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Show Lrvestock:! it is the quickest way to choice beef maturity and the quality commands the best price for the reason that it more nearly meets the demands of the consumer for a satisfying- and palatable palat-able diet with the least amount of waste. That we cannot have successful agriculture ag-riculture without live stock has been recognized from the very beginning of agricultural effort. That meat food is essential to mankind was recognized re-cognized by the two by two parade into the Ark, as a heritage of civilization. civili-zation. How many of us really appreciate ap-preciate "how wholly on the Ark our victuals do depend." We need more of a live stock sentiment sen-timent if for no other reason than as an encouragement to agriculture because we depend upon the agriculturists agricul-turists for the things we eat and most of things we wear and finally there' is no substitute for a good piece of ! steak, mutton chops or ham and bacon. On the eve of our winter live stock j exhibitions where our flock and herd masters gather to exhibit their skill I and science in breeding and prepara-! tion, we will see the result of many generations of effort in producing the last word in conformation and type. These conventions of breeders and breeds present a study well worth while. In fact, there's so much to learn about the flocks and herds assembled as-sembled at the major stock show that the brief show period is hardly sufficient suf-ficient time to satisfy the real student. stu-dent. Animal husbandry is recorded in early history as a noble art and a distinguished dis-tinguished vocation. Cicero, in addition addi-tion to being a great orator, also aspired as-pired to be a husbandman. Naturally the men who have attained the highest high-est honors in their line feel (and justly just-ly too) some degree of pride and like point so let's go to these shows and I : take an active interest in the work I of our meat food supply and, too, our ! dairy herds which means so much to all of us. We are a meat eating nation and j should take an active interest in j knowing more about the source of I supply of a thing so important to the , people as a whole. There are certain I essentials in breeds that the breeders i strive to reach, like constitution, type I and progeny. Beef production 'calls I for the greatest amount of the best quality of beef produced in the short-! short-! est time. That means a good costitu- tion and the right conformation and I blood lines as a starting point, and J these essentials can only be had by proper breeding so that the so-called pure bred and even the well bred, while costing more in the first place, is cheapest in the long run, because to have the public show an interest in their achievement. We will find at these major shows sires and dams with a record of pro-generation pro-generation almost back to the Ark. Each animal having been carefully recorded and its pedigree preserved. The opportunity of exchange, commonly com-monly referred to as buying and selling, sell-ing, at the big show is the means of spreading out among the breeders and producers different blood lines and types so important in the maintenance and building-up process; but the greatest satisfaction to the individual is in getting the purple ribbon, the highest honor that can be bestowed. These major shows represent the grand ensemble of live stock shown at the State and County fairs. The winter shows are essentially live stock shows so that all interest centers in live stock. We all like to see good cattle, sheep and swine but with many it is a passing event and lots of people hesitate to comment or ask questions of the breeders and herdsmen which is a mistaken view- |