Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-03
PRACTICALLY READY
FAT STOCK SHOW
Preparations For the Sixteenth
Annual Exhibit
ARE VIRTUALLY FINISHED
Premium List. Which Totals Some
Thirty Thousand Dollars. Bound
TO Attract . Mighty Array Of the
Leading Exhibitors.

J. A. Stafford. secretary-manager Of
the National Feeders and Breeders
Show. u that practically all
preparations have been completed for
the sixteenth annual exhibit. which
will be held at the s~to"kyarts. North
Fort Worth. March 1879. 1912. and It
will from every standpoint far surpasi
all previous livestock shows held IN
the southwest.
The premium list. which this yea.
totals about $4,000 covering NOR
than 1900 prizes. will attract more "a
hibitors from "A larger area man N-r
ever before gathered together in ,hi'
section OF the country. This mean
that where there were six thous,uu.
exhibits last year. there viii be ful'
eight thousand in 1912. and these e.,
hibits will represent the cream ~ The
p%ure-bred herds Of the United Sta;e5
a strong iuducement is also being o.
fered To prospective exhibitors ia ta.
form OF greatly Increased faciliu.
many Improvements having been p
dod to all departments.
The preliminary catalogue, which
has already been issued. covers aIl
standard breeds Of horses. mules
breeding and beef cattle. sheep and
hogs. Is the most crcditabl3 classifiDl-
ton booklet ever published by this in
~stitution. The various liy,stocl: breed
ers' associations are again offering lb-
eral premiums for winners Ia their
respective classes. and many other
special prizes are being offered bN 'he
packing houses and other firms and
individuals.
Aside from being the largest educa-
tional exposition oi its kind in The
southwest. the Fat Stock show has
come to be- known by the stocbml pol
throughout the entire west as do
greatest sale show Ia America. fo,
years the farmers and cattle men of
Texas and surrounding territory. haN,
looked upon Fat Stock SHOW Wreh.
as their annual vacatiou-t thine. the on,
week 81 IN, wear that they can drol
their work. forget their affairs e
home. and take their families To For
Worth for q grand celebration. Tho
know that this is their one opportuuit.
, of the year Jo see the largest and fin
est collection Of p%urc-bred stock tx
hibited Ia this section; their one OF
poItunity a. purchase or sell the fines
standard bred stock. and their ou
opportunity 81 the year TO meet an
miug.e with many of their old friend
and acQuaintances. Fort Worth stand
I with open-arms TO receive the big
n hearted and iovial friends from IN
ranch and farm. and each year citizen
endeavor To surpass all previous II
forts to make their visitors stay IA
most pleasurable and memorable occa
sion " their lives.
y u IS believed that all records a.
. attendance will be- broken AZ the 1871
show. and the pcopl, of Fort WORT
accordingly. are preparing 10 clabor
ately entertain the increased crowd.
- and this show will mark the hegiuuiu
Of a new epoch IN the history 10 Oh
livestock development OF the gre.
southwest.
There 10 a constantly growing q,
maud on the part Of southwcstgr
farmers and stockmen Tor bette
" grades ~ working and marketing an
= mails. but this demand does not VET
materially effect an improvement
the livestock conditions. The ann
exhibition of purc-brcd stock at %
National Feeders and breeders Sho
has acted as a spun 90 those amor
the stockmen and farmers who 40 Or
n failed 90 realize the taucibl, value ui
le economic significance ~ better ''.
H. stock This show affords opuur'" f.
r. ties fur contrasts and comparisons l'
= n, lettering 81 conditions throa.
competition.
IN, Judging ~ all stock viii ~.
place 300 the arena of the hlE tH|'s
u each DAY throughout th, Wp,A .t '
ne show. and the prize-wiuu,rs 900 .I
DAYS contest will be announced
N, press throughout the stat, u' IrN
on Oh, succeeding day official .
h. lugu,s containing an entries lri
an complete program ~ each daS y ever
viii D, distributed Tree 90 AN patriot
4 bureau OF Information viii. as usu
De- located ia front ~ the coliseum
the accommodation ~ all visitors