Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-28
GREATEST LIVE srocK STOW.
Chief Coburn Issues Rules That win Gov
ern the Exhibitors at the Louisiana
Purchase Exp<sition

at St Louis in 1904, as formulated by
Chief F. d. COburn and confirmed by
the managers and board of directors,
read as follows:
All prizes in the department of live
| stock of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position will be awarded by individu-
al judges or the ''one-judge system
and by comparison. These judges will
be chosen for their especial qualii-
cations and their intimate knowledge
OF the characteristics and qualities
that make valuable the breeds upon
which they will give judgment and
their awards will be final.
Judges are instructed to award in
each instance only prizes Of such grade
as the merits of the individual animals
fully Justify. Absence of competition
will not be accepted in any instance as
justification for awarding high-class
prizes to animals of medium or in
ferior quality.
Only such animals as have been
awarded first prizes in their respective
classes will be eligible to CHAMPION
ship awards, and the championships
will in each instance be awarded by
the judge who awarded the breeds
class prizes.
No animal deemed unworthy shall
be awarded prize, nor shall a prize
be withheld merely because of lack of
competition; but where there are
fewer entries in section than prizes
offered the Judge shall in his discre-
ton award a prize or prizes of such
grade as the merit of the animals may
warrant.
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several divisions must be filed with
the chief of the department of live
stock as follows: Horses, asses and
mules, by July 16, 1904; cattle, July 80;
sheep. August 20; swine, August 20;
poultry, pigeons, pet stock and dogs,
September 10. In divisions for horses,
cattle, sheep and swine, exhibitors
will be restricted to the entry of not
more than two animals in each sec
ton or ring.
The dates for exhibition of live stock
in the several divisions will be as
follows: Horses, asses and mules,
Monday, August %, to Saturday, Sep
TENDER, 8, 1904, inclusive. Cattle,
Monday, September II, to Saturday,
September "a, inclusive. Poultry and
dogs, Monday, October "a, to Saturday,
The ages of cattle, shep and hogs
will be reckoned from date of birth
to the first day of September, 1904.
The ages of horses and foals, except
draft breeds, will be reckoned from
January 1, and in case of draft breeds
the ages shall be determined from date
of birth. All foals except in draft
breeds will be considered as one year
birth.
Ample facilities will be provided for
the distribution of feed and water
throughout the grounds. Forage,
grain and bedding of good quality
will be available to exhibitors at rea-
sonable prices at warehouses con-
veniently located within the grounds.
Exhibitors, if they desire, may bring
to the exposition with their stock a
supply of forage and grain.
There will be grand parade Of
horses and cattle through the exposi-
ton grounds as follows:
Horses, Tuesday, Aug. %, and
Thursday, September 1, 1904.
Cattle. Tuesday, September Is, and
Thursday, September %, 1904.
On the day following the close of
the awards to each breed or class of
horses and cattle all the prize-winners
in the respective classes will be pa
raded together in the pavilion and
through the streets of the quarters oc-
cupied by the department Of live stock.
Provision will be made for the &C.
commodation of the various national
live stock breeders associations de-
string to sell at auction animals or
the breed the respective associations
represent, no sale to exceed in num-
Der 100 animals of any one breed, such
animals to be selected by their breed
associations from those entered for
prizes. The auction sales of animals
of any given breed will be made with
in the period in which such breed is
on exhibition, in suitable building
adjoining the live stock amphitheater,
conveniently arranged for the purpose,
and will be under the auspices OF the
breed association, who will be respon-
sible for all matters in connection
Herewith.
The necessity for uniform and I'M
questioned awards will forcibly sug-
gest the advantage Of having condi-
lions governing the award of special
prizes conform to the exposition CLASH
fcation. Such prizes will then, much
to the advantage of all, follow the
regular awards made by the official
Judges. The donors of special prizes
are for the reasons mentioned request
ed to make their offerings correspond
as nearly as possible to the official
classification, whether such offerings
are greater or smaller than those by
the exposition.