Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1918 — BIG STOCK SHOW IS NOW ON [ARTICLE]

BIG STOCK SHOW IS NOW ON

Best Show of Its Kind Ever Held In Jasper County. - The Jasper County Stock Show’ opened Thursday and will continue 1 over today in the Leek hitch barn and the -vacant lot immediately south thereof. The show is the largest and»best of its kind ever. held in Jasper county and perhaps in northwestern Indiana. There are many finely bred j cattle, perhaps 100 in all, including ■Herefords, Shorthorns, Jerseys, etc. Farm of Parr, have some Polled i Herefords that would be hari to ibeat. One Fairfax bull calf, 11 months old, is indeed a beauty, and now weighs 925 pounds. They i also have other Herefords of McCray’s Fairfax strain, that are ex‘tra good, on exhibition. There is i also a good exhibit of Shorthorns I—-in fact there are more Shorthorns shown than any other breed | —and Russell Van Hook of just west of town has a nice bunch of I Jerseys. There are about 50 head of purebred hogs, including Hampshire®, Poland Chinas, Duroc Jerseys, Chester Whites, etc. bage Bros, of Jordan township have four of their Big Type Poland Chinas which are attracting much attention, and say (that while these hogs were not pre- • pared for show pu’-poses, they have ■3O more at home just as good. There are only about a dozen sheep on exhibition, this very profitable line of livestock having but recently .received much attention in Jasper I county, but there are some mighty good sheep | This show is free, no admission being charged, and is given by the Jasper County Livestock Associa- ' tion for the purpose of promoting (among our farmers a greater injterest in the raising of pure-bred ■ stock. If you have not already j visited the show, by all means do so today' and, take our word for lit, you will be well repaid for the 'time spent and will be surprised tp know that there is so much pure-bred stock right here in your home county.