The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-05
IDAHO RATES HIGH
in Middle West
DEAN IDDINGS RETURNS WITH
REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL
SHOW-BUSINESSD DEPRESSION

preston due to the low price O.
corn, said Dean E. j. Iddings, heat
OF the University of Idaho college OF
agriculture, on his return Sunday
from an extensive trip to the middle
western states and the meeting of the
Association of Land Grant Colleges al
New Orleans. He was elected vice
chairman of the agricultural section
of the land grant college association.
While the farmers are in a finan-
clal slump they feel they are coming
out. The farmers of the middle west
have big crop of corn but there is
no price, The price ranges from IL to
30 cents per bushel on the farm.
Never before has there been so low
q price for corn raised on such high
priced land and with such high cost
of production
In speaking of the trip which in
cluded visits at the University of
Missouri at Columbus, Purdue univer-
sity at Lafayette, Ind, the Internal
tional Livestock show at Chicago, and
the annual meeting Of the Association
of Land Grant colleges, Dean Iddings
said:
Discusses IdahO's Problems
Agricultural teaching, experiment
station and extension service policies
followed in the various states and by
the United States department of agri-
culture were discussed at the New
Orleans meeting. Many of the dis
cusslOns had a direct bearing on the
problems Of the University of idaho
college of agriculture Many of the
central state institutions are having
the same problems in readjusting their
work to fit the needs of the recon
nYf,-r oh, oof, ~tests
of the conditions in the west.
"I was gratified to find that the
University of Idaho college of agri-
culture, and of course particular in
quiry was made as to its agricultural
work, has an excellent standing in
the middle west and even in the far
east. A number of Idaho graduates
have made such records that their
work has brought this institution to
the favorable attention of the offic-
ia1s of the older and larger schools
to the east of us.
'Tn the animal husbandry field the
work of L. !. Case, '13; R. R. Miller,
ZIG; and C. H. Fickey, II; who have
been employed by Hereford cattle in
terests centered around Kansas City, |
have been of high order Miller and |
Case are field men and general rep
resentatives of the American Hereford |
Cattle Breeders association and Flick
ey is with THE Iowa Homestead.
These men have made many friends
In the Mississippi valley region among
those in college work and general
livestock activities.
International Livestock Show
"The International Livestock show
at Chicago seemed to be even larger
and of higher quality than in former
years. The University of Idaho was
represented by purebred Hereford
steer calf entered in the fat steer
class and two fat Southdown wethers
entered in the fat wether class. Idaho
was also represented by a cooper
ative grain and feed exhibit arranged
by Mr.. Olson of the experiment divis-
ion in cooperation with the Idaho
State Seed Growers association. This
exhibit was quite attractive, creating +
favorable comment, and number of {
prizes, particularly in red clover and
were won in the competition g
open to America. |
"The fat wether purebred yearling Z
Southdown sent from Moscow was {
third in class of 27 first place hav-
ing been won by the University of S
and second place by Jess
Andrew of West Point, Ind, who has
on several occasions won the Chicago
wether grand championships. s
sIdaho Sensation" Wins G
ssThe University of Idaho steer, r
Idaho Sensation was the subject of i
more discussion than any other steer t
Of the 400 on exhibition for several v
reasons. The steer was a lone entry v
in a total exhibit of approximately c
100 fat steers assembled from more r
han half Of the agricultural colleges
If America and from the largest and T
best financed beef cattle breeding es-
Adjustments
"In the second place Idaho Sensa-
ion was the first exhibit from the o
IDAHO institution and the first college q
exhibit to be sent to Chicago by any A
agricultural college west of the Rocky
Mountains with the exception Of the N
OF California. N
I'm the third place, Idaho Sensa- S
ion is so excellent speclman of ii
,aby beef that public approval was B
von at first glance. He won the seri- o
,us consideration of the ringside B
Judges for the highest honOrs of the r,
show. 81
"This year the Hereford steers were
nore numerous and better than for IL
many years and this was especially b,
rue Of the senior calves, in which
lass the University Of Idaho was en-
cred. After spending a great deal of
ime on this class James Painter of w
colorado and Cyrus Tow of Norway, 81
nd, judges, disagreed and the for az
ign judge, Mr. Watson of Scotland, W
yas called in to make the decision in ST
his disputed class of Hereford calves. W
lr. Watson was brought over from lii
cotland to select the grand cham hi
ion steer. His decision placed the gi
daho calf second and first above all th
alves from the agricultural colleges tr
the country. at
Wisconsin Calf First hs
"First place was won by a calf Ii,
1own by James Price Of Wisconsin m
ater in the day this prize calf was I'll
Lade the reserve Tor next tol the DR.