The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-17
FROM EVERY SECTION
MORE THAN THREE TIMES As
MANY ENTRIES As THERE
WERE LAST YEAR.

tory of the live stock business in the
! inter-mountain country have anything
like the number of entries been made
for any show.
For the first time In the history of
the Western show it has been made an
international event, and breeders,
feeders and raisers of fine blooded
stock in all parts Of the country, re-
salizing the importance Of this exposi-
stion. have been only too anxious to
center their animals. There is scarcely
u state in the Union which makes any
apretence Of live stock raising or feed
Eng which will not be represented in
SDenver, January goth to 25th.
Entries have come from as far east
bas New York and from as far west as
kCalifornia. To indicate the size OF the
@show when compared with that of last
Eyear, 1t is only necessary to state that
Fin the prize classes year ago there
were less than 120 single entries. This
Eyear there are 452 single entries OF
Ecattle divided as follows: Short Horns,
E155; Herefords, 1877: Aberdeen Angus,
ESQ; Galloway, 65; Red Polled, is.
Among the well known stockmen
Ewho have sent entries for the cattle
Eclasses, are the following: John A.
kRanking, Greeley, Colorado; F. w.
sHarding, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Sam
Euel Ball. McCook, Nebraska; J. H.
sGarrett. Mountain Home, Idaho; w. A.
"a. Forsythe, Greenwood, Missouri; Car
spenter & Ross, MansfNd. Ohio; Colo
srado Agricultural College. Fort Collins,
sColorado; John Grattan, Bloomfield,
aColorado; H. M. Hill, Lafontaine, Kan
.sas; T. ]. Wornall & Sons, Liberty,
Missouri; T. X. Tomson & Sons, Dover,
Kansas; A. c. Shallenberger, Alma,
Nebraska; G. A. Saunders. Manila.
Iowa; The Mosca Live Stock Company.
Montrose, Colorado; B. N. Newly,
Longmont, Colorado.
In addition to the cattle classes
there have been entered 11S horses,
112 sheep, 1872 hogs. These are all
single entries and do not include the
car lots of which theSe will be one
hundred and fifty or more at the stock
yards during the show.
The exhibit Of horses this year will
be particularly good. The star at
traction of the show will be the famous
Armour horses Of Chicago, and the
company is sending eight Of them to
the Denver show. They are all grays
and are perfectly matched. In the lot
their famous six-horse hitch and which
last year made a triumphal tour of
Europe. The Armour horses have never
been west Of Chicago. They will come
to Colorado in charge of William
Wales, the man who broke them, took
them to Europe and drove them before
King Edward and Queen Alexandra.
A splendid lot Of imported horses
will also be shown. Robert Burgess &
Son of Wenona, Illinois. have at the
Union Stock yards shipment Of for
eign stock that landed In this country
last Thanksgiving Day-Percherons
Shirers. Belgians and Hacknets are In
this lot. Springer & Springer of Dem
yer, will also show a fine lot of i'm
ported stock. During the show the
horses will be shown in the ring every
day. but the horse show will probably
be held on Friday and Saturday. The
Denver Driving and Riding Club will
assist the Stock Show management
in the show and the best horses in the
state will enter the different competi-
tions.
Another feature of the show will be
the food and forage exhibit arranged
by Prof. Olin Of the State Agricul-
tural College.
During stock show week number
Of conventions will be held in Denver,
notably those of the National Amer
lean Live Stock Association, Colorado
Horse and Cattle Growers Association.
Colorado Grain Growers Association,
and the Colorado Editorial Association.
The following judges have been
named for the show: Short Horn, Les
lie Smith, Red Cloud, Minnesota; Here
ford, Prof. r. ]. Xinzer, Manhattan,
Kansas; Aberdeen Angus, e. c. Davis.
Iowa City, Iowa; Galloway. Leslie
Smith, Red Cloud, Minnesota; Red
Polled. J. w. Martin, Gothem, Wiscon-
sin; Fat Steers, John G. Imboden. De
catur, Illinois: CARROTS Fat Cattle, John
G. Imboden, Decatur, Illinois. and c.
3. Waite, Denver, Colorado; Feeder
Cattle. Harry schirding, Petersburg.
Illinois.
: sHEEP-Breeding Classes, Prof. T.
F. Mcconnell, Laramie. Wyoming: Fat
Wethers. Frank Miller. Denver, Colo
rado; CARROTS, Leonard Walters, Den
yer, Colorado.
HOGS-Barrows and CARROTS. Prof.
D. A. Gaumnitz, st. Anthony, Mime.
sofa; Breeding Hogs, Prof. D. A.
Gaumnitz. st. Anthony, Minnesota.
HORsEsLDraft, ]. w. Martin,
Gothem, Wisconsin: Coach, Grade and
Harness Glasses, Robert Ogilvie, Chi
cako. Illinois.