Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-02
PRIZES FOR FINE STOCK
Something More About the Offer Of a
Chicago Firm to Agricultural
Colleges.
Valuable Prizes For Stock Bred and
Raised at College Experiment
Stations.
High Tribute to Practical Value of
Scientific Study of Animal
Husbandry.
pccial to Times Ranrhiican


best evidences of the high standing Of /
the Iowa Agricultural College and Of
the value OF the work done in this and
similar Institutions is the recent action
of the firm of Clay, Robinson & Co, OF
Chicago. which has offered as has been
heretofore announced in these col-
umns, $1,000 in prizes foi cattle, sheep
and swine bred by agricultural colleges
and experiment stations The compe-
tltion Will be at the international hive
stock exposition a Chicago in Deeem-
Der, 1900. The money is to be divided
$500 TO cattle, 5000 70 sheep. $500 to
swine and 5000 to the best general ex-
hibt Of cattle. sheep and swine. The
matter is fully explained in the follow
ing letter:
professor c. f. cnriiss, Director
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station.
Aines. Ia. Dear Sir: Representing as.
you do the agricultural experiment
stations on the executive committee of
the international live stock exposition,
we submit the following 10 you:
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dairy cattle interests is fnvolved eithe
Hin the offer Of these special, pfizes 81
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,ikciasses for dairy cattle arr rot provia
ed by the International line stock *
position. Ths protected ,xh5bition i
, designed 10 encourage nlereiv those in
terests directly presented in the sgsa
d markets for meat making animals.
+ we offer these special prizes in III
hope that not only thru them many
> worthy student may find inspiratio
aud material All toward acquiring a
; agricultural education. but also that Il
the EXHIBITS tifjis brought out at chi
Iscago the publ may learn aud bette
!, / appreciate tho high standards of AM
: NAL excellence which these education;
institutions are setting before the
students. We believe that if the Va
liable work Of the agricultural co
leges We're thoroughly known by OF
i farmers H.. lass rooms of thes
: schools would prove inadequate TO hol
j. the students Sho would tiirong
: them. Yours ti,lly,
CLAY, ROBINSON & co"
Professor e,urtiss has sent alit 10 II
various institutions of the country ii
# following letter explaining ina off.
nj and calling for entries.
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n very yra1ifyins 10 all who are inferes
Z ed in the work Of the agricultural a.
Y laces and exneri,nenf ststions az N
< I-nitad states This may he f,i,.tv ).
4, pard,d as The strongest snaorsen9e,
la that has Vet fsssn given tha wn,,l, If II
.e colleges and stations. coming asit do
i from ora of f he largest live stock urn,
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iprarti,al ylJI,e of scientiti,, st,fv d,
investigation In the field of s,ni,n
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