The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-07
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FAT STOCK SHOW
Preparations For the Sixteenth
Annual Exhibit
ARE VIRTUALLY FINISHED
Premium list, Which Totais somA
Thirty Thousand Doliars, Sound
to attract Mighty Array Of the
Leading Exhibitors.

j. A. Stafford. secretary manager cf
the National Feeders and Rreeders
Show. announces that praciicaAy all
preparations have been completed ferl
the sixteenth annual exhinit. whith
win be held at the sioN.yqrcs North
Fort Worth. March 1923, igl2, and #
win from every standpoint Gar sarpass
Ell previous livestock shows held sn
the southwest.
The premium list. which this year
totals abort $4,000 coverue more
than 1900 prizes, viii attracs more rx
hbiiors from d larger area man we're
ever before gathered together " TINS
section of the country. rms menus
that whore there were six ,hoHsand
exhibits Last var. there win be fully
eight thorAa1a in 1912, ana these ex-
hiblis win represent the cream y ihe
pure brca herds of the United states.
"A strong iuducement Is ALSO being or
fered io prospective exhibitors IN the
form Of greatly Increased facilities.
many Improvements having been ad-
ded 90 ail departments.
The preliminary catalogue which
has already heen issued. covers an
standard breeds Of horses, mules.
! breeding ana heef cattle. snoep amt
hogs. is ITO mnst creditabla rlassifiea-
tion booklet ever published by tn's in
atituiiun. The various isestoct breed
ers associations are again oiferlns iib+
eral premiums for winners in their
respective classes. and many other
apeciAl prizes are being offered bv .he
packing houses and ether firms and
individuals
Aside from being the largest adnca-
tioual expedition u as knd ~ ths.
southwest. the Fat stock SHOW has
rome To- ba known by the stockman
throughout the entire west as iha
greatest sale show h Americn Fos
years The farmers and cattle men OF
Texas and surrounding territory haze
looked upon HFat Stock Show Week
as their annual vacation time. the one
week Of The year thar they can drop
ihair work. forget their affairs at
home. and take their families 70 Fort
Woriii fnr d grand celebration They
know thar this is their one opportunity
Of The year & see The largest and fin-
est collection Of pure-bred stock ex-
hihited Ia this section; their one op-
poriunity 70 purchase or sell the fipesi
standard bred stock. and their Onf
opportunity of the year % meet and
mingle With many Of their old friend.
ana acQualntanees Fort Worth sinnds
with open arms TO receive he big
hearted and iovla friends from tht
ranch and farm, and each year citizen.
endeayor to surpass an previous ef.
forts TO make their visitors stay 10,
most pleasurahle and memorable oeel
sion Of their lives.
ID Is believed that all records fo
attendance viii be broken at the 1877
show. and the people Of Fort Worth
accordingly are preparing TO elabor
ately entertain the Increased crowds
and this show will mark the beginning
Of a new epoch IN the history of NV
livestock development OF the grea
southwest.
There is q constantly growing de
mand on the part Of Southwestern
farmers and stnel,men for hette
{ grades Of working and marketing ami
mails. but this demand does not yer
materially effect an Improvement c
the livestock conditions The annus
exhibition of pure bred stock al Oh
j. National Feeders and breeders Sho'
D has acted as a spur To- those anon
the stoclsmen and farmers who al fiis
failed TO reali1e the iangihle value an
j economic significance Of hctier livr
+ stock This show affords onportuni
!. ties for contrasts and comparisons an
;he beticrine of conditions throug
competition
: The Judging of an stock win tai
e place In the arena Of the big Colisem
n each day throughout The week of ii
show. and the prize winners in enc
8 days contest VIII be announced b
y. tine press throughout the state Of Texg
/. on the succeeding day Olficial cats
4 logues containing al entries and
:, complete prneram OF each days even
y win hc distrihuied Free 90 all patron
D. 4 bureau af Information will. as usus
p he located 90 front ni the Coliseum fl
e the accommodation ~ an visitors