Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1917 — Warmer Weather Brings Larger Crowd to Show. [ARTICLE]

Warmer Weather Brings Larger Crowd to Show.

Warmer weather today brought out a much larger crowd to attend the stock show than was here Friday. Despite the cold weather of Friday there was a goodly number on hand with their stock and the enthusiasm of the exhibitors was not dimmed in the least by the inclement weather. One who is not acquainted with the class of livestock we have in the county meets with a sight which pleases the eye upon visiting the places where the stock is on exhibition. That the farmers of Jasper county are realizing the value of producing fancy stock is apparent from the quality of the stock displayed. It has only been recently that the farmers of this community have taken up the raising of pure bred and fancy stock to any great degree, devoting the greater portion of their time to other activities. Slowly they have come to realize the part that fancy stock plays. Steadily Jasper county is coming to be recognized as the leading fancy atock center of the state—all this without organization, without stock shows and without' a county agent to spur them on. Now that they have all of the above mentioned can be plainly seen that it will be only a short time until the stock of this eommunityisf ar-mi# away above that of most communities. Much of the stock was not brought in until this Saturday morning and there is a great deal of competition in the various classes, and the winners have a right to feel proud if they have blue ribbon stock. Awards have been shade in many classes and by this evening all of the stock will have been judged and the awards made. A more complete- report of the show and the ribbon winners in all classes will be published in the Monday Republican.