Newark post., 1912-11-06
At Chicago with Delaware's
Cattle Judging Team

Nattle Judging cam
On Wednesday, October 23rd,
those OF us who were to represent
Delaware College in the Student
Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, held
IN connection with the National
Dairy Show, left for Chicago. We
Travelled on the main line Of the .
Pennsylvania Railroad, through .
Harrisburg and Pittsburg, arriving
Ill Chicago early onThursday morn
ing. =.
After making arrangements for
rooms at the New Southern Hotel, F..
we visited the Union stockyards. |
Here we were able to see the actual
conditions connected with the
greatest live stock market in the
world. Among the most interest
ing features was the work Of the
yard men iii grading and caring for
the various market types Of stock.
Later, we visited the large packing
houses OF Armour and Company.
We were conducted by a special
guide through the entire plant.
from slaughter rooms to shipping
/ department. After having thus
followed the porker and TAT steer
from live animal TO finished pro-
duct at Armour s, we were conduct
ed through the packing department
at Libby $. Here we saw the actual
packing Of the various brands Of
meats. We completed our trip
through the yards by visiting the
large horse markets.
The Judging contest was held on
Friday. About $50 a. nj. the teams
from fourteen different Agricultur-
al Colleges (42 mem, assembled III
il designated room at the show
buildings. There all OF the students
We're divided into four groups. In
no group was there more than one
man from any one college. Each
squad was iii charge Of one Of the
officials vino remained with his re-
spcctIye squad all during the con-
test and saw that there was absO-
luteiy no talking among the contest
ants. A--.t 8 Il. III. two squads
were conducted 10 -1uIe ....s&9S~nse
Judging ring where Il class Of cows
lI0ur aninaIs), was waiting for
each squad. When each squad had
placed both classes, they were taken
to room to write reasons and the
other two squads went into the
ring Each group Of men was Civ
en- fifteen minutes to write reasons
for the placing Of each class. In
all, seven classes-three Of buds
and four Of coWs,-represeuting
the Guernseys, Jerseys, HolsteiGs.
and Ayrshlrcs, We're judged. Ow-
ing 10 some delay, the contest was
not finished until 4.3O p. m. Then
all the contestants assembled in the
Arena and We're photographed in
Il group.
On Saturday morning we spent
our time inspecting the numerous
exhibits Of dairy machinery, and
the various breeds Of cattle. At 3
p. ~. we started home by way of
Niagara Falls, arriving at the Falls
about a. III. Sunday and stopping
over uatlt q p. N. Our trip thence
70 newark Was made by way Of the
I#m0Q3 Hudson River route.
On hearing the results Of the con-
JgsJ aometna alter we arrived
home. il was found tHat Delaware
mad been victorious over ONO,
Maryland, and New Hampshire.
Also, Delaware had done the best
work Oh the Ayrshire breed.
We wish TO express our appreoia-
tion to those vino appropriated the
WhereWithai for the trip, to those
who gave us our special training,
and to those who, from time to time,
encouraged us by their moral sup
port.
We also wish 10 appeal to all
Agricultural students at the Col
lege to make cattle judging hobby
and, by every possible means, to in
crease their efficiency in this work
that Delaware may rank high in
future contests.
One Of the Team.