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Show s?(Sra show - - -r- ii - v i f . ,v v - ft ? r v - : s V " ' th- I, - ' x - "( . V ? i-t" ' ' O For the American farmer the greatest livestock show on earth is the International Livestock Exposition held in Chicago each year. The 1950 show surpassed all previous records, with entries from every state, three territories terri-tories and 11 foreign countries. A velvet-brown-and-white here-ford here-ford steer named Big Springs Special, owned by 19-year-old Lloyd Robinson (left), was crowned grand-champion of the show. The animal was sold after the judging for a record $12,-300. Q There is only one standard for the International the finest livestock live-stock that the American farmer can produce. Great care is taken by every exhibitor to prepare his cnimals for showing. Ralph Bres-ton Bres-ton of Avilla, Ind. (right), is shown as he clips wool on one of his h amps hi re sheep as he prepares to show the animal. f , f j ' ''W P. 4 S A- , i ' V . - pt 1 Vv A 4" t " -.. V -1 O Grand championship for a pen of three lambs was won by the trio at left, shown with owner own-er James Barlass, 20, of James-ville. James-ville. Wis. The three lambs weighed 320 pounds and sold for $1.25 a pound. The championship cham-pionship cup was presented by the stockyards Kiwanis club to Barlass for winning the junior feeding contest of the show. : v. ' v; fi r k ' ; In the swine division, the grand champion pen of three hogs was shown by Emerson Lit-m Lit-m tlejohn of Christiansburg, O. In the picture ct right Littlejohn is being presented the its I oft-: blue ribbon by a judge. The champion pen of three was lauded as a splendid example it ' of well-conditioned animals of the berkshire strain. The hogs were purchased by Swift and Company for 80 cents per pound. goii tux coi I CV ' j I ' , ' ' ' 1 ir t f . ' y - A T,t- 1 y a - .. -:i e i ; '" ? x j wS f ' '-! "i . ' . s ' I earn 4 ;:-." ?';.,' , v--v . - ';; A hot . t ': ----- ,r-- - - io-. , ', r arle . )" ,v,'; f M'A- '... f- y--AA- :vS f.-i' : j Q The grand champion hog of the 1950 exposition was the 250-pound hampshire barrow shown at left with owner Joe Pecharich, 18, of Bushnell, III., a 4-H club member. In many classes of the show young producers walked off with top prizes. ' ' ' ' ' ' ft - I - ' r , X4 V.J v c k A' A m . X oA St v on t til g attei Q Delbert Rahe, 18, of Chapin, dlsC"i III., is shown at right with his si 1,200 pound aberdeen-angus steer, 01 Diamonds. The steer was adjudged the grand champion in the junior waB livestock feeding contest. Rahe reported that he showed his coal- ; ti black prize animal in six Illinois state fairs and won that many jrand championships, lurtsi |