Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1922-02-16
ENTRIES TO LIVE
STOCK SHOW BE-
INC RECEIVED

Salt Lake City. Feb. 14,-Entries
in the Fifth Annual Intermountain
livestock show to be held in Salt Lake
City April 3, 4, s. and 6, are being
received daily by DR.. r. N. Mead,
managing director, at his offices in
Salt Lake Commercial Club building.
The number submitted at such an
early date has exceeded all expecta-
tions. Prospects at this time indi.
cate that an excess of one hundred
carloads of purebred livestock will
be on exhibition.
A surprising factor is the interest
shown by stockmen in distant locah.
ties. In addition to entries made by
breeders in intermountain states. a
number have been received by mail
and telegram from points in the east.
Correspondence received each day
indicates greater interest in the
boys and girls section and the edu,
cational features of the show this
year than ever before. Since letters
were sent out to superintendent or
schools and county agricultural
agents, number of entries have
been made in the boys and girls sec
ton and many inquiries concerning
this department have been received.
A social feature will be a staff OF
educational directors under the
Craftsmanship of j. E. Dorman, in
charge Of the western office of the
dairy division of the United States
department of agriculture. The staff
will include men of renoWn and much
experience, obtained from colleges
and universities in the mountain
states, who will be continuously In
service. They will aid the stockmen
in selection, direct them in the man
ner OF caring for such livestock al
they may be interested in, and will
render assistance in bringing the live
stock industry of the intermountatn
west to its utmost degree of perfec-
ton.
Professor G. d. Steiner of the Uni
versity OF Utah will be supervisor of
the boys and girls section. Henry
Oberhansley of the Utah Agricultur-
al college at Logan will be in charge
CT the livestock judging contest for
students from the higher institutions
of learning. John T. Game of the
Utah Agricultural college will be
among the judges in the cattle sec
ton and will assist in the educational
program. Other men OF wide ex-
perience will be sent from the col
leges and universities for the purpose
of delivering lectures and rendering
assistance in directing the education
al work.
/ With Mr.. Doran as chairman of
the educational staff, special atten-
ton will be given the dairy industry.
While this is the first year that a
dairy section has been provided, a
keen interest in manifest. Inquiries
concerning this section are being re.
ceiYed in abundance from dairymen
OF Utah, Southern Idaho, Colorado,
EOregon and other western states. In
addition to the cash premiums offer
led by the show management, several
prizes have been offered by firms,
breeding associations and individuals
for winners in the dairy section. This
is also true of other sections, partic-
ularly in the boys and girls section
the special prizes including purebred
stock, cash awards and various lines
of merchandise.
| Tho final premium lists and pro
grams have been reserved from the
printers and will be mailed out tc
Iexhibitora within few days. The
livestock Committee of the Com.
tnercial Club, which has charge O.
arrangements, announced that ex.
tensive newspaper advertising viii
begin throughout the intermountair
states within a short time. David
A. Smith, chairman of the COMMITTEES
said that every effort will be- made
to secure record attendance.