Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1917 — Farmers First Annual Tour. [ARTICLE]

Farmers First Annual Tour.

The livestock breeders Jvill make a tour of the county on Thursday, August 2nd. Among other attractions promised will be animals from the famous McCray and VanNatta herds of Herefords, an exceptional Jersey breeding herd, a $1,400 imported Shorthorn bull, a herd of over 80 head of registered Shorthorns, a Clydesdale horse farm, a splendid herd of Polled Herefords, a high class herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle and several smaller herds of good Shorthorn, Hereford and Angus cattle. Some of the best herds of Hampshire and Duroe hogs in the United States will also be visited. Arrangements have been made to traverse good roads as far as possible and a splendid place for the noon dinner has been selected, and it is hoped the Trip will start something that will set all nur farmers to think • ing about the value of good stock on the farm. Harry Hartley, the manager of the Farmers Grain Company, is having a new - set of wagon scales , installed. The work is being supervised by Bert Abbott.