The Lamar register., 1907-07-03
Fort Collins Picnic.
From our Special Correspondent

privileged to attend the farmers pic
mic at the State Agricultural College
at Fort Collins last week. Our dele
cation. the largest of any county in
the state, arrived at the college sta
tion shortly after noon on June "a,
and was met by member of the
faculty, and conducted to the col
lege campus where delightful
luncheon was being served to the
delegations which had arrived on
earlier trains.
After luncheon the announce
ments were made, and then under
the guidance of Prof. Carlyle we
visited the horse and cattle barns.
The heavy draft breeds were repre-
sented by Percheron mares, prize
winners in many state fairs. A
yearling colt great in form and action
was shown whose weight was 1870
pounds.
There are four of the leading
breeds of swine and they were next
shown, the Poland China, Berkshires.
Tsmworth and Duroc or Jersey
Reds, perfect types of each breed,
and scarcely pig in the dozen or
more litters but would rival any OF
those being raised in the Missouri
or Mississippi valleys.
In passing from the hog pastures
to the cattle barn the dipping plant
was shown. Crude oil from Texas
has been found the most satisfactory
in ridding sheep from scab, and in
destroying parasites on hogs and
cattle.
The beef breeds of cattle are the
Shorthorn, Herefords and Polled
Angus. The bulls and several of
the COWS of the Durham and Here
fords were prize winners in several
state contests. The dairy breeds
shown were the Holstein and Ayr
shire. A COW Of the former breed
has record of twenty -four and
three tenths pounds of butter in one
week. A number of bullocks were
in stall being fitted for the show
ring in coming state fairs. They
were marvels in size and beautiful in
form and greatly admired by the
many visitors.
From there all repaired to the
"New Farm" one half mile east.
Here are the barns where the college
in conjunction with the U. s. govern
ment is breeding the great $4,000
horse, Carman, to desirable mares
which have been picked after long
searching and distinctly American
type Of horse is to result. Prof.
Carlyle had shown us wherein mares
of the Carriage, Brougman, Hack
ney, Hsmbletonisn strains and Coach
types all lack in one point or snoth-
or the features of the ideal horse.
That success must crown their ef-
forts no one doubts. A string of
yearling colts in paddocks won the
admiration of all visitors. Their
beauty and graceful action were
typical of their sire, the great Gar.
man.
On the new farm" is 80 acres
planted by Prof. Olin and students
to the field crops now grown in Colo
RADIO, also many new varieties from
all over the world Therein We were
shown Prof. Olin's marvellous, in fact
wizardlike, creations. By careful
seed selection, distinct and new
varieties of wheat are grown whose
yielding propensities is much great
er than the parent stock now held in
high favor. Varieties Of wheat and
barley, whose yield of grain was
satisfactory but weakness OF straw
its drawback, have been made strong.
Barley with an abnormal beard has
been made besrdless, some varieties
light in protein are now rich in
same.
Again the careful selection of ear
ly maturing varieties Of many of the
different small grains has resulted in
varieties that can be SO wn and mature
in attitudes from one to two thous-
and feet higher than WAS thought
possible few years ago.
Prof. Olin desires that every farm
or who wants to have the best grain
for yield and othe, good features
will get in communication with him,