The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-01
Carolina Farm Comment

fourth year. 1 attended the Kin
ston show this year just to see ii
eastern North Carolina did have
a livestock industry. T h show
was open to all counties east OF
a line running approximately
along the main line of the Sea-
board Railway through Raleigh.
This show proved t h a North
Carolina has some fine beef cattle
herds because most of the AMI
mails exhibited were purchased
from herds grown within the state.
There were 70 of as f i n e beef
steers as one would find at any
small sectional show of this kind
whether in Texas, Iowa, Illinois or
Indiana. Some of the animals
were not fed out and finished as
well as usual this year because
of the difficult feed situation but
most of them were in tiptop shape.
The judging was extremely trou-
blesome because everyone knew
those who had animals entered,
and there was keen competition
in all classes. Most of the 70 ami
mails at halter were entered by
Ali club members having b b y
beef projects. There was, hoWev-
er, second group of animals en-
tered in pens of three by ADULT
farmers. In most cases tn e
could not compare in quality with
those exhibited by the young peo-
pie.
Just before the Judging started
young man in the uniform Of
Uncle Sans Navy rushed in and
claimed his animal. He was 49,
year-old j. c. johnson of the Ma
val Training Station at Sampson,
N. Y. His father, Caleb Johnson,
of Four Oaks, Route 8, in John
ston County, and his sister,
Blanche, had brought Johnny's
calf to the show, not knowing that
the son would get there. John said
he showed his commanding Off
Ger a picture of the blue ribbon
calf that he had entered two years
ago and told the officer that he
had entered another nc better
calf this year. Then he requested
permission to attend the S h W.
Since he had finished h i s boot
training and was to be shipped
OUT in few days, his request for
furlough was granted and he
came to Kinston before he went
home. It was fitting reward
that he won the grand champion
prize and later sold his calf at
the record price of Sc cents
pound. His sister, Blanche, won
the reserve championship or Sec
ond place and a cousin, Ivan Las
sister, of the same Four Oaks
community won the third grand
prize. The two Johnsons exhibited
Herefords while the cousin show
ed Shorthorn. Blanche sold her
entry for AZ cents a pound
Largely because of the winnings
Of this one family, Johnston Coun-
ty prize. The 70 battered animals
weighed 55,982 pounds and sold for
a total of $13,285.34 or an average
of $23.73 per hundredweight The
119 finished hogs exhibited were
of the. same fine quality as were
the baby beeves. w. D. Cobb of
Langrance, Greene county, exhib-
tied the grand champion pen,
while a 16-year-old girl, Josie Gal
loway Of Williamsburg, showed the
champion Individual. Josie is a
member of the Greene County All
clubs.
Another important part of this
show was the test of Snowman
ship by the. boys and girls who
had entered animals. It was
delight to see how the young folks
knew how to handle their animals
in the ring. The steers were
made to pass exactly right and
to keep looking at the judges at
all times. Sullivan Fisher of Red
Oak in Nash County proved to be
the best Snowman in the group
and was given an appropriate
prize consisting of halters and 9TH
er Notwithstanding material.
What happened in the big tobac-
co warehouse at Kinston, also hap
pened at Rocky Mount and at
lLumberton. The fact is that North
Carolina is beginning to be live.
stock minded. These young farm
boys and girls are coming more
and more to select some phase of
animal husbandry for their 4 H
projects. When they finish t h e