HPMJpM '' HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION Portland Livestock Show Success TIIK Fourth Annual 1'ncltlc Inter national Livestock Exposition, held nt North Tortlnnd Decem ber 7-12, whh an excellent success, notwithstanding the fact that all the breeding classes had been eliminated on account of the fooling among tlio breedors in regard to tho foot and mouth dlBenso. It may havo been possible, though, that an a result tho fat classes conio in for a greater uharo of interest. -" This year's entries in tho fat classes wore much greater than in any pre vious yenr, making it the largest ex hibition of market animals ever hold in tho West. Cnttlo LMilblt Kxcels. Tho cattlo carlot exhibit was won derful, tho HcrofordH predominating, Short Horns following, one load of AngUB was also shown. This year besldo the fat carlots wero shown carlots of feeders. In quality tho exhibit was much ahead of all previous exhibitions. Tho grand chnniplon carlot went to Kil ward Coles, of Hnlnes, Or., who has carried off this honor for tho past throo years. Mr. Coles was presented with n gold medal by the association In recognition of tho nchlovcmont. In the single stcor class the grund chumplon was awarded to tho Unlvor sity of Idaho on "Oeorgo," u grado Angus weighing 10C0 pounds. " "Hogs. The hog exhibit was truly a beau tiful one to any hog fnnclcr. Cnr load after carload was shown by keen competitors. II. C. Anderson, I'armn, Idaho, won first prize In tho light hogs nnd Elgin .Forwarding Com pany, Joseph, Or., won first on car lots of heavy hogs. Tho Judgo was certainly put to tho test in selecting these cnrloads from such a largo of fering or quality. It takes art to finish hogs such ns these. Tho sheep Bhow was not as largo as tho cattlo or hog show, but wan good ns rogardB quality. Dyron Van deenr, of Haines, Or., waB winner of first prlzo and champion honors. Htmlc-nt Judging Contest. Porhnps tho closest and ono of tho best educational features of tho show r each year is tho students' Judging contest. Tlicso contests nro uciu un dor strict rules nnd nro vory keenly contested by tho boys from tho vari ous colleges. Results this year woro as follows: Points U'ushlnjuon SMS Idaho 342 California 2234 !. OruEOIi.-. 2091 Auction Sales. Tho first auction Bale Wednesday wan given .ovor to the Balo of ex hibited stock in tho cattle, hog and sheep classes, both single anlmnls nnd carlots. Idnboa grand cliatnpion steer, "Oeorgo," was first to tho block nnd was finally sold to tho Union Meat Company at 24 conts per . pound. Edward Coles' grand cham pion carlot or steers woro soiu ni 10.20c to tho Union Meat Company. Tho llurrlmun Club, 1000 strong, niado this their special day and spout the afternoon in inspecting the stock. Many prominent officials of tho road woro In attendance Tho most successful Short Horn salo ever held at tho yards was con ducted Thursday. Such prominent breeders as Minor, Drown, Dunn, Cor nott nnd Chalmers contributed to the offerings. Clifton King, owuod by Frank Ilrown, was sold for $000; Itoan Beauty, also ono of Frank Brown's animals, wont nt $700; whllo Dunn's Itoan Victor wont at $600. Tho hog sale Thursday, Friday nnd Saturday was not as well patronized as wan hoped, but occasional good prices wero realized. Tho Holstelu salo Friday nnd Sat urday was nn unusually lnrgo ono. Somo II consignors roprcsoutlng tho most prominent herds lu tho West placed somo of tholr host animals un der the hammer. Tho firm of Guo, Hughes, Llnbargor & Eddies wero tho auctioneers, tho prices obtained being good. Hugh Nlsbct's young bull of splon dld breeding, SoglB Illvorsldo Pontlac, brought $1025. This bull gives prom ise of being ono of tho great bulls of tho breed. Anothor high salo was Marks' yenrllng, Mozlo Fobcs, which brought nn even $1000. This was ono of tho best attended and most interesting sales of tho wholo week. Tho last salo hold was a Horoford, tho first to be hold in North Portland. While this herd was not fitted far show, tho stock sold was good and brought fair prlcos. M. D. Whulon, of Woodland, Wash., was tho con signor. Hnnrjuet Given. Each year