Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1906 — CLEANED ’EM UP ON POLAND CHINAS. [ARTICLE]

CLEANED ’EM UP ON POLAND CHINAS.

A. J. Harmon, who everyone here knows by the name of “Bass’’ came home Monday evening from his attendance at the Indiana State fair at Indianapolis and the Blue Grass at Leiington, Ky M atwhicb places he exhibited his herd of Pare Bred Poland China and Dnroc Jersey hogs, and home with him about the largest bunch of ribbons ever brought to Jasper county. He was the whole thing in the hog line almost and fairly swept the ring wherever he had entries. In all at both fairs he won 24 ribbons, 9 firsts. 7 seconds and 7 thirds. His young boar, R. Perfection, greatest living son of Rensselaer Perfection, made a regular hog of himself during the entire trip, and won the first prize at Indianapolis in competitution with 14 others, and repeated the performance at Lexington in a ring of 7. This hog will now take his sires place at the head of the Iroquois Stock Frrm herd. Among the other prizes taken by Buss, as given in the Lexington Herald, are: Boar over one ” year and under two, Ist premium; on A. J. Choice; Boar undef six months, 3rd; Sow two years and over, Ist on Lady A.;

Sow one year and under two, a great ring and every entry seemed entitled to a ribbon, 2nd on Nellie Sunshine; Sow six months and under one year, A. J. Harmon 2d and 3d on Model A and Model B; Sow six months, 3rd; Aged herd, Is . Young herd Ist and 2d; Group of four pigs under six months, 2d; . Champion sow, A. J. Harmon’s Lady A. The Judge at the fair was A. J. Lovejoy, who, says the Lexington Herald., has officiated at almost every hog show the country over. He said it was an unusually fine lot us hogs and complimented Mr. Harmon on his excellent exhibit. ’