The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-09

international Live stock Exposition.
So successful was the great show Of
live stock OF all breeds Of cattle,
horses, sheep and swine at TIE Union
Stock Yards, Chicago, this year that
we are glad to learn that it is the
intention OF the management to con-
tinue it in 1901, but on an even greater
scale. II Is also their hope to have
the show Of 1902 in a special build
ing and cut it in two as it were. hold
ing grand wind-up exhibition at the
close Of the county and state fairs at
which the final awarding OF premiums
will be done, thus settling for the year
the respective merits OF all the grand
animals In the country. The second
show will be a fat stock show, pure
and simple, and will be held early In
December. so that the fat beasts may
be sold for Christmas beef.
It was scarcely to be expected that
the show held at the stock yards far
from the center OF the city would draw
a great concourse Of spectators. but
the management was agreeably sur
prised when they found at the end
Of week that an average OF $4,000 peo-
pie had attended the show daily and
that large proportion OF these Wis
itors came from the country and car
ried home many valuable ideas and
lessons. It Is said for instance that
hundreds Of dairy farmers were 30 I'M
pressed by what they saw Of the mag
nifcent beef cattle upon exhibition
that they went away seriously think
ing Of commencing the breeding and
feeding Of similar cattle instead OF
further engaging In the somewhat
dlsheartening work Of producing cheap
milk at a daily expenditure OF some
seventeen hours Of arduous labor.
They saw for once that It is now pos
sible to procure cheap stockers and
feeders, for the new departure In ere
ating classes and liberal premiums for
car load lots OF ranch stock and grain
fed cattle bred upon the plains
brought together hundreds Of well
bred animals. For the past decade
ranch owners having been buying
and putting into service among their
range COWS thousands OF pedigreed
Hereford and Aberdeen-Angus and
Galloway bulls and the grand results
Of this sensible procedure we're made
evident by entries OF young cattle
from the Panhandle Of Texas and else
where. which one could not easily tell
from pure bred animals from Illinois
and Iowa In the department mem
toned the grand championship prize
was awarded to a splendid pen Of
ranch bred Aberdeon-Angus steers
fed by Il IT. Kerrick, Bloomington.
ILL.,. and afterwards sold for the fne
price OF $3.50 per hundred pounds
live weight. All through the show Of
range-bred cattle the Angus were at
the front greatly to the satisfaction Of
the breeders and their cup Of Joy was
filed to oyerdowing when Advance.
the Aberdeen-Angus steer, bred and
fed By Stanley r. Pierce OF Creston.
ILL.,. won the first prize in his class.
the championship Of the whole show.
and afterwards sold at auction to the
firm OF Schwartzchild & Suizberger OF
New York for the fabulous sum Of
s150 per pound on foot. As the steer
weighed l430 pounds. Mr.. Pierce re-
celved the princely sum OF s2.1l5 for
him. and also sold many other fine
cattle OF similar breed at high prices.
At the price mentioned It Is figured