Prize-Winning Livestock at the Walla Walla Fair
Professor Elliott of Pullman College presides over the judging of fine cattle and stallions, highlighting the region's agricultural prestige.
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Outside of the harness events and merchants' handicap race, the parade of blooded horses and cattle was the most interesting feature on the program. The animals, groomed up to their best, were led around the track before the admiring gaze of the 7,000 people who crowded the grounds. The stallions were in high spirits and tugged and pranced about. The judging, which was conducted by Professor Elliott of the Washington Agricultural College, was finished yesterday. W. O. Minor of Heppner carried off many first and second prizes on his fine exhibit of shorthorns and took first and second premiums for the best herd. Other notable winners included Samuel Drumheller, who took prizes for hogs, and Lewis Thomas for goats.
“The animals groomed up to their best were led around the track before the admiring gaze of the 7,000 people.”
This parade underscores the historical importance of the livestock industry in Walla Walla. Washington Agricultural College (now WSU) continues to maintain a strong agricultural connection to the region today.
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