The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-28
IDAHO PICTURES
DELIGHT CROWDS
SOCIAL SIDE OF COUNTRY LIFE
TOMORROW
Animals for Slaughter for Banquet
and Demonstration attendance
Continues to Increase-PrO-
grams of Great Merit

ANuAO SACV NO AA\AN0C0 tAS lCPOtAIAOu
of the university pictures, the irriga-
tion story, the Arrow rock dam, the
scenic reel, and the Big Game story
The attendance was 500, an increase
of nearly 100 over the night before
AS on the first occasion the audience
was delighted with the wonderful films
and were amazed that the great state
of Idaho contains such exquisite scenes
and such well developed industries OF
great variety.
Contrary to prediction the interest
in horticulture day has been extremely
keen although it was feared in some
quarters that the recent slump in the
fruit industry might result in lessen
ed zeal on the part of fruit growers
The meetings showed an excellent at
tendance; and the audience was de-
lighted with the lectures delivered.
In reviewing some of the features
of Livestock day, Mr.. Iddings had some
interesting information to give.
Yesterday was the most successful
livestock day in the history of the uni
versity," stated E. J. Iddings, head of
the animal husbandry department to
a Star-Miror reporter. "The attendance
in the pavilion in the afternoon was
more than 200.
''The animals shown for demonstra-
ton purposes were six head of sheep.
representing five breeds; six head of
beef cattle, representing the Short
horn and Hereford breeds; six head of
draft horses, all of fine type, and rep
resenting Percheron, Belgian, Shire,
and Clydesdale breeds
"A large number of men interested
in the horse industry came especially
for the days program. These includ-
ed J. A. Sawyer of Palouse, the own
er Of several head of registered Perch
erons; Mayer Bros. of Uniontown,
we'll known exhibitors of Shires,
and Belgians at the north
west shows The delegations from
Lewis county included nine men and
who came for the program Of
he latter part of the week and to at
end the banquet on Friday evening
There were slaughtered yester-
day for use in providing the cuts
for the banquet on Friday night
and for providing carcasses to cut
on the block on Saturday morning
the following animals: The two
year-old grade roam shorthorn
steer, abe" who has taken either
the first prize or the second at
four of the leading live stock
shows of the west this year and
who has been second only to other
university steers. With but eight !
hours shrinkage, this animal went
over the scales at 1890 pounds and
dressed at lilo pounds, that is
it dressed at 657 per cent. This
statement is best understood when
it is known that the average steer
dresses rarely over Sc per cent to
SO per cent, and this frequently
after "a to SO hours of shrinkage
Another animal killed was a
nine-months-old Duroc Jersey bar
row, the reserve champion of the
:, 1;x,octooIr cboxx, ~
iston in December. This animal
was donated for the banquet and
meat-cutting demonstration by
Preston and Felt of Nez Perce.
It weighed 300 pounds after an
overnight shrinkage, and dressed
249 pounds, or 83 per cent, very
high percentage.
There was also slaughtered the
yearling, university bred and fit
ted wether, grand champion over
all breeds and ages at Lewiston
stock show The wether weighed s
230 pounds after an eight-hour
and dressed 128 pounds,
or 55.6 per cent, a great advance /
over the average. This is con- ]
sidered especially remarkable
from the fact that the wether had F
a heavy fleece and the pelt weigh t
ed 32 pounds. I
"Cuts have been taken from all
these carcasses for the banquet,
but half of each carcass has been S
saved for the meat-cutting demon "
stration on Saturday morning
The Social Side of Country INfe" F
II claim attention Friday afternoon
hong the out-of-town speakers will C
Rev Andrew Warner Of Walla
CONTINUED on Page n