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Show STOCK SHOW ENTRIES ARE WE Sffl ' umy three weeks remain for those who wish to exhibit the results of their year's n-orK 1" 11,0 livestock Industry to mrvlte their entries for the fat stock show. The entries will positively close on March 2!l and all fat stock exhibits must be on the Kround not later than Tuesday, April 1. From the muniu-r in which entries have been made during the last month, however, how-ever, there is every assurance that all sections of the Intel-mountain country will be represented tit the big show, which wil ojjen on April 3 and continue for three days. One. of the bi events for the younn men who have just begun the study of scientific stock raisins will be the students' stu-dents' Judging contest; which is scheduled to take place at 9 o'clock on the opening day. This will Kive the young man from the farm an opportunity to study the qualifications which pro to make cattle, sheep and hoes of the first Claris and to draw distinctions alonir very fine points. It will he an opportunity which the young men rarely enjoy and will aid In fittlnc them for their chosen work of breeding the better class of meat animals. ani-mals. During the fat stork show the farmers farm-ers from the various sections of the surrounding sur-rounding states will be shown the advantages ad-vantages of cooperative marketing, a system sys-tem of disposing of livestock which is enabling the farmer who produces only a limited number of fat cattle, sheep or hog to have an equal opportunity with the larger producer in disposing of his moat animals at the highest market prices. Cooperative marketing is now being be-ing adopted by the smaller producers In many of the counties of Idaho and Utah to splendid advantage, the stock being centralized through tho county agent generally or through some person who Is willing to assume the responsibility. The benefits of this Fystem of marketing market-ing will bo demonstrn ted at the stock show, anil there Is no doubt that the coming spring will - witness its general adoption by tho small farmers throughout through-out the intermountain country, as the smaller producers are begin nint; to realize re-alize that there is greater profit in shipping ship-ping their hay and grain on the hoof Instead of hauling it to market in wagons. wag-ons. Complete Information concerning the manner of making entries for the fat stock show, as well as premium lists, may he obtained by nddressl ng tho 1 n-termountaln n-termountaln Stock Show association, North Salt Lake. |