The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08


1904 has there been so much excitement
on the farm school campus as there has
been this week. In fact, no athletic
sport ever aroused the blood Of the
farmer boys as has this Judging contest.
One of the great advantages that
will be derived from such contest
will be that the boys now at the school
able to give reasons for so doing, the
animals at the county fairs.
The contest had it's inception in the
brain of D. A. Gaumnitz, assistant in
animal industry at the state experiment
station, and it is to his untiring indus
try that the contest has been carried
thru SO successfully. (Mr. Gaumnitz was
combined.) The plan of the contest
is copied after that of the international
held every year in Chicago.
.~. Many Enter Contest.
There were thirty-four contestants in
all. They were required to give their
reasons orally before the judges, there
being two or more judges for each class
of stock. There were three rings in.
each Of the classes, devoted to cattle,
animals Judged were e some Of s the prize @
winners at the International. Rings
were drawn from the well-known Dun
woody herd at Minnetonka, from the
Mclaughlin Brothers and from the ex-
pertinent station herd and flock, which
had been fitted especially for classroom
purposes.
The judges were as follows: .~-.... n
Horses-Alex Carlyle, John Scott,
Professor Andrew Boss, all Of the ex-
pertinent station. -: - -. {. ...-..-. II (
Cattle-Dan Wallace Of the Farmer,
st. Paul; Professor Andrew Boss. I: :
Hogs-A. D. Wilson, experiment sta
tion, and George Mcmillan, H. B. Car.
roll, st. Paul; Ole Oehler, hog sales
man of South st. Paul
Sheep-A. D. Wilson, George McMil-
Some Of the Prizes.
The Mclaughlin Brothers. cup, worth
about 5000, which was contested for by
the juniors and the seniors as a class,
was won by the seniors. This was de-
cided by the highest aggregate scores
OF the five highest representatives of
each class. " =
:, The successful contestants in the cat
tie, sheep and hog classes are given
prec edence in choice of prizes in order
of their standing, 200 being a perfect
score, The following are the prizes
offered for cattle Judging: I. IL"
II twenty-five y 6y d4ilars cash, offered by
=
shire, sow, offered by Arthur Cooper.
St. Cloud; one Shropshire s. sheep. offered
! by Judge D. B. Searle, St. Cloud. =
x u ~ !, Students Who Won. =.
! The successful contestants were:
George Miell.e, Dundas, 1877. Il.
George Taylor, Litchfeld, 1S1. =
=. f. Gore, Berkeley, Cal, 191 2-3.
For sheep the prizes offered were one
| ovx-o ni1 ~
| son, Worthington; one Dorset eve, Civ
en- by Minnesot Experiment Station,
animal .husbandry department.; one
Rambouillet eve, given by same.
| The following were the standings in
this class:
H. E. Berg, Wilmar, IT'S. s..
c.. R. Billings, Detroit, 172.
| L: H. Robbins, Clearwater, 15o. .~
The swine prizes offered were as fol
lows: Trio Of Yorkshires, two gifts,
one male, given by Thomas Garfield
Lake Park; one Poland, China gilt, Civ
en- by G.. W. Wheeler & Son, Mantor.
vile; one Duroc Jersey gilt, given by
WILLIAM Malcolm, Bigelow. vi
The standings in this class were as
follows: 49,. =
/ G. R. Billings, Detroit, l53.
w. I. Peterson, Canton, 1877 So,
| George Taylor, Litchfeld, 1877 ,1-3.
The best Judge Of horses gets the De
Lancy cup, probably the best Of any
individual prize. This cup was won BY
/ 0. F. Jacobson Of Fawndale of The
senior class. #
The following are some of the highest
scores made by the contestants. accord
! ing to classes: .,..s.
Seniors-C. r. Billings, 635; George
Mielke, 624; George TAYLOR, 606; G. E
Rudolf, 572: G. A. Moore, 566.
Juniors-L. H. Robbins. 598; H. E
Berg, 500; F. w. Cleator, 575; J. w
Haw, 567; W. /. Peterson, SAT.