The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-02
FARMERS At STOCK SCHOOL.
eciai Course Of Lessons in Stock
and Grain Judging at Agricultural
COLLEGE Arouse interest.

College Arouse Interest.
For the purpose of gathering more
plicit information, as to the results
Il methods pursued in tie conduct
the special ten-day course at the
nth Dakota agricultural college in
ok and grain judging. recently con-
led with practically demonstrated
sons on what constituted a profit
q market hog. 4 reporter for the
Tgo Forum paid a personal visit to
; college and interviewed the pro-
.surs who had been in charge of the
: Jrk, and some of the visitors. In a
=, neral way it is learned from some
The farmers who had attended the
sons THAT very many practical
'nts in both departments had been
.-sown to them in a II which
ley could never have experienced in
re common business life OF the aver
.lye farmer. There was demonstrated
sire difference between. profitable and
<.uprofitable stock of all kinds. and the
eoints necessary to watch in their
raising, or when purchases are made
u cattle, sheep, horses and hogs. An
other 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-
ca, butcher. or shipping to the pack
ars at st. Paul or Chicago. possessed
ahe requisites to secure maximum or
medium prices.
Thirty-1ve farmers took the course
and not one could be found who failed
no express himself as we'll pleased
with the work done.
The reporter had an interview with
dayton Worst. who gathered up and
afted the rings and classes Of stock
Used in the classroom. in addition to
doing the platform work before the
lass when sheep constituted the sub
Feet under consideration. MI. Worst
said that the list of stock brought be-
spre the class averaged 100 per cent
aletter than it had ever been the privi-
4Mge of an agricultural college class to
NOrk upon before, The animals used
zArtainly were of a high grade, and
R1th the exception Of the college herd
hull they were all North Dakota bred
.nimals. The college work horse
,SdIiiS CONSTITUTED Olh IL
*Npr illustrating types in horse con-
Formation. Two beautiful young black
Percheron stations, loaned by Briggs
aid De Lancey, and n from Mr.. Hun
ioon's farm, gave the college stock
rAvillpn the appearance OF a horse
Gair. Hight horses were given less time
chan draft stock. but good specimens
were at hand and the students were
gven practice in determining age and
guessing weights. as Well as in locat-
spe blemishes ard looking for poor
Conformation in the feet. legs and 9TH
er portions of the Doe.
Tlw'ranorter for the Fcrnm was fail
AZ captivated by the beauty of o
Hereford heifer calves which the col
ssgc Y~cently purchased from Fred
Massingham of Mandan. Talk about
sange-bred stock being wild! Why.
those four heifers allowed the college
boys, who were acting as attendants,
10 poise them like peacocks. and GER
tainly made a beautiful sight as they
stood there in a proud military row
With their neat heads surmOunted by
clever little tan-colored calf halters.
They really seemed to enjoy the atten-
Zion which they received at the hands
ID yle two score of students and an
guuaa number of visitors who were
having a serious time to decide how
Ahe -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
then upon a handy memoranda card
Furnished by the college, and had
made such notations as he deemed ad-
yisaDle, they took seats upon the
tln1raced rows of benches in the class
room, and with Prof. Shepperd to d.
.secf them, held an interesting and splr-
died discussion of the merits and rank
ang of their favorites. 1t proved to be
~ we'll 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
sand second was we'll nigh a hair-split-
Sing process.
Sheep and Corn.
The rings of sheep brought into the
GLASS room were varied in type and
ranged from specimens which looked
Hike they had been nodded to order to
ragged types of range stock. Before
the students began work upon sheep
Mr.. Worst explained that judging
is exactly like judging beef cat
tie in most respects, except that you
must 'look at sheep with your fingers"
He went v e one of the sheep, show
1ng them how all of the handling, to
determine the form. a be done to
Che best advantage, and when the stu
dents began work they found that
some of the most beautiful sheep to
Cook at were very ordinary specimens
when they were examined with the
6ngers. BY the time they had finished
with the sheep work they were all
ready to say that Mr.. Worst Is an art
Sst with a pair of shears, and that they
felt much able to select a breeding
sheep than they were before he had
Sho wn them how to detect good and
6ad points in form and constitution.
For IN. hour each day the class was
taken in charge by Professors Schol- |
lander and Waldron, in grain judging
and weed detection. Great interest
centered in the practical manner, in
which Mr.. Scollander conducted the
Cprn Judging and grain grading. The