White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-11-26

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IN up his reputation for speed, O.
M. Plummer, general manager. placed
another winning heat to his credit
when he put over in splendid shape
the 18th annual Pacific international
Livestock show at Portland, the week
of October Both. To be sure he had
the assistance of five days out of the
eight of the most perfect weather;
and on Wednesday night, the pres
ence of Queen Marie of Roumania to
assist him in drawing the crowds that
are reported to have been the largest
that have yet attended this show.
But without all of this side assistance
the show would have been the same
successful exhibition that has char
acterized it's existence from the start.
The usual good features of the
show were there, and if not in in
creasing numbers the lack was made
up in the uniformly good quality of
all displays. Some breeds of live
stock were short of what they have
been in years past, but deficit on the
one-hand was offset by increased
numbers in other kinds and breeds.
Some of the beef breeds were short in
numbers, but this was over-balahced
by very noticeable increase in the
sheep pens which numbered some 900
head.
Saturday, the opening day, was
given over largely to student live
stock judging contests, and boys and
girls club activities, but so large was
the interest being taken in these
events of the young people one day
did not suffice to complete the pro-
gram entertainments, so contests
were still going strong when the time
arrived to call out the open classes in
the Judging arena. They certainly
know how to entertain and interest
the young people at this show.
In the animal husbandry Judging
contest, which is always an interest
ing feature, the California team won
first. making total of 4542 points out
of possible 5000 Idaho came second
with 451S; Washington third 441S,
Montana, 41s4; Oregon, 41O4, and
British Columbia, 4103.
High individuals were: VIM. Braun
California, 942 points out of a posi-
BILE 1000; George Roth, California
921; Neil G. Derrick, Idaho, 913, and
Vernon Chapman, Washington, Oil.
In the college students dairy judg-
ing contest the Washington State Col
lege team won first. This team was
high on all breeds doing particularly
noticeable work on Guernseys. The
team was composed of Bert Brown,
Burlington; George Samuelson, Mt.
Vernon; Stanley Sporseen, Sequim,
and the alternates were Kenneth
Hinshaw, Goldendale, and Ted Newell
of Enterprise, Ore. j. G. Knott was the
coach. Bert Brown was second high
man in all breeds, high man in Jer-
seys, and second high man in Hol-
stems. Stanley Sporseen was second
high man in Jerseys, and George
Samuelson was second high man in
Guernseys.
There were teams entered from
four institutions, and their ranking
was as follows. State College of
Washington, 1887 points; University
of Idaho, 1917; Oregon Agricultural
College, 32442s; University of British
Columbia, 31582s points.
Ex-Governor Frank o. Lowden, of
Illinois, president of the Holstein-
Friesian Association of America, and
a true friend of the stockmen, was a
personal guest of e. A. Stuart, presi-
dent of the Exposition, and together
they attended the Purebred Sheep
Breeders banquet on Tuesday eve
ming, where Mr.. Lowden made the
principal speech. In recognition of
his popularity with the stockmen in
general and the sheep men in parti-
cular, the latter, through Manager o.
M. Plummer, presented Mrs. Lowden
with a beautiful Atwood attractively
figured blanket, the product of the
Pendleton Wooden Mills, made from
the fleece of a purebred western
sheep. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Lowden
expressed their appreciation of the
gift.
Walter M. Pierce, the picturesque
governor of Oregon, was much in evil
dence and as he knows practically
every stockman in Oregon, and most
Of the Northwest, he was kept busy
exchanging greetings with old friends.
Perhaps the sensation of the exposi-
ton was the large and fine sheep ex-
hibit that numbered 900 head; which
from men who know, was pronounced
to be the best ever held at this show;
and with one or two possible excep-
tons the best sheep show ever held
in America.
The swine exhibit, while a little
contracted as to numbers, was we'll
filed with quality porkers, every
breed of market value being we'll rep
resented by number of it's very best
specimens.
And then there were the fat classes,
steers and barrows, fully filed by col
lege, club, and individual entries.