VOL. LXVII
INDIANAPOLIS, DEO. 21, 1912
NO. 51
International this Year Excels Previous Shows
The International Live Stock Exposition held in Chicago each year, without
question leads all live stock shows, and
the thirteenth annual exposition stands
at the head of the list of Internationals. It is to the entire country what
the county fair is to the county and
the state fair is to the state. Rvery
year the best specimens of live stuck
of every kind and from every part of
the country are brought together
where a comparative study may be
made of them. AVith this in view is
there any  doubt  that  the International
made and at prices that were, as a rule,
very satisfactory.
New  Features at  the  Show.
Some new features were included in
the show this year for the first time
that added to the educational value of
the exposition. Leading educators
Have illustrated lectures on topics of
importance to breeders and feeders. By
this method the teachings of the show
were brought more clearly and forcibly to mind.
Domestic   Science   problems   also   re-
scouring, also the amount of dirt taken from the fleece in the scouring process and the amount of cloth the fleece
would make. Many other points were
also shown.
In the Swine Department.
In every department this year's show
was bigger and better. Among the
hogs the barrow show was a pronounced improvement over all previous exhibits. Poland-Chinas took most of
the grand prizes, but Berkshires were
close   seconds.       This   breed   made   the
competition   was   stronger  and   the   de- ,
cision was longer drawn out.
Horse   Show   Above   Standard.
The most enthusiastic supporter of
fine horses was not disappointed with
the showing in the horse department.
Percherons, Belgians, Shires, Clydesdales and Suffolks. all had their special
day. The Percheron show exceeded all
previous exhibits. It was remarkably
strong in two-year-old mares and stallions. The Percheron stables were
continually tilled with buyers and some
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is thought of as such a great educational institution and that it Is so well
attended?
Up until the last day of the recent
show the crowds of visitors were unusually large. The amphitheater during
the night shows was always crowded.
for from the first it could be seen that
these shows were both Instructive and
entertaining. Crowds watehed and
cheered the judges as they placed the
ribbons. Crowds attended the sales
and ran the bids up high. One feature
of the show was the number of choice
animals, especially prize horses, that
exchanged hands. At no previous
show   has   there   been   so   many   sales
ceived attention at this year's show for
the first time. In a demonstration kitchen the less valued cuts of meat were
prepared into nutritious and palatable
dishes for the table. Also many of the
new and little understood methods of
preparing mutton, the meat that sells
for a comparatively low price, for table
use were shown. This feature was
particularly popular with the farm
wife  and   city visitor.
The wool exhibit was very interesting and instructive and attracted considerable attention. Live sheep were
shown in crates above which in eases
was shown the fleece from the sheep.
The fleece was shown before and after
strongest showing ever seen at the International. The sweepstakes in car
lots was won by Geo. N. Runkle of Industry, 111., a Berkshire man, and
Judge Overman declared the lot possessed exceptional merit. It is interesting to know that these winners were
the survivors of a herd of swine that
went through two sieges of cholera.
Both the champion single barrow and
the pen of three were won by the
Francis Brothers of Illinois. The superior merit of the Poland-Chinas
seemed to he so apparent that in the
single animal classes a decision was
reached with little difficulty. In the
pen  for   champion     pen   of    three  the
high prices were paid for prize winners
of this breed. One pleasing feature
was the number of home bred animals.
The proportion of home bred animals
to foreign bred shown at the show is
growing wider every year.
The Belgian exhibit was the largest
ever seen at Chicago. With this breed
also native bred animals attracted attention although the European Belgian
Draft Horse Association awarded three
silver cups and 40 gold medals to the
winners.
Some high-class Clydesdales were entered by Canadian Northwest breeders.
The Provincial Government of Saskat-
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