Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-13
AMEs SHORT COURSE TO Elk.
HlelT MANY PRIZE
WINNERS.
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION
STEER TO GO ON BLOCK
To be Used in Demonstration Work
For First Time-Internationa Win
ming Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Swine
To be Used in Glass work-Bis At
tendance Assured.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames Dec. 13-The animal hus-
bandry department of the Iowa State
College has completed its arrangements
for the livestock equipment to be used
in the farmers short course to be held
from Jan. to is, 1910. Never before
in the history Of any institution has
such collection of livestock been used
for class room work.
In addition to the excellent collection
of horses owned by the college, twelve
head Of prize winners from III. G. Nc
MILAN & Sons Percheron horse farm
at Rock Rapids, have been secured.
The international champion herd Of
Shorthorn cattle belonging to 'Carpen-
ter & Ross, Mansfield, Ohio, will also
be used. This firm has consented to
have their famous champion Shorthorn
steer, Roam Jim, killed for the block
test. This is the first time champion
steer has ever been killed for DEM
onstration work. In all twelve animals
will be slaughtered under the direction
of John Gosling, Kansas City, Mo. The
college herd contains some of the best
specimens of the Shorthorn, Aberdeen
Angus and Hereford cattle to be found
in America, including Winnie Of iMea-
dowbrook and Valas Rosegay, the in
ternational Angus grand champions.
The college dairy herd has just been
CIR t,frf1, Il 1f
new herds of imported cattle, one from
Guernsey Island and the other from
Ayrshire, Scotland. This new equip
ment will make the dairy cattle work
the best ever offered in America. The
college has just received a new impor-
tation of sheep from Cooper & Neph-
ews, London, England, including repre-
sentatives of the Cotswold, Lincoln,
Hampshire, Oxford and Shropshire
breeds. In addition, to this, the COL
lege purchased from Chandler Bros,
Charlton, Iowa, their champion iShrop-
shire pen of ewes at the recent inter-
national stock show. The college swine
herds are stronger than ever before.
At the recent international show the
Iowa State College won practically
ONS1y prize 1OF WHICH IL competed III
the fat classes.
With the above mentioned equip
ment, the college is in the best posi-
ton ever to take care of those who
attend this year. Everything points to
record breaking attendance.
w.. Winnings Were Many.
AT the recent International livestock
exposition held in Chicago the fat cat
tie, sheep and swine fed and exhibited
by the Iowa State College won more
prizes than that of any other exhibitor
or firm of exhibitors.
The winnings include grand
championship, championships, 81
firsts, II seconds, II thirds and 8
fourths, total of So prizes One Of
the best prizes won by the college was
the 800 Clay, Robinson special for
the best five cattle, five sheep and five
swine fed and the property of any ag-
ricultural college.
The prize has been won eight out
of ten years by the Iowa State College.
gratifying feature of the Iowa Col
lege exhibit is the fact that over rs
per cent of the winning animals were
bred on the college farm and that all of
the animals have been used daily by
the students in their livestock Judging
work