EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Vol.. XVII. Jam \\:\ , L906. No, 



The International Live Stock Exposition at Chicago has become the 

 leading live stock event of the year. As such it is of interest not 

 only from the showman's point of view, but in its bearings upon the 

 improvement of the live stock of the country and as a great educa 

 tional factor. The exposition of L905, the sixth to be held, surpassed 

 all previous ones both in the number of entries in the various classes 

 and in tin 4 general excellence of the animals shown. The attendance 

 also broke all former records and taxed the capacity of the new 

 amphitheater to the utmost. 



This new building, which was only barely completed in time for 

 the exposition, added greatly to the attractiveness of the exposition 

 and to the comfort of the judges, the spectators, and the animals. 

 The pavilion is fireproof, being built of iron, brick, and concrete. It 

 is t;no feet long by 310 feet wide, 60 feet high in the walls, and i- cov- 

 ered with a roof quite largely of glass. It is heated by steam, so as 

 to l>e comfortable at all times. The roof is supported by iron trusses 

 and hence there are no posts in the building to obstruct the view. 



In the center of the amphitheater Is a tan-bark arena, occupying a 

 space 236 feet long by 1<>" feet wide. It was sufficient f<>r showing 



three or even four classes of stock at a time without confusion, and 

 furnished a splendid ring for the display of horses in harness and in 

 saddle, and six-horse draft teams. The maneuvering of five of these 

 six-horse teams at a time in this great arena, with the display of some 

 excellent fancy driving, was one of the spectacular features of the 

 show. A wide passageway surrounds the arena, and from this rise 

 the boxes and tiers of -cat-, estimated to accommodate from eight to 

 ten thousand people. These afforded a splendid view of the animals 

 in the arena and the work' of the judge-. 



In spite <>f the size of the building, it could not begin to accommo- 

 date the crowds, especially at night, and it i> understood that it is to 



be enlarged before another year. The turnstile- showed an attend 

 ance of from thirty to forty thousand people a day. and the total 

 estimated for the week exceeds six hundred thousand admissions. 



The catalogue of the exposition contained ten hundred and fifty- 

 five entries of cattle, eight hundred and fifty-seven of sheep, two 



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