Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
LIVE STOCK To
De BIC FEATURE
At PANAMA F AIR
Sl75,000 Is offered in Premiums
for Blue Ribbon Winners in
Every Possible Class.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 14.-Great
prizes and valuable trophies are 10 he
offered for prize winning live stock a:
he Panama Pacific international Ex
position. The exposition management
mas set aside $3.50 as prize money
for the live stock division alone. and
besides this there viii be many sps-
cial funds and trophies. Two hun
dred and twenty five thousand dol
lars viii be devoted to harness races.
An innovation which has already
attracted the attention OF breeders all
over the world Is that live stock will
be on display throughout the period
Of the exposition. which lasts for ten
consecutive months-from February
10 December, 1915 This is decided
ly new venture in universe eTposi-
tions and record display is assured
in the live stock division. Prize win
ming stock from all parts Of the world
will be shown.
Two Race Meetings On.
Two race meetings will be held at
the exposition during the yedr-one
in the spring and one in the autumn
The 's225,000 is offered under the aus
pieces Of the Pacific Coast TTOtting
Horse Breeders Association The
races viii be international in char
acter and viii be held on a mile race
track. which is now being constructed
on the exposition site at Harbor
View
The main competition FOR tl75. 900
in prize money and the supplemental
offerings Of the breed associa lions will
4 l..
hut. with the assistance OF the breed
associations, IL is planned TO have
specimens exhibited all the year round
IN all OF the classes which make up
the live stock department
In keeping with the character Of
the whole exposition. the exhibits in
this department will he one Of an ed
ucational nature and display signs
will be used TO tell the name OF the
breed, origin and the use OF every
ANNA exhibited. 1t Is also planned
10 have moving pictures, slides and
lectures incident to the live stock In
dus;ry In all its branches In all parts
Of the world. an exposition feature
which Is regarded as a great step n
advance Of all previous efforts. Plans
are made to land cattle from foreign
countries at the quarantine station
at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.
Thence the stock will be transported
directly to the exposition ferry slips.
Hereford Cattle Breeders Active.
An initial fund OF 81 500 has been
set aside by the American Hereford
Cattle Breeders Association TO be APP
piled toward supplemental premiums
for he 1915 exposition. II Is expected
that similar amount will be set
aside In 1914 and 1915.
The American Shorthorn Breeders
Association has also taken prelimina
nv action in regard 10 reserving funds
for stock prizes and three ~ the
leading Dairy Cattle Herd Book As
sociations are at present planning for
their participation in the exposition.
Individual sheep breeders in Eng
land and New Zealand are taking
great Interest IN the sheep section
one Of the smaller sheep record as
socistions OF America has inaugu-
rated plan for the creation Of a
fund Of 81 600 to he offered as sup
Elemental premiums at the EXPOSE
ton
Poultry Show a Feature.
One Of the most outstanding fea-
lures OF the department Of live stock
will be a great poultry show, where
II is expected that al least II. 600 birds
viii he on exhibit To this end m
advisory committee has been ap-
pointed I'm each state Of the Union.
Eacn committee consists OF three
prominent poultry breeders appointed
from each state TO work up an in
terest in the most prehenSlve
poultry exhibit ever made.
Many of the poultry associations N
America are planning supplemental
premiums. among them being the In
ternatiOnai American Dominique
club. the American Rose Comb Brown
Leghorn club and the Crested FoN.
Breeders Association Of America. Al
these associations nave already Of
fered trophies and cash prizes. and
interest is as keen abroad as it is n
America.