| Show LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION International Live Stock Show Opens in Chicago 25 All roads lead to Chicago every year when the International Live Stock Exposition is on In the international amphitheatre at the Chicago stock And this year will be no exception when the big world's leading event of its begins Its second half November 25 through December Show window of America's greatest single Industry agriculture the exposition attracts world-wide Interest and It not only brings approximately farm folk to but the greatest news and radio coverage In the world carries the story of the exposition to people around the William E. secretary-manager of the exposition since its revival after World War believes that the coming edition should set new precedents in scope and He points out that Increased prize money for the show should help to encourage the exhibition of the very tops of livestock from both the United States and Especially outstanding are the increases subscribed in the cattle department which it is anticipated will attract record Prizes for all cattle classes will be the largest total ever Many prize increases made In other breeds to mark the occasion of the golden jubilee show are retained this Two years ago the horse which highlights the entertainment program with 13 took on a western flavor with the addition of a horse for quarter so named as being the fastest horse over a quarter mile and ideally adapted to ranch This in which the horses a calf out of a drove of just as he is required to do in his work on the western proved so popular that it has been installed as a permanent similar to the sheep dog act which is a perennial favorite with all exposition 1 i An Illinois farm youth shown with his champion barrow at last year's International Live Stock Dr A. D. of Kansas State will return to judge the steers again this The only American to Judge these classes since the exposition departed from the custom of having foreign judges two years as he is known among his is one of the most popular cattle Judges in the THE EIGHT DAYS of the exposition are packed with thrills for agricultural But the real high points of the show are when the grand champion steer is selected on Tuesday and when he is sold on Last year's a hereford named Judge Roy was purchased from his Pecos Texas club owners at a record per pound by Dearborn Motors of Dearborn hauled the steer in a special plane on a mile tour of the But the of the steer show in the which houses most of the livestock at the does not dim in the importance of the great show of carloads of fat sheep and swine that goes on In nearby pens of the Chicago Says Dan D. veteran Kansas concerning the carlot fat stock show in the would be impossible to give too much credit to the magnificent show of fat car-lots that have invariably appeared at the international during my It is undoubtedly the greatest fat stock show in the Other features in connection with the international that have become familiar in the years since 1900 include the grain and hay which is recognized as the world's largest competitive showing of farm with exhibits from nearly every state and all provinces of and the interesting and educational meats first staged in which provides a display window for the final phase of meat production from packer to consumer's and the national club congress held in conjunction with the Reviewing the first in an early day writer a feature of this exposition missed the The union of elements which gave it its the character of its the outstanding quality of its the contagious enthusiasm engendered at its auction its record-breaking prices for the overwhelming evidences of popular appreciation in these features it has built an enduring Great is the livestock and the International Livestock Exposition is its |
