The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-03
Dairy Herd Strengthened
Il. c. HALL, Manager
Moscow, Idaho

The department of dairying early in
the spring purchased three very fine
purebred Jersey heifers to strengthen
the dairy herd The dairy barn will
receive coats of paint and stain before
the first semester opens.
The horticultural department has
been fortunate in being able to secure
new power sprayer of the most i'm
proved type for keeping the univer-
sity orchards free from insect damage
this summer and for student labora-
tory practice during the next school
year. Prof. C. c. Vincent spent the
month OF July In Southern Idaho as
sisting in extension work and getting
first-hand information regarding con-
ditions and problems in the fruit
growing regions of the state.
Prof. R. F. Morgan and Herdsman
Gabby of the department of dairy
husbandry are fitting a herd of
state Fair and at the Show at Lewis
ton.
improvements have been made by
the poultry husbandry department
that facilitate the giving of courses
and particularly the laboratory work
Additional land has been set aside for
poultry work, additional fencing con-
structed, concrete floor placed in
the incubator cellar, and the entire
plant painted to conform with the
color of the buildings of the College
of Agriculture. Twenty-Five returned
soldiers have been students in the
poultry husbandry department during
the summer. Their work is largely
practical, to train them to follow the
business of poultry raising success
fully.
Students in Summer Work
Carl Bergman and Eugene Bran
hall, students of the College of Agri-
culture, are employed for the summer
in taking care of the extensive expert
mental plots in agronomy. G. A.
Wiebe, who will graduate with the
class of 1922, specializing in agron-
omy, is assisting Superintendent l.. C.
Aicher of the Aberdeen Satisfaction.
Prof. Sherman Dickinson has been
assisting some of the Idaho College
of Agriculture graduates to locate
in Smith-Hughes agricultural teach
ing and has been getting out
special advertising for the winter
short courses or School of Practical
Agriculture. Great benefit is derived
by young men from the five months
winter short course in agriculture
and the prospects are good for
increased attendance this year.
Short courses are offered in general
agriculture and in creamery methods.
Prof. c. w. Hickman Of the animal
husbandry department is proud of
several notable additions to the fine
livestock herds. The noted Shorthcrn
bull, Village Sultan, for the last two
years one of the leading herd sires of
the Day and Rothrock herd, was pur-
chased and has become the Univer-
sity Of Idaho Shorthorn herd sire.
At the same time two straight Scotch
Shorthorn heifers were purchased,
one from the Rothrock herd and the
other from the McCroskey herd. Ad-
1fions have been made also to the
nerds of swine and the flOcks Of
sheep. Additional walks will make it |
much easier for students to reach the |
barns, while concrete alleyways re-
,ently placed in the beef cattle barn
acllitatc the showing of cattle to the /
yisitors. The University of Idaho show
lerd Of beef cattle and sheep this fall
will be the best in the institutions
ong history in the Northwestern
how ring. Idaho as in former years
hould have strong livestock judg-
ng team.
Agricultural Graduates Busy
One-third of the members of the
,ollege of Agriculture class of 1921
yere at work. employed in technical
gricultural activities or farming for
themselves, before Commencement
Jay. A student of the College of
.griculture captains the U. of l. foot
all team OF 1921 and the president
lect OF the university student body
,r the coming year is student in
griculture.
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