not the space
to mention. The foundation ami.
mails of the Beechwood Farm,
herd were selected from the leaC
ing Hampshire herd of the coun.
try and include only the gooc
individuals of the leading fami
lies OF the breed.
Mr.. Rice tells us that he ha.
handled Ill of the other breeds
of hogs but he has come to the
conclusion that the Hampshire
is superior to them all, The in
dreasing demand each year fol
the Hampshire hog has been lit,
tie less than phenomenal, "The
Hampshire breed has won the
grand championship in CARLOAD
lots at the international Live
stock Show held in Chicago and
has won it. in succession for four
year." Mr.. Rice tells the writer
"These winnings and Hamp-
shire winnings in the dressed
carcass contests bear evidence in
which our energies are bent
producing a better hog for the
purpose for which all hogs exist
The standing in the market class
at these big shows and in the
dressed carcass contests with the
competition between all breeds,
is important, far more important
than record priced individuals.
"The one big thing which
might be accredited directly to
this policy is the fact that now
when the market demand is for
a meat-type hog, the Hampshire
is that kind. Close touch has
always been kept with the needs
of the packer, at the same time
we were developing a hog to
meet the IDEALS of the feeder and
producer. AS result, ever since
the importation of the HamD-