The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
The COMING
STOCK SHOW
COLORADO AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE PLANNING EXHIBITS
AT DENVER.
FEED. FORAGE, STOCK
MEETING OF THE COLORADO
GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCiA-
TlON JANUARY 23D.

Denver.-Plans for the exhibition OF
he feed and forage products Of Colo
rado which will be one of the features
OF the big Western Live Stock Exposi-
tion to be held in Denver January goth
TO 25th next, have been completed by
Prof W. H. Olin of the State Agricul
tural College. who has the matter In
charge. This exhibit will be unique in
every way; it will be an object lesson
of just what Colorado can do in this
particular line and will be instructive
to both the general public and the
stock grower and stock feeder.
Professor Olin has planned the ex-
hibit i'll four different and distinct
parts. The first Will show the differ
ent things that are taken from corn
There are over 100 corn products of ali
kinds. all of which are used by feeders
and gro"ers more or less extensively
All of these will find a place at tho
stock show.
The second will be a modern mills
exhibition Millers have what they cali
between FIVE and six breaks" in grind
ing any grain-that is there are from
five to six different stages from the
time the grain enters the mill until IL
emerges in a finished product, Every
stage of this milling will be shown in
wheat. in oatmeal in lnseed oil anc
meal. in cotton seed oil and meal aud
IN, ba wi "a h
are largely used by stock feeders
The third class will be of the differ
cnt feeds for the different animals
Professor Carlyle of the Agricultural
College and his senior class are now
conducting some experiments along
these lines and the result of these VIII
find place in the exhibit. The best
feed to produce bacon in hogs. the
best to produce lard, the best for baby
beef, the best for fat beef, the best tor
Colorado lambs, the best for young
colts. etc, will all be shown.
The fourth class will be a very com
! prehensive exhibit of Colorado forage,
! cultivated and native grasses, lherS
will be from fifty to sixty different Va
rieties. Another class will be the
{
orauo. Still another will be an exhibit
of forage in general form another. for
age roots, and lastly, sweepstakes
event open to any club, individual or
community in the state for the Dest
exhibit of grain, forage and roots.
The exhibit will be housed in one OF
the buildings at the stock yards ana
ample space will be given it.
Il believe that arranged in the way
that | have outlined, the feed and for
age exhibit will be one of the features
of the show" said Professor Olin. 1t
will be an object lesson to people who
have no idea what Colorado is produc-
ing and can produce and will also open
the eyes of the hundreds of astern feed
ers VINO will be here for the show.
TIE annual convention of the Colo
RADIO Grain Growers Association Is set
for stock show week. January I'D FRO
fessor Oin is president Of the associ
alton and is arranging to have some
men of national reputation in Denver
on that date.
Entries for the stock show proper
are pouring in on Secretary Fred r.
Johnson from every part OF the state
Montrose sent word Saturday that six
teen carloads of fancy stock would
come from that section and similar
word came from other parts of Colo
rado. All of the big eastern stock pa
pers will be represented by their star
men and the advertising that Colorado
and Colorado live stock interests VIII
get from this source alone Will DO
worth many thousands of dollars
The successes scored by Colorad"
cattle at the big International Live
Stock exposition in Chicago early IN
the present month have opened the
eyes of stock feeders and beef buyers
to the Importance of being represented
at Denver. Word has been received
from a number of the largest feeders in
the Middle West that they will be in
Denver for the show, coming with the
avowed intention of picking up some
fancy breeding stock from Colorado
Experience has shown them that II -
this Colorado stock taken east aud TAT
! tened th?t gets the big prizes in the
eastern shows. The beef buyers WIFE
be here also to look after fat stock
and already prices better than pre-
vailed at the Chicago show are az
sured.