it is tho custom of tho Portland Union Stock Yards Com pany to glvo tho oxhlbltorB, lending stockmen and others prominently In terested lu livestock a banquet. ThlH year'B banquet was held at tho Im perial Hotel with covers for 300. O. M. Plummcr was toastmaater and kept up, by his singular wit, tho In terest of the diners until tho finish. Thoso who responded woro D. O. Lively, who camo from San Fran cisco; W. II. Daughtrcy, president of tho Portland Union Stock Yards Company; C. C. Colt, president of tho Union Meat Company; E. E. Flood, president of the Northwest Livestock Association; PrcBldcnt Kerr, of tho Oregon Agricultural Col lego; A. II. "Avorlll, president of tho Portland Chamber of Comtnerco; II. D. Hams dell, president of tho Portland Com mercial Club; Jack Splawn, Mayor of North Ynkljnn, and H. D. Hctzol, director of tho extension department of O. A. C. If nnyono thinks that tho Ilolstoln breeders are not strong in numbers, he should hnvo boon nt tho banquet of tho Oregon Ilolstoln Breeders' Club, held at tho Imperial. Promi nent breeders spoke. E. M. Hast ings, of New York, waB in nttondanco at tho banquet and sale. Attendance during tho wcok was CO, 000 nnd tho mnnngomont has ex pressed Its gratification nt both tho largo attondanco and tho oxcollonco of the show. Tho dates solcctod for next year's Bhow follow tho closing of tho live stock oxhjblt at tho Panama-Pacific Exposition, December C-ll, inclusive Eastern Man's System of Harvesting Corn for Silo FOR Bovcral ycarH wo havo har vested a portion of our sllngo corn and filled ono silo and a part of an othor when tho oars wero In tho early glazing stngo; leaving tho rest of tho crop to noarly mnturo beforo harvest ing tho most of tho cars and putting the stalks into tho silos. I prefer to husk a portion of tho onrs, but ninny times when other farm work" claims our Immediate at tention it hardly payB to go to tho oxtrn labor and oxponso of husking, grinding nnd fcoding tho grain sep arately. As ,a rulo, wo harvest a few hundord bushels of cars from tho field to food our fnttonlng hogs. I havo watched results vory closely whllo -feeding sllngo prepared both ways nnd find that changing from ono kind to tho other makes no notlco aulo difference In tho milk yields of tho cows. It is my Judgmont that It pays to harvest n portion of tho car corn boforo filling tho silos, that is, if tho potato nnd applo crops nro not demanding our Immediate attontlon. Farmers in many parts of tho coun try whero Summer dairying is prac ticed havo been slow to accept tbo "Oospol of Sllago"; howovor, a trip through soma of tho dairy communi ties in Now York and WoBtorn Penn sylvania shows that many now silos hnvo been oroctcd during tho past two years. Thcso dairy farmers havo kept their cows during tho Winter without ex pecting thorn to yield a heavy flow of milk and consequently havo not fed according to approved dairy ideas. A chango Is gradually taking placo and theso men are turning to real dairy farming. This naturally means that they will quickly como to dopond upon sllngo and that tho silo will soon bocomo ns common as tho hay barn upon thcso fnrms. Such a condition Is logical. It Booms strango what process of rea soning would lead a man to uso high priced liny for "Wlntorlng his dairy cows when double tho amount of good food can ho produced on nn aero of corn. Not only nro somo of thcso farmers wasting monoy by food ing high-priced hay, but thoy nro neg loctlng to cultlvnto their land suffi ciently to obtain good crops of hay. The bIIo not only furnishes an abund ance of good roughago, but tho fcod ing of good Bllago along with hay, Increases tho feeding vnluo of tho bay moro than ono-thlrd. W. Milton Kolly, Now York. Thoro aro thoso who nro bo little acquainted with tho good old truths that almost any sort of strango doc trlno looks frlondly nnd familiar to them. Can Anything Be Nicer Than a Piano or Player-Piano for Your Home Something That Every Member of the Family Enjoys for All Time to Come. The Great Manufacturers' Emer gency nud Surplus Sulc is Hearing the end. 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