The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11

Dean Shepperd is back from Chica-
go and reports the international live
Stock show a great success. Exhibits
were larger and the quality better than
ever before. As an illustration there
were twenty mature percheron stall
lions In one ring and all OF the very
best quality.
the college exhibits especially were
very good, winning more than their
snare or the prizes. For a long time
colleges had little to exhibit at these
shows. They had little money ana
were otherwise poorly equipped for
this line Of work. Little by little they
pred up and raised some excellent
stock, and then some schools asked
10 be allowed to compete against in
dividual owners for prizes and honors.
SO successful have they been that
six OF the last seven years they have
received the prize for the grand
championship steer. The Indiana Me-
breska, Iowa, and Minnesota schools
or agriculture are institutions who
have received this prize I'm the mast.
This year Kansas agricultural won the
prize. A Judge from across the At
lantic decided this prize so there can
The international has new feature
THIS year, the horse show for carriage
horses drivers and other light horses.
This is or special interest to the fasn-
ionable set of the larger cities. Here
the competition is very keen. The
morse show is held the last week of the
international show.
The first week is given over to all
Kinds OF fat stock and heavy horses.
Every day has two performances. The
hrst part OF the day the programme
consists Of Judging and other things
OF interest TO breeders and stocknen
which the evening programme is of
such a nature as TO be interesting to
anybody who likes fine animals and
display OF skill There were parades
OF all kinds, Scotch cattle accompanied
by Scotch bagpipers, fancy drills by
some Of the best riders in the country,
etc.
Other special features were some,
splendid driving OF six horse teams
from some Of the large packing houses
and contests between combination
horses, I'm walk trot and canter.
Mr. Oglevie, who had charge of the
morse judging department paid a very
splendid compliment to Professor
Richards, by again appointing him
judge of horses. Prof. Richards Ia
the only man who has Judged one class
for three years in succession at the
international.
The students judging contest was a
special feature in charge of Professor
Shepperd, VINO has now had charge
OF this work for four years
At the beginning OF contest each
student is given a number which ls
his only naturalization hence it would
be hard for the judges to favor any
one II they wished 20.
The contestants are decided into
four squads, one squad working on
cattle, another on sheep, one on hogs
and stiil another on horses, at the same
time. That makes IL possible for some
one 10 work on every animal all the
time. No squad has more than two
men from one team SO ais to make IL
impossible for one very good man to
help the less efficient members OF his
team. thus making individual work
necessary.
The contestants are under more
strict rules than Jury, being allowed
10 speak 10 no one except those fM
charge Of the contest They are not
allowed to leave the room unless under
guard. No coach Is permitted 10 be
nearer the judging ring than the spec
tators so as to make 1t out OF the
question for any coach Il instruct hts
team while in the judging ring, even
by set OF signals as It has been done
In the past. Very noted animals are
not used because some students might
know them and feel confident in plac-
ing them at the head OF the ring.
An idea Of the amount OF work in
voIved may be had from the fact that
Dean Shepperd had six clerks three
men to check score cards. three spot
ters to get the stock and fifteen at
tendants.
The teams and coaches representing
the different Institutions were perfect
~ satisfied this year having no criti-
cism to offer. They said there was no
possible show for any unfairness and
that the winning team won strictly on
their merits.
The peculiar properties OF Chamber