The Holt County sentinel., 1920-02-13

souri, ranked first in corn.
From here ! went to the second
floor, where the girls sewing, canning
and poultry were on exhibit.
At 1880, fifty boys, including my
self, entered the stock judging contest.
We judged the beef cattle, dairy cat
tie, hogs and horses. From the stock
pavilion, ] went 10 the Engineering
building, where | saw all kinds Of
engines. Here on Wednesday after
noon, at $3.50, tractor demonstra-
tion was held; the Fordson, Titan,
Case, Mogul, Caterpillar and Moline
all took part The Caterpillar looked
something like tank and could turn
around on q space of about six square
feet.
The dairying building was visited
next; here were exhibits Of cheese,
separators, and the electric milking
machine. There were two types Of
these machines; one, with four tubes,
which MIXED one COW at time; the
other being an eight tube machine
that MIXED two COWS at "a time. Here
the BabcOck tester was demonstrated
also.
!, As il was about time to eat, our
crowd went to the University Cafe
terra, which is q few blocks west of the
Agricultute building. Here we found
an immense crowd and more coming
after about half an hour We succeeded
in getting inside the building. dropped
IN linc, and walked in single lille down
the length of the bulldog, about sixty
feet, then up the other side. until we
reached the food which was served IN
cafeteria style. After this meal We
went TO the University auditorium,
where the lectures were held.
First on the program was band
concert by prpiis OF the Porter rural
school. winch IL near kirksyille. The
pupils ages ranged from nine to fif-
teen years. II certainly was a treat
to listen TO their music and hear them
tell how the band was organized and
maintained. They made Il plain that
a band OF this kind could be In reach
of every school. IHow | wish We had
one here at Blair, and could bc in ~
After the music, DIR. Henry Wallace
OF Dcs Monies, gave lecture which
was followed by short addresses 10y
". J. Spllman, of Philadelphia, Gov
Lowden, vi Illinois, and Dr. IL. j
Waters.
The next morning We judged the
one-car and tcn.car samples Of corr
and classified the poultry In the al
tcrnoon We heard Miss Anna Morgan
of New York; Gov. Allen, VI Kansas
]. A. skinner. of Indiana; j. X. How
ard, president of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. About 35UO farm
crs were in attendance.
Thursday morning Jackson count,
pupils gave breed classification
Then Mr. Wright and MI DAVIS tool
US to the University farm. We firs
went to me Veterinary banding, wncI,
We saw the operating tables for hog
and horses; the different diseases .
animals were explained to W., W
| stopped at the horse barn; the dair,
barn, where We saw Ayrshire, Jefsc,
and llulstcln cattle; the beef cattl
barn, where Angus, Hereford AN
Shor-lioIn cattle were To be seen
tine hog sheds. where We saw DurO
Jerseys ana ruland-Chlnas; the shec
] sheds, where were Southdowns, Shror
I shircs, Dorset Horns ana Hampshros
- the poultry houses, with their X. j
Reds, rlSmouth Rocks, Bantams AN
IF NhIle Lcghons.
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Ia cattle Judging. linen Ne plaEe
IN games. -,
e, FRIDAY morning ! went 10 Sc VI
Pr MIX testing aellonstia'ion, a,so
IA poultry demonstration, p, lhaue I'M VIZ
e, interesting VISIT 70 tnr nlo'oss JUN
Id ing, "a.ie ! saw man! n,o oi,s, aa
r. mals--'he elephant SCAT Ma'ius' va
r. whale heau--ali h'ilus VI 'oM,s Nv
H. plrds' mere ! saw tnu,an W taIpvn
g. utensils, etc. anu u human sne'e' =,
n, Al me Agl.eu'tule ou.u'ng !. ~
of awards Mere gwen, anu ! Mas ".hsa
ell to INA tnat ! was fortunate e"out