The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07
Livestock Show
At Fair Best.
in Many Years

DAIRY AND BEEF CATTLE At
TRACT MUCH FAVORABLE
COMMENT FROM JUDGES AND
VISITORS.
The exhibition of live stock at the
Redwood County fair last week was
credited by both judges and visitors
as being the best shown in the coun-
ty for several years and the best
shown at any county show in this
section during. the current year. Both
dairy and beef types Of cattle were
well represented, more and better
sheep were shown than ever before
and the display of swine was ex-
cellent. The showing of two big
show herds of beef cattle added much
to the interest in that barn. These
were the Findahl herd of Shorthorns
from Waterville and the Willford herd
of Polled Angus from Canton. The
latter herd has been shown in five
different states this season and the
Findahl herd Of fourteen head has
been in the winnings at Fargo, Grand
Forks, Mankato, Minnesota State.
South Dakota State and the Inter-
state at Sioux City.
The climax to the big stock show
was reached Thursday afternoon
when the prize winners were para1-
ed before the grandstand. A new
feature this year was introduced by
Peter Mckay, the member of the
Board having this in charge. Mr..
Mckay asked the leading business
men Of Redwood Falls TO march In
~ l. -
imal. Practically all the important
business houses in the city were thus
represented, the other animals being
led by their owners. An attractive
feature of the whole parade was the
section filled by the calves, colts, etc,
raised by the members of the boys
and girls clubs. Mayor H. w. Aune
led the parade.
Stamps Supreme, the herd sire
owned by French and Smith of Red
wood Falls was the Grand Champion
Bull in the Shorthorn Class and the
Grand Champion female was selected
from the Findahl herd. The Peter
Mckay and Son herd in this class
took first on aged COW, senior heifer
calf, and junior bull calf; also second
on aged herd, young herd, get Of
sire, produce Of dam and junior
yearling bull. In the Findahl herd
the herd took first in each of the
groups and one junior heifer took
the Junior championship as she has
done at every fair at which she has
been shown. The A. w. Park and
Son herd of nine head took first on
two year old bull, second on two year
old cow, third on bull calf and third
on best herd. Competition was
stronger in this class than in any
other. There was only the Willford
herd in Polled Angus and Ed. Hdn-
derson had no competition for the
seven head of fine Herefords which
he showed.
In the Redwood Falls and Morgan
Cow Testing Association competition
o. D. Streeter and S. A. Wittwer Of
Redwood Falls took first ard second
place and Werring and Johnson and
Jens Schou of Morgan third and
fourth place. Owners of individual
cows We're placed as follows, Elmer
third, Theodore Smith, Werring and
Johnson fifth and sixth. This was
the first time Associations have thus
competed and there was much inter-
est in this contest.
Only one Jersey was shown in the
dairy barn that being the Senior Bill
owned by Britton and Smith. In the
Guernsey class S. A. Wittwer took
first on junior bull calf, cow three
years old and over, on cow with calf
at side, and on best herd. He also
took senior and junior championship
on bulls, the senior champion female
and the grand champion female. C.
E. Goodyear took second on the jun
ior bull calf in this class. The Wit
twer children, Mary Ellen and Louis
also took prizes in this class on tho
calves they had raised.
: In the Holstein class Elmer Brue-
had the senior champion female and
the grand champion female. He al
so had first prize on cow three years
old. Dorothy Slaymaker took first
on Holstein heifer two years old.
The Jens Schon herd took first on
young herd, on produce Of dam, on
get of sire, on cow three years old,
on senior bull, and on old herd, also
Grand Champion bull. Second prizes
won by the Schou herd were on two
year old heifer, cow three years old.
and senior bull calf. This herd ais,
had three third prizes TO its credit.
Glen Nolting's senior heifer calf took
first prize and Merle Campbell's Sec
ond. A. w. Park and Son had the
first prize winning senior bull cal;
and also the junior champion bull.
WerTing and Johnson had the firsc
prize on junior bull calf.
There was no competition in the
Brown Swiss class, Neuschwander
and. Son taking the only prizes.
Sheep Of many varieties were
shown and attracted much attention.
]. l. OConnell Of LIE Sueur. Center
was the biggest exhibitor, having
fifty head Of Oxfords, Cheviots,
Southdowns and Shrop-
shires. Mr.. O'Connell took twenty
three firsts, nineteen seconds and ell
even thirds. He was the winner OF
the first prize on fleece at the State
Fair and is rated among the success
fnl sheep raisers of the state. Evan
Busse of Ottawa showed twenty head
Of Dorsets and Hampshires, J. D.
Stevenson showed Lincoln, Jos. Park
er Shropshires, and J.. A. Metcalf
twelve head Of fine 0xfords.