Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1910 — GREAT SHOW OF STOCK [ARTICLE]

GREAT SHOW OF STOCK

Rich Quality of Beef and Dairy Gattie at State Fair. Both visitors and exhibitors will when they get to the Indiana State Fair the week of Sept 12, find that the exposition has undergone a general improvement and that the quality of the livestock is higher than ever. Tins has been brought about by a thorough revision of the premium list in which some classes were eliminated and the premiums on those retained increased. In the livestock classes the prizes have been marked up to a total of $34,346, divided as follows: Show horses, $14,875; beef cattle, $9,744; dairy cattle, $3,785; sheep, $3,627; swine, $2,315. The sum of $2,465 is offered in the Hereford cattle classes, $2,319 on Shorthorns, $1,534 on Polled Durhams, and $2,534 on Aberdeen Angus. In the beef cattle classes there are many special prizes offered by breeders’ associations, and silver cups are offered by individuals, in addition to the premiums given by the State Board of Agriculture. The beef cattle will compete for prizes each day in the coliseum. The grand championship in the beef classes will be awarded on Thursday, and there is always sharp competition for this, one of the highest honors to be won at the fair. Another that will be as spirited will he for pure-bred heifers, the trophy offered being a handsome silver cup. The show of dairy cattle always has its crowds of admirers. A feature of the dairy division will be a forty-eight-hour dairy test for registered Jersey cows, the contest to be under the supervision of Purdue University. The milking is to be done on the fair grounds, where the milk will also be tested. The prizes have been contributed by the American and Indiana Jersey Cattle Clubs and by Indiana individuals, and the total for the milking test is $450.