The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-04
WILL BE GREAT EVENT.
Revelation Promised in National
Farm and Live Stock Show.

The attention OF our feadei'S, anu
of the farmers, stock breeders and
citizens generally Of Ascension and
surrounding parishes, is directed TO
the big advertisement of the National
Farm and Live Stock Show to be
held in New Orleans Nov. IL to IL,
inclusive, which appears elsewhere IN
today's Chief. Some facts of inter
est concerningm@f1i great exhibition
are set forth Us follows:
A total Of s25, 700 is offered in cash
premiums.
Free movement of cattle to and
from the show has been agreed to
both by government and state author
tiles. A cattle dipping vat has been
erected. All the finer breeds of cat
tie will be exhibited, among the
herds entered being those of Lasater
of Texas, pure-bred Jerseys; Amerl-
can Short Horn Association, Short
Horns; Herefords from all over the
United States, including those Of Da-
Wis & Enochs of Mississippi and the
Blue Ribbon herd of Texas; Mrs. Cal
braith of Tennessee, chHnpion Jer-
seys. A finer show of cattle will be
hard to find.
A 5-acre demonstration farm and
model dairy will be an interesting fea-
ture of the fair, and will show the
resources and possibilities of this land
of rare fertility. It will demonstrate
all that is possible on farm. The
model dairy will be operated under
government and state supervision, and
will be stocked with the finest cattle.
The poultry show will be the larg-
est and most complete yet held in the
south. In addition to Louisiana
birds, which have gained fame, there
will be such exhibitors as Fred. Pabst
of Oconomowoc, Wis, who has some
of the finest Leghorns in the world.
The government will probably add its
poultry exhibit, typifying the advance
- sciep eeaasraass1hizssh will be seen in
- III TIE first time.
The show grounds have q magnifi-
cent grand-stand and the best racing
track in the south, with almost 1000
stalls. In addition to speed and draft
animals, there will be Shetland ponies,
prize saddle horses, and ladies and
gentlemen's riding contests in which
society will be prominent. On the
fast track the horses will show their
PAGES to the best advantage, and good
sport can be looked forward to with
certainty.
The swine department will be al
most show in itself. The whole
state is interested and the display will
cover the capacity Of space provided
for. Competition will be keen. There
will be show herds from Mckee Bros,
Of Versailles, KY, and other famous
national breeders.
The kennel show will be the finest
ever seen south Of the Mason & Dixon
line, and will attract dog fanciers
from everywhere. Some of the fan
ciers have contributed more than so
special prizes in addition to the liberal
premium list.
The floral department will be on a
scale which will for the first time rep
resent New Orleans as city of per-
petual floral bloom and beauty. Many.
special prizes have been added by pri-
vate individuals to encourage the best
displays.
The amusements will be far ahead
of any other fair. The management,
wishing for something better, some
thing higher class than usually seen
at state fairs, has been extremely lib
eral and enterprising. It has already
contracted for fully $4,000 worth of
amusements. The vaudeville program
in itself will be worth much more
than the price of admission For the
benefit of music lovers number of
great opera singers have been en-
gagged, and these will be accompanied
by the celebrated Liberaty Concert
Band. There will be thrilling day and
night loop-the-loop aviation flights.
Prof. Hutchinson, in one of the most
sensational acts ever pulled off, will
drop from a bomb at an immense
height, using s or 10 parachutes be-
fore reaching ground. There will be
day and night fireworks on a scale
such as never seen since the Cotton
Centennial Exposition in 1885. The
midway will be "great white way"
and the organizer assures highway
of happiness and laughter. The mo-
tor races will be the best ever held
south
This is only small idea of what
will actually be offered in the way of
amusements. New Orleans has the
reputation of being the most famous
carnival city in the world, and you
can rest assured she will have the
goods this time.
Imuortauca of Good Teetb.