The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-12-09
OVER 100 FARMERS
ATTEND INSTITUTE
AT HIGH SCHOOL
And VISIT SHOW
Addresses Given by State Experts;
Dinner Served by Domestic
T. Science Class.
COW JUDGING CONTEST
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Glasses From Five High Schools
Competing for Prizes in
Judging.

Competing TOR Prizes IN
Judging.
Over 100 farmers are in Bemidji
today attending the farmers insti-
;tute and visiting the exhibits at the
poultry and crop show.
The institute was held at the high
school.
Farmers brought their families to
the institute and everyone took much
interest in the discussions.
The exhibits at the poultry and
crop show attracted much attention
and commendatiOn.
g In addition to the show and inst1-
tute, five teams from five high school
animal husbandry classes contested
for prizes in the Judging Of cows.
r. L. Donavan of the OF the Uni
versity Farm, St. Paul, was the judge
of the contest.
The representatives of the schools
are as follows:
Walker-(F G.. Wells, instructor)
Leo Gobel, Roy Green and Frank
Richards.
International Falls-M. M. Abbot,
son and Harold Bray.
Deer River-(B. Hofstad, instruc-
tor)-Wallace Zemfel, Herman Kas-
son and William Kremer.
4 Bemidji-(B. M. Gile, instructor)
Floyd Madison, Harold Herlocker
and Frederick Freese.
Brainerd-(H. A. Pflughoeft, in
structor) - Godfred Olson, Albert
Backen and Gerhart Flaatan.
The prizes have not been awarded.
First prize is a banner donated by the
Farm, Stock & Home magazine, three
\ prizes of a years subscription each
to the Dairyman magazine and three
prizes of years subscription each to
The Farmers Magazine.
i The students from each school were
permitted to examine COWS at the
= Foley Livery barn and were required
to write their decisions and give
two-minute talk why the COWS were
so judged.
The contest attracted much atten-
ton. This is the first time that such
a contest between schools has taken
place.
The program at the institute be-
gan shortly after eleven o'clock when
a. class from the Junior high school
sang several songs under the direc-
tion of Miss Rosa Kierland, instructor
of music in the Bemidji public
schools.
G.. E. Brown of Elk River gave an
address on "Pure Seed Potato Types
and Southern Markets."
Earle A. Barker, president OF the
Bemidji Merchants association, well
coined the farmers to Bemidji.
At noon the farmers were served
with a dinner by the domestic science
classes of the Bemidji school. Be-
midi merchants provided for the din
ner, which was served under the di-
rection of Miss Antpnette Olson, dom
estic science instructor, and Miss 1nez
Foster, sewing instructor.
The menu consisted of meat stew,
potatoes, hot rolls, coffee, doughnuts
and apple pie.
The eighth grade domestic science
students acted as walters and the So
phomore domestic science students
aided in the kitchen.
This afternoon a music program
was given by the high school quar-
tette. Prof. Kerrow of the state ag-
ricultural' school gave an address on
"Co-operative Creameries." N. E.
Chapman, poultry expert Of the state
agricultural school, gave an address
on Poultry Feeding and Manage
ment." T. A. Erickson, head of the
state boys and girls contests, told
of the work in the contests.
The meeting was closed with dis
cussions by various farmers. n
Awards at the poultry show, in ad-
dition to those published in the Pio-
neer yesterday, are as follows:
Bantams-First, A. D. Perry; Sec
>ond, Milford Stafford; third, Fred
Schultz.
Ducks-First, Leslie Bailey; Sec
4ond, Edwin Merryman; third, Lillian
Merryman.
Cocks-First, DR.. J. Warninger
(Buff Rock) 93A; second, E. c.
Craig, (R. w. Wyandottes) 94A
Zone per cent to. be taken off E. C.
=, Craig's for color).
>, Highest Scoring Hen-John Harris
.(White) 92k, Zone point taken off
for color); DR.. j. Warninger (B.
.Rocks) 91A; Gordon Smith Ueg-
horn) "a. ...r4,s:...s.
Highest Scoring Cockerel-Gor-
don Smith (Leghorn) 94A; B. NJ.
Gile (R. I. RI 81. ............-..,........ .......
Highest Scoring Pullets- A. J.