HERDS AND FLOCKS AND HORSES. 45 



THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LIVE STOCK EXPO- 

 SITION AND WHAT IT MEANS. 



immense gathering together of live stock is a most 

 X active and potent factor in extending and improving the 

 breeding and feeding interests of this country, which 

 year by year is placing them on a higher plane and more stable 

 foundation. The improvement that has taken place in the 

 herds and flocks and horses of the great Central West, through 

 the influence of this show is marvelous, and the state of per- 

 fection it will reach as time goes on will be still more extra- 

 ordinary, and those who come after us will speak of the found- 

 ers of this great institution and accord them the honor which 

 is theirs, as we at present, thank the pioneers of the first agri- 

 cultural colleges and experimental breeding stations. 



The idea, above all others, which the directors of the Inter- 

 national had in view at the inception of the institution, was 

 to make prominent and conspicuous that of education. Every 

 feature of the show aims at the betterment of everything with 

 which it is concerned, and towards the most improved methods 

 in breeding and feeding. 



The Chicago International Live Stock Exposition is with- 

 out question the most extensive and comprehensive in the 

 world, and brings together a greater number and greater va- 

 riety of breeds than are to be seen in any other country. 



One of the most useful, interesting and popular features 

 of this great exhibition is found in the recognition it gives to 

 the agricultural colleges of the country. The experiment 

 stations connected with these colleges are given classifications 

 which are limited to their entries, and these contests have in- 

 spired the colleges of competing states to make their animal 

 husbandry departments the strongest, most popular and con- 

 spicuous connected with these institutions of learning. Live 

 stock judging contests have been established between the stu- 



