The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
MANY BADGERS
ON HONOR ROLL
Wisconsin Well Represent
ed on Roll of Honor of
Stock Raisers.
ANOTHER ONE ADDED

Gotham, Wis. - 81 Once more
there will be added to the world noted
gallery of the Saddle and Sirloin club
at Chicago the painting of a Wiscon-
sin stockman. The breeder to be hon.
ored this time is James w. Martin of
Gotham, nationally known as one of
the outstanding stockmen of the coun-
try. The portrait will be unveiled
during the forthcoming international
Live Stock Exposition and the cere-
monies will be attended by a number
of his friends from here.
Mr.. Martin has conferred his live
stock interest around the advance
ment of the Percheron, Berkshire
breeds and his most favorite farm
animals-Red Poll cattle. He has won
both national and international recog-
milton through untiring services de-
voted to the handling and showing of
the greatest exhibits of fat stock of
carload lots in America, at the annu-
al Information at Union Stock Yards,
Chicago.
The local stockman is yice-presi-
dent of the International, the greatest
of American live stock shows. Be-
sides his live stock interests, Martin
is known as one of the best .diversi-
fed farmers in Wisconsin.
200 Paintings in List.
More than 200 paintings Of eminent
promoters of live stock and agricul-
tural interests adorn the wall of the
gallery of the Saddle and Sirloin
club. A special committee makes
careful survey of the leaders in agri-
culture before their portraits are rec
commended to be paced in the hall of
fame" and their names inscribed on
the roll of honor"
Of the scores of agriculturists in
The gallery, nearly one-tenth are rep
resentatives of Wisconsin. Among
them are H. L. Russell, dean of the
Wisconsin College of Agriculture; W.
A. Henry, former dean of the agricul-
tural college; S. M. Babcock, inventor
of the Babcock fat test for milk; II.
C. Adams, farmer-congressm who
fostered legislation developing agri-
cultural colleges, and w. i. Carlyle,
early head of the animal husbandry
department at teh Wisconsin College
of Agriculture at present manager of
the Prince Of Wales ranch, Alberta,
Canada. The gallery also contains the
likeness of F. D. Coburn, who was
born in Jefferson county and was not
ed for work done in promoting the ag-
riculture of Kansas. There is also
the portrait of John A. Craig, who was
the first head of an animal husbandry
staff at the University of Wisconsin,
and later became dean Of the Texas
Agricultural College and Experiments
Station.
In other corners in the gallery are
paintings of Gordon H. True, former
" of Baraboo, Wisconsin, now head of
the division of animal husbandry,
University of California; H. B. Favill,
noted dairyman, and George and Frank
Harding, two prominent breeders of
Shorthorn cattle.
Former Governor w. D. Hoard,
known as "the father of modern dairy
ing"; Fred Pabst, a breeder of Per-
cherons; R. B. ogilvie, leading tig-
ure in the horse world; Jeremiah
Rusk, first secretary of the United
States Department of Agriculture; Ed
ward Tilden, who received his early
education in Wisconsin and became
one of the outstanding figures in the
meat packing industry, and Senator
William M. Villas, who aided to firmly
establish the first short course in ag-
riculture in America at the Uuniver-
sity of Wisconsin in 1885, are includ-
ed in the honored roll.
Others whose portraits are in the
gallery include H. P. Armsby, pioneer
in agricultural education at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin; James E, Dodge
of Hood Farm, who attended the state
college; N. P. Clark, breeder of Short
horns who lived for some years IN
Fond du Lac county; P. d. Armour,
Milwaukee; J. Ogden Armour and r.
d. Armour Jr., who were both born
in Milwaukee; George F. Martin of the
Breeders Gazette, who was born IN
Wisconsin, and j. H. Shepperd of the
North Dakota Agricultural College
who received training in agriculture
at the University of Wisconsin.