Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-09-10


1906.The Minnesota state fair: at
tracted a number Of our instructors
who took advantage of the opportuni-
fy offered by the. exhibits there to
study the results obtained in agricul-
tural lines through the northwest dur
ing the past year. Among those who
went down were Prof. Shepperd and
Richards of the agricultural depart.
ment and Professor Waldron of the
horticultural department. F r.
From the Minnesota state fair, Prof.
Richards goes to Milwaukee to judge
draft horses in the wisconsin state
fair, and on September oath and 25th
he and Prof. shepperd are to judge
the stock at the Richland county fair.
Professor Bolley is at Dickinson
this week investigating the work car
rfed on at the Dickinson sub-station
during the past season.
During the North Dakota state fair
held in Fargo recently, the live stock
exhibited by the AGRICULTURAL college,
won prizes as follows: On cattle,
nine firsts; two seconds and four
thirds; on sheep nineteen firsts, seven
seconds, and on swine sixteen frsts
and seven seconds. This shows how
well the department of Animal Hus-
bandry is equipped to teach the sub
tject Of Animal Husbandry this year.
During the past year or two, the de-
partment. has made strenuous efforts
to improve its supply Of illustrative
material and has now a very fair
representation of all the different
breeds Of well bred stock. The sub.
ject of breeds of live stock will be
made much more interesting and valu.
able to the students of the agricul,
tural courses than 1t ever has been
before. .3g sssszEs
The department has also a large
number of animals Of the different
market classes to select from and
many are now being fitted especially
for this purpose. To the supply al
ready available, Mr.. Richards will
bring back from Wisconsin on his re-
turn number Of head of pure breds.
About week ago Prof. Mcdowell
returned from wisconsin where he
purchased a car load of high grade
Jersey cattle, which are to be used in
improving the stock in several Of the
dairies about Fargo. 7
The teachers Of the state have been
stirred up during the week on the
subject Of elementary agriculture in
the public school. Prof. Randlett, ad-
dressed a meeting Of teachers on this
subject at Ellendale last Thursday
|and the same night Prof. Mcdowell
talked to the teachers in a meeting at
Mandan. $Sa
During the past week Mr.. Schol-
lander has visited the demonstration
farms along the line OF the Great
Northern. He finds the farmers in
the neighborhood Of these farms TAX
ling great deal Of interest in the
work being done and In the results
that are apparent even after but one
seasons work.
Pref, Churchill has finished the
harvesting on the experimental plots
and the department will soon be able
I'd tell something of the results OBJ.
tanned In plant breeding for this sea.
son.
Interested parties, whose curiosity
has been aroused By the presence Of
great swarns Of butterflies, have been
lsending IN specimens Of these Cor
Identification. AS this particular
species has attained unprecedented
numbers all over the northwest to the
interest and even alarm Of many per.
sons, word concerning It may NOT be
ont Of order IT Is known as the