The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-02-27

SEVEN DAYS OF PLEASURE
Committee Chosen From Breeding As
soc'ations Make Rules Governing hII
Contests-eeef and Dairy Breeds t.
Exhibit

Contests-eeef and Dairy Breeds t.
Exhibit.
When the National Feeders and Breed
ers' Show at Fort WORTH Tex. swing:
open Its doors Saturday morning
March 3. the greatest cattle show evel
, presented to the American people IN
der Southern skies will begin IA histor,
making exhibition.
Cattle fattencd on the ranges OF Wes
Texas and Oklahoma. those from The
pasture lands of the settled East, and
laSt but not least. from across the bor.
der In Old Mexico. will pass under ths
careful eye Of the most skilled Judges
known to the different breeding asso-
Citations for honOrs which means every
thing 10 their owners. The cattle class
ification this year includes every known
breed OF consequence, and suitable
prizes go with each division
All the cattle entering for cOmpeti-
ton Will come under the rules Of the
Sitting Committee" This committee
is composed of members to be recon-
mended by the various breeding asso-
Citations and will pass upon the ages
ard eligibility of all entries and see
that such entries are within the age
limit. The age limit on both breeding
and fat cattle will he rigidly enforced
i 4
Mckamy of Renner, Garrett King ot
Taylor. II. b. johnson Of Chickasha
and j. w. Cook of Bceville have been
chosen to act upon the Sitting Com
mittee
code of rulrs have been drafteo
and adopted by the committee and q
copy mailed to the different exhibitors
so that they can familiarize themselves.
The rules will be followed to the letter
in every detail, and all exhibitors will
he forced to observe them.
Rules Governing Show.
Any protest as to eligibility on ac-
count Of age of animals entered in the
fat classes of the show must be filed
with the SeCrctatry prior to the day
on which they are to he judged. Infor-
nation concerning the class that any
animal or carload is entered in can Ia
had at the office of the Secretary. Spe-
ciiications showing ages of cattle by
dentition is given hereunder for the
benefit Of exhibitors
Specifications shnWinS teeth of cat
tie at ages described. which is adopted
as basis of determining aE's "f cat
tie;
Twelve Months-An auilnl of this
age shall haHe al E; It's ntik tc..D
teeth IN place
Fifteen Months At, this age center
pair OF iBCiSUr milk teeth may iae re-
placed by center pair of permanent
incisors (pinchers), the latter teeth he
ing through the gums. hut not yet in
wear.
Eighteen Months The middle pair of
permanent incisOrs ut this age should
be fully up and ii wear, hut next pair
first intermediary not yet cut through
gums.
Twenty-four Months The mouth at
this age will show two middle perma
nent (broad) incisors fully up and in
wear and next pair FIRST intrrme
diate) we'll up, out not in wear
Thirty Months The mouth at this
age may show six broad. permanent
incisors. the middle and first INFERNO
diate pairs fully up and in wear. and
the next pair tsccon! mternir,liatr)
well up, but not in wear
Thirty-siX Months Thice rams Of
broad teeth should he fully Gp ana il
wear, and the corner milk teeth NAV
be shed or shedding. with the corner
permanent teeth just appearing through
the gums.
Thirty nine Months Three pairs OF
broad teeth will he fully up ana in wear
and corner teeth (incisors) through
gums, but not in wear
The acme of purple strains will trail
from the long sheds, back of the Coli
scum. to and from the tan bark ring
daily. All of the Judging by Official
Judges and A. & NJ students. will he
done in the open ring before the pub
lie. and the awarding of the iiphuns
will take place the last day fr"r, tt-
same ring.
More than 5000 entries were made
in the Livestock Department of this
big show in 1912. This record will H..
eClipsed by more than 2.0G0 In March,
and one of the biggest Increases viii
he registered in the cattle division III,
cattlemen OF the WCStrrn plains nav
ing been breeding for pcrfrrtIun fns
several years ana these herds uIII H.,
represented ~ never before
Baby Ecef Clubs.
An addition To the Cattle Dl,l:-Iun i.
the Baby i|cci eNhi it's which have bean
given place, This ,lISs oI beef i.
grown by tive i1yS on the farm AMI t
them goes ii the cretii and the pr'zo
money In less than year Baby Beef
Clubs have sprung up all over ths
Southwest. and the rivalry between the
Individual boys and the clubs promises
to he keen. Boys from oklahoma. Tex.
as, Arkansas Louisiana and New Mex.
iCt hove all 'ady sent in their entries
and this feature promises To he one Of
the prinCipa drawing cards in the Cat
TIE IINlSi'H I-ldtSS Ill hltn sections
above and below the quarantine line
have been provided for the proper hutls.
ing of exhibits.
The Fort Worth Stock Yards Com.
pany. Armour & Company. Sears. Roe
buck & Co. and Clay. Robinson & Co.
are offering prizes ranging from 81 50
to $50. In all nearly $500 will he paid
In this department.
In the Breeders Division.
From the pure blood herds Of the
Southwest a great array of Shorthorns,
1Ierefords. Red PoIled. Aberdeen Angus
end others will compete for the largest
stakes hung up in the history of the
show. From year to year the contest
has waxed warm in the Hereford and
Sh0rthorn Divisions, but this year the
Aberdeen Angus viii play for honors
in every class.
The Brallmd cattle from South Tex
Is and herd or two from India will
be on exhibition. This grade of stock
will not be entered for competition but
simply hrt ught TO the show for exhibi
tiun purposes.