Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1905 — PRIZE-WINNING HERDS. [ARTICLE]

PRIZE-WINNING HERDS.

A. J. Harmon and B. F. Smith returned home Monday from making exhibits of their great herd of pure bred Poland China and Duroc Jersey hogs, winning nine ribbons at the Indiana state fair, which was the largest and best exhibit ever made in the history of the Indiana state fair for number and quality. Every hog looked like a good one. At the Kentucky state fair they won ten first prizes, eight second, three third prizes, one champion boar. Competition was very strong for the number of hogs on exhibition, as it was Lexington’s first attempt to hold a state fair with the object in sight to making it the permanent location for the state fairs of Kentucky, which proved a great success to the prbmoters. Smith & Harmon’s show herd is now at home, and have a few choice pigs left for sale for the fall trade. Anyone wishing something in this line should be sure and look them over and secure a herd boar from the blue ribbon herd.