Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-31
FARMERS At STOCK SCHOOL.
Special Course Of Lessons in Stock
and Grain Judging at Agricultural
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and Grain Judging at Agricultural
College. Arouse Interest.
For the purpose of gathering more
explicit information. as to the results
and methods pursued in the conduct
Or the special ten-day course at the
North Dakota agricultural college in
stock and grain judging, recently con-
eluded with practically demonstrated
lessons on what constituted profit
able market hog, reporter for the
Z Fargo Forum paid a personal visit to
the college and interviewed the pro
:essors who had been in charge of the
work, and some Of the visitors. In q
general way it is learned from some
Of the farmers who had attended the
lessons that very many practical
points In both departments had been
to them in a manner which
y could never have experienced in
4 common business life of the aver
farmer There was demonstrated
= difference between, profitable and
aproitable stock of all kinds, and the
elnts necessary to watch in their
Esing, or when purchases are made
cattle, sheep, horses and hogs. An
tther important demonstration was
made, and that was to enable the
farmer to know whether or not the
animals he was selling, say to the To-
cal butcher, or shipping to the pack
ers at st. Paul or Chicago, possessed
che requisites to secure maximum or
medium prices:
WHY a hn
Ind not one could be found who failed
to express himself as we'll pleased
with the work done. ~ "
The reporter hasi an interview with
Clayton, Worst, who gathered up and
fitted the rings and classes Of stock
lsed in the classroom. in addition to
doing the platform work before the
class when sheep constituted the sub
1ect .Nnder consideration. Mr.. Worst
said that the list Of stock brought be-
tore the, class averaged 100 per cent
better than it had ever been the privi-
lege Of an agricultural college class to
j. work upon before, The animals used
certainly were Of a high grade, and
with the exception Of the college herd
bull theyewer all North Dakota bred
Animals ,ssEhes college work horse
,eams constituted some fine specimens
tor illustrating types sin horse con-
formation. Two beautiful young black
Percheron stations, loaned by Briggs
and De Lancey, and one from Mr.. Hun
looms farm; gave the college stock
pavilion the appearance of horse
.air. Light horses were given less time
than draft Stock but goM specimens
were at hand and tn. Students were
given practice in detekmining age and
guessing weights, asFel1 as in locat-
ing blemishes Ind looking for poor
conformation in the feet, legs and 9TH
er portions of the body. = .~..
The reporter for the Forum was fail
iy captivated by. the beauty of four
Hereford heifer calves which the COL
iege recently purchased from Fred
Massingham of Mandan. Talk about
;ange-bred stock being wild! Why.
those four heifers allowed The college
boys, who were acting as attendants,
to poise them like reacocks, and GER
tainly made a. beautiful sight as they
stood there in proud military row
with their neat heads surinounted by
clever little tan-colored calf halters.
Thex really seemed to enjoy the atten-
ton which they received at the hands
Of the two score of students and an
equal number of visitors who were
having serious time to decide how
the four should be ranked. After each
member of the class had decided how
he would place the calves and had
noted the order in which he placed
them, upon a handy memoranda card
furnished by the college, and had
made such notations as he deemed ad-
visable, they took seats upon the
terraced rows of benches in the class
room, and with Prof. Shepperd to di-
cect them, held an interesting and spir'
tied discussion of the merits and rank
ing of their favorites. 1t proved to be
a well chosen ring, and the professor
stated that the first calf had it by a
very narrow margin over the third,
while the decision between the first