Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1919 — STOCK SHOW IN OCTOBER [ARTICLE]

STOCK SHOW IN OCTOBER

THIRD ANNUAL LIVESTOCK SHOW TO BE HELD OCTOBER 16, 17, 18. Thethird annualJaspercounty livestock show, to be held in Rensselaer October 16, 17 and 18, - promises to be one of the best ever held Jn northern Indiana, according to the secretary, Russell Van Hook, who has been very active in completing thearrangements for the event. Never before have the breeders taken such an active interest in the although it has had excellent, support since It was first started two years ag<u Many of the breeders who started in this show have gone out and become state and national fair winners and several of these men have indicated their intention of returning to the home show this season in order that the home people may have an opportunity to see their exhibition herds. The hog show promises to be unusually strong, and prominent local breeders of Hampshires, Duroc Jerseys,- Spotted ■ Poland Chinas, _Chester Whites and Big Type Poland Chinas have already engaged space to exhibit their show herds. No class of livestock has developed so rapidly—in—the—past—season— as the hogs, and the exhibit will beof great interest to the men who are contemplating the founding of pureibred hesds. 0. S. Bell, superintendent of the Hereford department, has engaged a section of the barn for the whitefaces and expects practically every herd in the county to be represented as well as herds from neighboring localities. John Parkison, in charge of the Shorthorns, has interviewed the leading breeders and reports that they will be well represented, as will the other beef and dairy breeds. An interesting feature of the show will, be the exhibition of the offspring of the heifers distributed among the members of the Jasper County Shorthorn club two years ago. These heifers have all reached the breeding age and practically all of them, are making money for the boys who received them. The County Shorthorn association is offering $lO for the best bull calf and $lO for the best heifer calf out of these heifers and second prizes of $5 each. ' The show will be held in*the old I Leek barn and on the lot to the south, where tents will be erected to accommodate the overflow. The show is being financed largely by donations.from various breeders and thert will be no charges of any kind connected with the exhibition. Farmers desiring to exhibit should notify the secretary, Russell Van Hook, at least three days before the opening of thfe show and have their animals in place by noon of October 16th. Classes have been provided for all kinds of pure-bred animals and breeders having anything worthy of classified. ’ ~ ' Previous shows have done much for the improvement of the livestock in this locality and the supporters of this event are very enthusiastic over the outlook.