University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-03
STATE FAIR VISITORS
WILL LEARN OF N. !.
MANY Exhibits Sent to Sc
dalia from College of
Agriculture.
IN CHARGE OF PROFESSORS
Many Students Also Will Be
There to Explain the
Displays.

The University of Missouri is well
represented at the State Fair in Soda.
liza this week. Most of the exhibits are
from the College of Agriculture. Mem.
bers of the faculty and students will be
on the grounds to explain the various
exhibits to the visitors.
The veterinary department of the
University of Missouri will have an
exhibit in the dairy building. DR.. ].
w. Connaway said this morning that
the students in the department of
veterinary science would make daily
demonstrations with the hog cholera
serum, showing just how it should be
used on a farm. Charts and maps
will be used to demonstrate other dis
eases common to farm animals. The
exhibit will be larger and more COM
plete than the one given by the de-
partment last year.
EXHIBIT OF Fruit rests.
Specimens of orchard, garden, field,
livestock, and household pests will
be on exhibition. Several cases of
such specimens from the department
Of entomology of the University of
Missouri have been installed for this
purpose. The life histories of these
pests, with remedies and methods for
prevention, will be given. The ex-
hibit will be in the Dairy building
and under the direction of N. w.
Koelke.
Chief Josephine's calf and her milk
production for one day will be shown
in the exhibit of the dairy department.
Nine head of cattle, including the cow
that ranks second to Josephine, have
also been sent to Sedalia.
Josephine's calf is considered an
exceptionally good specimen by the
men on the state farm. Fifty-two
quarts and one pint of Josephine's
milk, her production for one day, will
be arranged in a exhibit frame. Car
lotta, the COW which held the state
record for milk production before Jo-
sephine made hers, has been sent to
Sedalia.
The next most important COW which
will be shown is Pontiac Derben,
Holstein which won the grand prize at
the State Fair last year. She is
ranked as the fourth best Holstein of
her age in the United States. One
Jersey COW which has butter produc-
ton record of 746 pounds for one year,
is included in the list. Three breeds
will be shown-Ayrshires, Jerseys, and
Holsteins. Samples of butter. cheese,
ice cream, bottled milk and cottage
cheese, prepared by the students in
the College of Agriculture, have also
been sent to Sedalia.
Some Special Exhibits.
Several special exhibits will be
shown. One Of these is the difference
between the results obtained from
raising cream in shallow pans and
by the separator method. 1t will be
proved that four cows with a separa-
tor are equal to five without.
Another division will show the de-
fects in cheese caused by bacteria and
the results of their action. The proper
feed for different kinds of COWS and
the rations which should be given
them will be illustrated. Charts show
ing the work of the department in
general will also be on exhibition. and
a continuous milk testing demonstra-
ton will be conducted. This DEPART
ment will have charge of three-days'
COW test, which will be open to any
COW in the state. Premiums amount.
ing to $500 are offered in this diyis-
ion alone.
The exhibit is under the direction
OF G. H. Eckles, professor of dairy hus-
bandry, G. c. White, assistant in dairy
husbandry, and four students. From
Sedatia the exhibit will be sent to the
ozark exposition at JODlin-