Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-17

peel type, nut apparently ldcklnB SoIHe-
what in finish as far as most judges
could determine in judging alive;
Neariing grade Hereford steer of un-
desirable type and a Gamer COW, We're
used In the beef work. a yeariinS
Shropshire Wether. broad and deep but
somewhat narrow over the loia and a
tr1e soft in hesh; SoitllioWn weth-
or. trim IN body and firm In flesh anl
q Shropshire lamb Of "a. finish We're
used in the shoep work; While
in hoes, tie Champion pnroc
jersey barrow at the recent inter-
natic@al and Yorkshire barrow of
facnn .Fse, were taken up for consid-
ef2si MI of these animals were
slai,gllre9el on Saturday. but as the
coiiase has as yet, no faciiities for do
Ing THIS work to advantage. il was inn
possible to allow any of the students
to observe the work In Strengthening.
and the regular class work was con-
tinued. dairy cattle being under con-
sheraton on this day. On Monday,
January 8, the day was devoted 70 the
carcass demonstration work. M
Louis Young. an expert meat cutter.
from A. I3. Terry & Co.'S meat market,
| S4S6 Jackson Blvd, Chicago, was
brought from Chicago TO do the cutting
and the various carcasses were cut in
to market cuts, their weights and per-
centages given to the classes and the
differences between the desirable and
undesirable carcarses was very clearly
pointed out By Mr. Costing.
Demonstrations.
a complete discussion of the car
40 To-,
an article in itself but ii is sufficient
TO say that IT is now reco gnized as one
of the strongest educational features in
the regular short course work. Tues
day and "Wednesday, and THURSDAY
morning We're given up to horse judg-
ing and students have never had
greater abundance of hi5h class horses
to work upon, tnan the short course
students at the recent course. The
Armour geldings Illustrated the mas
siveness. strength. and quality looked
for in the high class geldinss that are
intended for city use and gave the as
sembled farmers a very clear idea of
the type they must breed for if they
are to secure the highest prices. The
draft stations shown We're also of a
type calculated to fix definitely in
mind the draft characteristics, and al
though first prize winners and cham
pions were presented. none We're i'm
mune from criticism. The heavy har-
ness interests of the state, which are
by no means inconsiderable were Civ
en- attention, and Mr.. w. A. Dobson, of
Marion, Iowa, furnished the college
some remarkably choice specimens, in
Guiding several sensational show hor-
ses. A son of GLORIOUS Bonnie" the
horse that has made such sensation
al record in the stables of Mr.. Thomas
w. lawson of Massachusetts. furnish
ed a splendid type in symmetry; but
the real sensation Of the entire show
was uncofered in a son of Bonnie
Wilkes" a dun gelding that is by all
odds, the most remarkable, high acting
show horse that has been shown
at any time at the Iowa State College.
He was pronounced by many compe
tent judges to be one Of the most re-
markable horses for speed and
straight. true, we'll balanced, high ac-
ton, that has yet been developed in
Iowa. The production of such horses
lis on the increase in Iowa and 1t is al
so worthy of note that these horses
are all by trotting bred sires, which
demonstrates the fact that 1T is posi-
BILE for Americans to produce from
their trotting bred stock carriage hor-
SEES, with all the finish and action that
the markets demand.
Stock Parade.
At the conclusion Of the work In
horse Judging. Thursday noon, par
ade was arranged for and was given
on that afternoon from 2:45 to BIS
The rest of the afternoon was devoted
to two practical talks on live questions
in feeding different classes OF stock.
and the afternoons work was COM
mented on by many, as one of the most
profitable sessions of the entire short
course. On Friday and Saturday, the
mortgage payer OF the corn belt re-
ceived his innings. Fat barrows
brought back from the recent Interna-
tional Live Stock Show, and breeding
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