The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-06
A Big BOOST FOR
IOWA live STOCK
HAWK EYE.BRED ANIMALS WILL
BE CONSPICUOUS At THE
PANAMA EXPEDITION.
INTEREST IN AsCENDENcY
Importance Of Animal Husbandry on
Farms Of Iowa and the World Never
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1t doesn't make any difference
whether you raise pigeons, pet dogs,
chickens, goats or dairy cattle, II you
live in Iowa and are producing AMI.
mails, that are just little above the
high Iowa average, there is chance
for you to have those animals sent
to San Francisco and exhibited at the
Panama-Pacifc International exposi.
tion. The Greater Iowa Association
and Iowa Commission to the exposi.
ton are both very much interested
in this department of the proposed ex'
hibits.
The great renewal Of interest In
live stock production all over the
world" said the secretary Of the COM
mission today. rs traceable to two
cause.-the decrease in the supply,
and the realization that the continu.
ity of agriculture depends upon the
restoration to the soil of the fer
tility that is incident to live stock
production. The leading source Of in.
| come to the farmers Of the United
States and to majority Of those en-.
gagged in agricultural pursuits every.
where, is the selling Of animals and
poultry off the farm. 1t is therefore
meet and proper that live stock should
receive large share Of recognition
at San Francisco in 1915. Human life
itself is so closely interviewer with the
production of animals for purposes Of
utility and with the output Of the dairy
and the poultry yard, and there has
been such marked progress along
these lines, that no more significant
lesson can be spared for the study
Of mankind.
Stock Farming.
THE Live Stock Department was
| one Of the first created and actively
| launched Because Of the time neces.
sary for the breeding and production
! of types suitable for universal compe-
tition much active work has already
been done in every country where
stock farming is part Of agriculture,
the purpose being to bring out a rep
resentative display of horses, cattle,
sheep goats, poultry, pigeons. pet
stock, dogs and cats. Countries that
have heretofore not been represented
at worlds expositions in showing of
live stock will exhibit at San Francis
CO. This applies especially to the
Orient.
"A demonstration of advanced
knowledge in dairying will be one of
! the leading features of the Live Stock
Department. Dairy tests, the type Of
COW that pays profit. methods OF
feeding and the manufacture Of dairy
products will be the leading heads
under which the dairy lesson will be
| taught. There will of course be reg
ular competition for breed prizes.
In the beef cattle division there
will be shown the use of silage in beef
production and the change that has
taken place within comparatively few
| years in types and market ages. The
breed competition will be a great fea-
| ture and the interest Of number Of
foreign countries has already been
| enlisted
Horse Exhibit.
"The great transition through
! which the production Of horses has
gone will be exemplifled in the dis
| play at San Francisco. The produc-
ton Of utility horses was never a
more attractive pursuit than at this
time, and there is great unsupplied
demand for saddle horses of quality.
| The true American type, the Stand
| interest. One of the Worlds big
problems, the production of horses
suitable for army remounts, will re-
ceive large amount of attention
The growing call for mutton; the
| gradual closing Of the ranges; the
ever existing demand for wool and
! the change in methods that is TAX
| ing place in the sheep industry will
reach fruition at San Francisco in
a sheep display that will make an
epoch in that industry. The breed
prizes will be commensurate
Practically every farmer in the
world has a knowledge of swine rails
ing, in which there Is growing in
terest. There are new types and
new methods Of production which, to-
gether with liberal prize awards. will
make the swine display at San Fran
cisco notable.
THE growth of the mohair indus
try; the increasing number of mich
goats; the use of goats for clearing
demand for goat meat will render
this section one of Importance. No
Exposition heretofore has given a
like amount of recognition to the goat
industry.
Including chickens, turkeys, ducks
and geese, poultry is a billion-dollar
industry in the United States; and in
other countries of the world it occu-
pies a like position. No part of agri-
culture comes in such close touch
with the urban and suburban dwell
er. Breed futurities, laying contests.
standards Of perfection, market types
of poultry, the production and han
ding OF eggs, and the growth of the
societies and associations incident
to the poultry industry will be fully
exemplified in this branch of the
Live Stock Department. It is con-
fdently expected that the poultry
show, at San Francisco in 1915 will
surpass from every standpoint any
thing before given