The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-11-02
CATTLE EXHIBIT AT FAIR.
This VIII BE One OF tho Most Attrsc
,,vo Features This Year,

That the cattle exhibit AZ the b"A's'-
ana stat, rain tbs N@u VII ne w
l,g.t ou record ana wi'' rank ~ orc ~
thr foremost ~ thr southwest, ~ -
di,atpl hy the nun hnr "f requests ~
EIato a9i nnmoi'NS inquiries ''''
stool, breeders Tn" exhibit p'"'"S,,
tn ho Iarg. in number, much larger
~, ,,.e, h.f,ro and to be excellent IN
quality.
A an Involvement t. the cattle ne"
!, n,inp thrjr Tin. stock here. the faN
Association has offered cash prizes ~
tho extent Of about $500. Anueu "
these prizes there viii be *''' III
money Offered hy cattle asso''a'''''"'
The American Hereford breeders ~
sociatiou viii give away $2oo ava we
American Shnrthnrn breeders Ass"''a
tion viii distribute $3.50 20 thr """e,
or prjze takers. These offers ere mace
~, ,ha p,trpnsc uf encouraging the de-
yo,,lmant or tn. cattle industry eS-
r.ri.,lly that pertaining to Shofth'""s
and H.r,fards Such offers nave "''"
made. at former Louisiana ta'rs "',,
h,,, and as evidence of the splendid
results one may see many h''" =,
,h.sa fine hlondoh animals s''.'',e''
through tile state, ANA the fouh"a''"'
,aid ~ a big cattl. industry ~ t"e
near future
,.,t,Io breeders have learned that
Louisiana Is a fine market. and seN'ra'
of the biggest dealers bring large "e' ~
h,r, each year for sale, Inc "'"'"s
show that they hay" little hi''.'u''s
dignosinE Of the stock. one ~ t"'
features If the cattle division las' v'".
was The sale Of about $4,000 worm -
ono hc.f cattle A considerable p"r-
,inu went to the Agricultural ana Nj"
chaui,aI college Of Mississippi, wh,'h
institution hearing Of the splendid op-
rn,tI,uitirs offered at the Louisiana
state Fair. had an expert mere I" make
\ tho purchases. More sales promise -
IL made this year, for the farmers :"
this territory. approaching "" 'h''oi :
tauCn If divcrsification and tn" r'"i's
to be realized from fine beet 'at''"' are
preparing to increase and Improve 'he"
herds and make some extra sp'"""k
money.
K,rnrts arriving at the secretary $
hradn,rartcrs Indicate that practically
IN INA exhibitors who were here last
wear from Texas Arkansas. Louisiana
and Mississippi will he back again
Many have reserved space already ana
others are writing for catalogues, etc
Reports from Tennessee indicate 'hat
some fine specimens Will be bf"us0'
from that state which hcrct"f"r" mas
no, been represented at the Louisiana
exhibit
The program provides FOR daily pa :
radios of the exhibit cattle. Each after
noon they viii be shown IN 'front.' o'
the grandstand. and at night they VIII
he Iar:,ded in the coliseum as a feature
preceding the horse show to he given III
that handsome new building. = =
staples Of the Louisiana State Iniver
sity az Baton Rouge Is superintendent
Of this department He considers tht
fine new barns built last year for the
accommodation Of cattle are among the
best Inducements offered the cattle ex
hibitors These barns insure splendid
shelter for the animals and c0nVeh
fences Cor their owners and keepers
ana also making the exhibitions easie'
and more satisfactory. The popu'art,
aud Importance Of these buildings was
indicated by the increased cattle dis
play last year. "A,
The Judging in this division wHl b'
by experts J. w. McDermot. OF ka'
hota. Mo, will Judge the beef breeds
The dairy cattle Judge has not been &c
lectcd yet but will be man UP o.
dairy cattle.
There Will be lectures by the judges
and the encouragement of the catt'
Industry, both beef and dairy. Will %
r one of the main ends In view.
The catalogue shows how the pr,ze
are offered. the amounts for each win
ucr. ana other data about the grea
fair. Write FOR copy. and don't tor
get that the fair begins October 80 an
runs through November ..