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Chicago Live Stock Show. 



[JULY, 



The International Live Stock Exhibition which is held 

 annually at Chicago is the largest live stock show in the 

 United States. The number of exhibits 

 Chicago Live Stock in 1907 exceeded by 28 per cent, the 

 Show. record of the previous year, and included 



1,263 cattle, 665 horses, 375 pigs and 

 1,146 sheep. Seventeen States were represented, and the inter- 

 national character of the exhibition was maintained by 

 entries from Canada, England, Scotland and Germany. 



An interesting feature of this exhibition is the prominent 

 part taken in it by the agricultural colleges and experiment 

 stations. The list of judges included thirteen members of 

 their staffs and the exhibits of eleven institutions were 

 distributed through nearly every class of entry. The 

 Colleges took a considerable number of prizes, including 

 several championships for fat-stock, one or other of them 

 coming to the fore in almost every section. There were also 

 special classes for the College exhibits. Of the Rosenbaum 

 prizes for the greatest aggregate prize winnings of exhibitors 

 from the different States, the first prize of £100 was given to 

 Illinois University, the second of £60 to Iowa College, and the 

 third of £20 to Wisconsin. Their success in open competition 

 with the best breeders has had a great influence in popula- 

 rizing agricultural education, and is stated to have produced a. 

 striking change in the attitude of the American farmer 

 towards these institutions, while the inclusion of men 

 connected with the Colleges in the list of judges has helped to 

 secure the farmers' respect and confidence. 



There was a large attendance of students, and the educa- 

 tional value of the show from their point of view is regarded 

 as considerable. Prizes are given for the judging of live stock 

 by students, and ten Colleges were represented in these 

 contests. Iowa secured permanent possession of a valuable 

 horse-judging trophy, while that for judging cattle, sheep and 

 swine was awarded to Ontario. The trophy for judging maize,, 

 valued at £300, was permanently awarded to Iowa College, 

 which had won it for three successive years. Twenty 

 scholarships, depending on these contests and the prize 

 winnings of the Colleges, were granted. 



