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profitably be utilized in consuming the grass and roughage of 

 the farm or homestead. They should be, for general homestead- 

 ing purposes, of a beef and milk-producing breed, so that the 

 males will command a fair price as yearlings and two-year-olds 

 for slaughtering, and the heifers the requisite size and quality to 

 be retained for breeding. 



The above requisites are met with in the milking strain of 

 shorthorns more than in any other breed. They have been bred 

 to give a large quantity of milk of good quality, and when they 

 are no longer profitable as milkers they can be fattened easily 

 and bring a considerable profit as beef. Excellent examples of 

 this breed may be seen at the Alexander Young dairy, where 

 they have been in use for some years. They are cattle well 

 worthy the consideration of the present and future home- 

 steader. 



A word about fairs. The part played by county, state and 

 territorial fairs in the promotion and development of all branches 

 of agriculture cannot be overestimated. They have helped, more 

 than any other one thing, to build up and maintain our present 

 high agricultural standards. 



From our occasional dog and poultry show has evolved the 

 idea of a county fair in which shall be represented the varied 

 industries of these Islands. The people of this Territory have 

 now fully awakened to the immense advantages of such fairs as 

 a means of advertising and displaying in concrete form the 

 results of individual effort in all branches of industry. The 

 friendly rivalry and competition for prizes will, more than any- 

 thing else, stimulate increased activity in all branches of agri- 

 cultural and mechanical art. 



We have held two such fairs, and they have exerted great in- 

 fluence on the animal industry here. Practically all exhibits 

 were features in themselves, but the one which, perhaps, created 

 the most interest, and which was also a source of considerable 

 astonishment to many, was the exhibit of Hawaiian-bred live 

 stock of various classes. This exhibit included several pure- 

 bred, pedigreed Hereford bulls, bred and raised on the Parker 

 Ranch and representing some of the best blood to be found in 

 the United States. As far as individual merit is concerned, they 

 would be hard to beat in any competition on the mainland. Con- 

 sidering that the live stock industry is only in its infancy, the 

 results so far obtained are simply marvelous and go to show that 

 we are fast nearing the time when we can supply our own demand 

 for pure-bred registered stock. 



Another exhibit at the Hilo county fair of considerable interest 

 and economic importance was the display of various kinds of 

 forage raised on the different homesteads, particularly those of 

 Haiku, ]\Iaui. Various varieties of legumes were represented, 

 the beans being made into coarsely and finely-ground meals and 

 the roughage into baled hay with a palatability and nutritive 



