220 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



At Chicago — At the \^''orld's Columbian Exposition held in Chicag-o 

 in 1893, Missouri breeders again met in competitive exhibition the most 

 successful breeders of the world, and again they demonstrated their ability 

 to produce animals of the highest quality. In saddle horses Missouri 

 won twenty-three premiums including the sweepstakes premium on saddle 

 stallion, any age. In jacks and mules Missouri won seven premiums. 

 On Aberdeen Angus cattle, Missouri won 24 premiums including 5 

 sweepstakes. In Shorthorn cattle 18 awards, including two sweepstakes 

 were given Missouri breeders. The Hereford breeders captured 17 

 sweepstakes premiums. Red Polled breeders were awarded 17 prizes 

 including sweepstakes on herd. The Jersey breeders of the State cap- 

 tured 27 prizes. In the swine department Missouri was awarded 106 

 prizes. On sheep Missouri received 74 awards, including 10 sweep- 

 stakes premiums. 



At Omaha — At the Trans-lMississippi and International Exposition 

 held at Omaha, Nebraska, in 1898, Missouri breeders received one hun- 

 dred and forty-six premiums on hogs and cattle, a greater number than 

 any other state. In the grand parade of cattle at the close of the Exposi- 

 tion, the herds were arranged according to their merit, as shown by the 

 awards of the judges, and "A Missouri herd was first, a Missouri herd 

 was second, a Missouri herd was third, a Missouri herd was fourth and 

 a Missouri herd was sixth ;" not quite the whole show but pretty near it. 



Missouri Live Stock at Louisiana Purchase Exposition. — The 

 greatest collection of live stock ever assembled was seen at this, the 

 greatest of all expositions. The exposition company appropriated the 

 magnificent sum of $280,307 for live stock premiums, and this sum was 

 supplemented by special and state premiums to the amount of $258,395, 

 making a grand total of $538,702. Missouri won in all classes, competing 

 against the world, the handsome sum of $27,255.00 from the Exposition, 

 besides the money won from prizes offered by breeders' associations and 

 state prizes. The Missouri Commission very liberally set aside $100,000 

 for premiums and expenses for Missouri exhibitors, and of this amount 

 the cattle raisers got $34,820; horsemen, $18,517; hog growers, $21,005, 

 and sheep growers, $2,130. Missouri duplicated all cash prizes awarded 

 to stock owned in the State, and in addition awarded prizes in competi- 

 tion with Missouri animals only. Altogether Missouri breeders won 690 

 World's Fair premiums on live stock, not counting the State prizes, a 

 number not equalled by any other state or country. Missouri's rank is 

 readily seen by a study of the awards, a copy of which is appended to 

 this article. Of the total awards Missouri not only received many first 

 and second prizes but her breeders also won 27 grand prizes where com- 



