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Show FIFTH AKWUAL if 1 u tUT f - STOCK SHOW SET FOR Ail Entries la the Fifth Annual later-mountain later-mountain livestock show to be held In Salt Lake City April 8, 4, 5 and 6, are being received dally by Dr. R, N. Mead, managing editor, at his office la the Salt Lake Commercial Club building. The number submitted at such an early date has exceeded all expectations . Prospects at this time Indicate that an excess of one hundred carlaoda of purebred livestock live-stock will bo on exhibition. , A surprise factor is the Interest 'shown by stockmen In distant localities. local-ities. In addition to entries made by-breeders by-breeders In intermountaln states, a number hav0 been received by mall and telegram from points la 'the east Correspondence received each ( day Indicates, a- greater Interest ! the boys 'and girts secUoa and the educational educat-ional features' of the shew this1 year (than ever before. Since letters were , ijs'nt outjto superintendents of schools 'and county agricultural agents a num. ber of entries have been made in tho boys and girls section -and many Inquiries In-quiries concerning this department have boon recolved. A special feature will be n staff of educational directors tinder the chairmanship chair-manship of J. E. Dorman, in charge of tho western offlco of the dairy division of the United State depart meat of argiculture. ;rV, staff will lac'lude men, of fenowBt,Miaueli ex-perteacey ex-perteacey obtained f romj cetteges and ualversttlealJin the mouatala aiates, whftwlll be coallauouily" ia service. They will aid the stockmen-la select-lou, select-lou, direct them la th, maaaer of car-(g car-(g for such livestock as they' may be Interested 'ln,-and"wUl readerfaslst-ance,(a readerfaslst-ance,(a bringinj the' Uvestocit bkdua-try bkdua-try of the Intermountali weii to Its utmost degree of perfection. Professor C. D. Sieiaer of the University Uni-versity of Utah will be supervisor of the boys and girls section. Henry Oberhansley of the UUh. Agricultural college of Logaa will be" in charge of the livestock Judging contest tor atu. dents from the higher institutions of learning. John T. Calno,llVof tho Utah Agricultural college will bd among the Judges In th0 cattle section and will assist In tho educational program. Other men pt wide experience experi-ence will sent from the colleges and Universities for the purpose e delivering deliver-ing lectures and rendering' assistance la directing the educational work. With ,Mr. Dorman as chairman of the educational staff, special 'attention 'attent-ion will be given tho dalryhnduBtry. Whllo this Is the first year that a dairy section has been provided for a keen interest is manifest. Inquiries concerning this section are being recolved re-colved In abundance from dairymen of Utah, southern Idaho, Colorado, Oregon and other western states. In addition to tho rash premiums offered offer-ed by tho ehow management, several special prizes have been offorod by firms, brooding associations and Individuals In-dividuals for winners In tho dairy section. This Is also truo of othor sections, practlculary In the boys and girls section, tho speclnl prize Including In-cluding purebred stock cash awards and various lines of merchandise. Tho final premium lists and programs pro-grams have been received from the printers and will be mailed out to exhibitors with in a few days. The Livestock committee of tho Commercial Commer-cial Club, which has charge of arrangements, ar-rangements, announced that oxtons'lvo newspaper advertising will begin throughout tho Intormountaln states within n short time. David A. Smith chairman of the committee, said that every effort will be mado to secure to record attendance.' |