The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-14
IDAHO'S SHOWING
GOOD AT PORTLAND
UNIVERSITY. LIVESTOCK WIN HIGH
RATINGS-STUDENT TEAMS
TAKE HONORS. !.

A clean sweep in the most of the
fat steer, fat wether, and Rambouillet
sheep classes, with high standing in
dairy cattle, various other breeds OF
sheep and beef cattle classes, together
with noteworthy achievements by the
student judging teams, characterized
this years participation of the Uni
versity of Idaho college Of agricul-
ture in the Pacific International Live
stock exposition at Portland.
Eighty-eight awards were won by
the livestock, including one grand
championship, seven championships
two reserve championships, 23 firsts,
l6 seconds, 18 thirds, nine fourths,
and IL fifths. Large cash premiums
in addition to numerous beautiful rib
bons were represented by these
awards.
First place, in competition with three
other western colleges, was won by
the dairy products judging team; j;
second, in competition with five other
western colleges, by the livestock judg-
ing team; and fifth, in competition
with six western colleges, by the dairy
cattle judging team.
High Places in Judging.
In Judging dairy products Idaho took
second, Washington State college
third, and Oregon Agricultural college
fourth Idaho took first in judging
all products, first in judging butter
and second in judging cheese. Idaho
had Individual high man of the entire
contest and second and third high in
butter Judging. John r. Robertson of
Firth, Harry A. Messenger of Gar
field, Wash, and Louis L. Helphry of
Standpoint, composed this team.
In the general livestock judging con-
test, Idaho defeated all except the Uni
versity of California. Washington
State college was third, the University
of British Columbia fourth, Oregon
Agricultural college sixth. High men
were Loren N. Wilson of Boise, and
George N. Tucker, of Notus, both
seniors in animal husbandry, the
others on the team being J. Fred Cline,
of Moscow, Bryan Bundy, of Culdesac,
and Thomas E. Speedy of Richfeld
In the judging of dairy cattle, Idaho
took fifth, Utah Agricultural college
sixth The University of British Col
umbia was first, Washington State col
lege second, Oregon Agricultural col
1ege third, and University Of California
fourth. Milton Johnson, of Nez Perce,
Jake Matter of Boise, and Warren
Noggle, of Cascade, composed this
team.
Big Winnings on Steers.
The steer herd was one Of the best
balanced ever sent out by the college
of agriculture of the University of Ida
ho, as evidenced by the winning of
the following awards: Champion
Shorthorn, champion Hereford, reserve
grand champion, and seven frsts for
various breeds and ages. This was
twice as many firsts as were won by
all other college or private herds COM
,bined, in the open classes for steers.
In the fat wether classes, which have
been a feature of the show in which
the Idaho college of agriculture has
participated for the last 10 years, Ida
no won first and the championship in
every class competed for except two,
taking champion Southdown wether,
champion Shropshire wether, cham
pion long wool cross-bred wether,
grand champion of the show and re-
serve grand champion. The grand
champion was a yearling SouthdoWn,
bred and developed on the university
farm. which sold at 25 cents a pound
at public auction.
In participation in II shows at Port
land. the Idaho college of agriculture
has won the award for grand cham-
pion wether eight times, in competi-
ton with all colleges and other ex-
hibitorS.
The college claims more champion
ships and grand championships on
steers at the Pacific international
than all other western colleges COM
bined.
One of the most remarkable series
of winnings was taken by four pure
bred HerefOrds all under one year of
age, there being bull calf and three
heifers, which competed with the lead
ing Hereford herds of the west. The
bull won first in his class and junior |
and the heifers, all in
the same class, won first, fourth, and
fifth The four calves won first on
calf herd and the much coveted honor,
first on get of sire. They thus took
first in each class which they were
eligible to enter, and junior champion
ship.
Strong on RambOuillets.
The university's exhibit herd of
sheep, judged by Dean w.
G. Coffey, of the University of Mime
sofa, one of the acknowledged Ameri-
can authorities on sheep, took the fol-
lowing ,honors in competition with
some of the outstanding focks of the
west, including the Bullard flock of
California, and the Moran flock of
Washington; first on yearling ram,
third and fourth on ram lamb, first
on two-year-oId eve, first and fifth
on yearling eve, fifth on eve lamb,
champion eve, first on flock, second
on pen of four lambs and third on
get of sire. In many cases II or Is
animals were shown in each class.
This record, it is asserted, stamps the
Rambouillets as among the
best in America.
In dairy cattle, competition was
keen, entries in many of
he classes numbering from Is to 30.
The university was represented by
small herd of Ho1stefns and Jerseys,