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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1915)
9 September 16 and I?, 1915 $3,000.00 in Premiums PURPOSE OF THE SHOW The St. Joseph Stonker and Feeder Show is held under the auspices of the St. Joseph Stock Yards Co. and the St. Jooeph Live Stock Exchange. . The purpose f this show h to demon -fclfatc to the producers, .handlers and feeders of cattle, that ifre St. Joseph Stock Yards in one of the hM market renters to- buy and Hell this class of cattle and to promote the cattle industry' generally by bringing in contact Itoth producer and fattens n.l affording ftti avenue of exchange of stock from the west, north. vest and Kouthwest to the great feed lot territory extending' cast of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. CITY OF ST. JOSEPH St, Joseph is a city of 90,000; is locate! on the MmmouH riv er, 65 miles north of Kansas City, Mo., 1 1( biuY south f Omaha, Teb., 225 miles duo west of the Mississippi river from Hannibal, lo., and is served by the following railroad ; A. T. & S. P. (Santa e System) ; C. B. & Q. R. 11. (Burlington System) ; C. Rv I. & P. lock Island System); Chicago (Ireat Western ; Missouri Pacific; J. & O. 1. (Union Pacific System) direct connection is nfford . by these lines with all principal railroads, both in the east and , so that patrons and live stock are not inconvenienced i travels to or from St. Joseph. Ample and up to date hotel ics. ft ... mm -T -m9LMm - JOf Exchange Building South St. Joseph, Missouri ST. JOSEPH STOCK YARDS St. Joseph Stock Yard are modern in facilities for the best accommodation' of live stock,' covering 200 acres, brick pared, covered hog and sheep division, pure city water; short drives; good scale facilities. Splendid office building. Best care for man and beast. Annual receipts: 500,000 cattle; 1,800,000 hogs; 800, 000 sheep. Come and look us over. ENTRIES Entries will close on Wednesday, September 15, 1915. En tries may be made tlirect to the Secretary or may be made through any Commission Firm by giving following information: Number of head; age; breed; name of owner? commission firm to whom consigned. St. Joseph speculators and yard traders can not compete. The cattle will be judged on Thursday, September 16, and offered at public auction to the highest bidder on Friday, Sep tember 17th. The services of P. M. (Jrnss, as auctioneer, have beer secured. EXPENSES The exhibitor is required to pay the freight, feed',- yardage and coin mission charges, the same as would accrue-on any ship ment to the market for sale. ... FEEDER CATTLE Feeder cattle are hereby defined to be cattle known upovi the market commercially as feeder cattle, and they may be pfit in market condition in any manner exhibitor desires Twenty (20) head will constitute a carload.- f r e m i urns- HEREFORDS Carload, 20 head or more, feeding steers, spayed or martin heifer, two years old and over : 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 Carload, 20 head or more, feeding steers, spayed or martin heifers, one year old and un der two: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 Carload, 20 head or more, feeding steers, spayed or martin heifers, under one year: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th $K0.00 $75.00 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 (Irand Champion ear load if won bv Here fords, $250.00. The first premium in each of the above clpsses, also the (Irand Champion premium, is ofiVrcd by the American Hereford Cattle Breeders Association. Cattle competing must be all steers or heifers, not mixed and may be pure bred or grades, but must show a prepond erance of Hereford Blood. SHORTHORNS Carlord, 20 head or mov, feeding st'rs, spayed or martin heifers, vo years old and over : 1st 2nd :?rd AUMM'O $75.(H $.'0.( M) Carload, 20 heail or mnr. , spayvd or martin heilYrs, on--der t wo : I si 2ml I oo.oo $75.00 $.-o.0( ' ?,-lond. 2' head or more, spayed or martin heifers, under one year 1st 2nd :trd 4th 5th splOO.tH) $75.00 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 (ir.rid Champion carload, if won by Short horn, $100.00. The first premium in each of the above classes, also the Oraud Champion premium, is iTrr'd v the American Shorthorn Cattle Breeders Association. Cattle competing musl in all slcus or heifers, not mixed, and may be pure bred or grades, but must show a prepond erance of Shorthorn Blood. 4th 5th $25.00 $10.00 feeding steers, year old and uu- 41 h 51 h $25.00 $10.00 feeding steers. ABERDEEN-ANGUS Carload, 20 head or more, feeding steers, spayed or martin- heitVrs, two years old and overr 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th $!0O.00 75.00- $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 Carload, 20 head or more, feeding steers, spayed or martin heifers, oik year old and un der two: 1st 2nd Siil 4th 5th $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 $23.00 $10.00 ( 'a i load, 20 heed or more, feeding steers, spaved or martin heifers, under one year: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 Grand Champion carload, if won by Aberdeen-Angus, $150.00. The first premium in each of the above classes, also the (Irand Champion premium, is offered by the American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association. Cattle competing must be all steers or heifers, not mixed, and may be pure bred or grades, but must show a prepond erance of Aberdeen-Angus Blood. SHEEP The following premiums are offered- on feeding sheep, 150 head or more to constitute a carload : ' 1st 2nd' 3rd Best car feeding lambs $75.00 $40.00 $20.00 Best car feeding year-. lings $50.00 $30.00 $20.00 Best ear feeding ewes $35.00 $20.00 $10.00 A FINAL WORD 4 Contributors of cattle will be assured of s ready sale. Buyers will be assured a large quantity f good feeding animals to select from. To the purchaser of two or more carloads of stock, railroad fare paid by the purchaser to St. Joseph, Mo., will be refunded on presenta tion of railroad receipt showing amount of fare paid. When buying your ticket to St. Joseph, Mo., ask the agent for receipt. F. C. FLBTCIIKK, Sec'y Stocker and Feeder Show, South St. Joseph, Mo. REMEMBER Date-September 16 and 17, 1915 Place-Stock Yards, So. St. Joseph, Mo. i .... '..1' '''' '''' '''' ''''j'"'"'' ! J '''''' IibibJ'11 i - . liVrL r '" ..!. " -si-'' I- ' 7. f'' ... V W r ru; . - - . Jj - j Great Event for Cattle Ramcluiien J