The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-28
ADDITIONS CHOSEN BY
QUALIFIED EXPERTS
Judging Of Stock is One Of
Strong Features Of The
Course in Agriculture

The Oklahoma Agricultural and Me-
ohaniell college and the experiment
sl.s,!un Eayo Iec-ntly added nvI
her u exceptionally line representa-
ives OF me dueleA, breeds "a nui7ta.
Satue, anu sneep 10 tue Ielus anu
liocAs which hau alre0iy been estab-
usAed. Previous TO TINS Importation
the college had small but good
herds OF SnJrthOrns, Aberdeen Anst>
and Jersey cattle number ol
Perehe. ON mares mad also been OBJ
tained No sneep OF any account had
been kept. but Various breeds oil
swine we're Well represented, lhoush
not IN large numbers. The lesisla.
ture made an Appropriation ior me
purcnase OF livestock Tor the college
and the board entrusted the eApenul
ture OF this money and the selection
Of the animals to Professor g. als,
direotor OF the experiment station,
and Hon. Ewers White. chairman oi
the college board. The herds and
flocks OF Canada and this cauntr,
were veIgl thoroughly Inspected b!
these gentlemen with the result that
they secured ShOrtnorn ban and
heifer from the herd OF Bellows
Brothers, Meryyille, No, an Aber
deem Angus bull from " A. McHenr>
of Ienison, Iowa, and a Hereford bull
from and three heilers from the herd
OF William Hutchinson Bloekow, Mo
The shorthorn bull was The best buil
calf that could be found in canada,
or this country With the possible eN
ception of one which Messrs Harding
OF Waukesha were preparing for the
international and which could not he
bought The Shorthorn bull is OF
Scotch breeding on a Young Mary
foundation. He is not only an ami
nal of exceptional weight for his age.
but In conformation from a beef
standpoint can hardly be criticized
He Is level IN his lines thick ileshed
and Nth unusual handling qualities
The Aberdeen Angus bull calf Is q
splendid representative Of the breed
smooth, long, low, and Yer p omisine
as a beef animal He is a Black Bird
in breeding and is out Of ~ import
ed COW. The Hereford calf possesses
unusual smoothness for one OF its
breed and having with Ii The thick
ness OF flesh which is Characteristic
of the Hereford he makes a cali Of
exceptional beef qualities. N0t being
able to find any sheep which came
mp 10 the high standard which 'he
college and experiment station wished
TO secure, these have been imported
from Great Britain Fifth Dose.
ewes have been imported from Ile
flOcks OF Messrs Flower ana seye-a
other noted breeders, while twenty
five ShrCpshres have been hr0u-h
over from Scotland mostly from tte
flock of David Ruttar Il is fhe ir
tention OF the college AMI station
secure representatives of the o'hr
breeds In draft horses "a yerF su
perior pair of mares have been re
served by Messrs Crouch and sor
for further inspection ana i salsfac
tory will be brought over This tea
with their large importation a forr
yearold Percheron stallion has also
been purchased from this firm Tai.
horse has been q prize winner 'e.
leading shows last year and sill 1,
shown quite eX'rns.val this f1il ir
the North eQuenth b. could n1
be secured hy the college until are
Messrs Crouch and son bad t.a shed
the show season WITH him HllN
winds mp q the international lH
cago IN December
Mr. Daniel Diehl e member ~ 'hr
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