THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JUNE 0, 1901.
0
PUTTING THE HOUSE IN ORDER rS1 r Z SlKK I MODERN IDE OF CULTIVATION
A Tim that Tries the Energy and Patience
of HouieVisptrJ.
SEASONABLE TIPS ON A HOME TOPIC
Annnnl Clrniilnix Time anil Wlnil
12 ll t it I Ift Urcr Itrfiirni Ion
111 IMP lo 1)11 II Tilt'
( iirlnln I'ritliloln,
It
(he poles Are very smooth and (tout enough
not to sprint;.
pinned upon a shell spread upon tho floor
tedious work, bjt worth while, Pin .the
corner first, drawing them very square,
then stretch each scallop In the tine with
the corners and pin It fast. After all arc
pinned go over the whole curtain with a
soft, damp cloth, patting It hard enough to
remove the least traco of starch. This
makes the curtains look quite new and docs
not wear them m the least. But with sev
eral pairs It U apt to be Impracticalthen
j the recourse Is a frame drying. No sort of
The good word for house cleaning Is ! laeo snould evr b Ironed,
nake haste slowly. Hotter one cleaned j For the frames get clean, stout deals, one
room a day and comfort therewith titan nn I two Inch holes four Inches apart for two
epidemic of brooms, buckets, scrubbing feet from each end. Have also some half
brushes, stepladdcrs and cvtihody's tern- ,nf,h wooden pegs long enough to go
per on edge, nut never begin bctoro th be- through two of the deals at once. Let the
ginning and always take plenty of tlm?. 1 curtains hulf dry upon the line, hanging
Dirt hair disguises as many and as In-' them as straight us possible. Take down
ildlous as the evil one and must he varl- a Pn'r Pn wallop to scallop from top to
ously fought and overcome. I hsttotn and hank the pinned part over one
A woman needs a dlotlnt-tlve costume ' cf ,ne Ir'nK deal. Now pin the low edges as
for house cleaning even morn than for prea- accurately together ellp Inside them another
cntatton at court. Wear union undergnr- ,on8 deal, stretchy the two the breadth of
menu, with a short flannel petticoat, sewed "o curtain apart lay on a short end piece,
to a loof,c, low-necked waist with strnpij bringing tho holes In It ovor the holes In
across the shoulders and over that a the elde pieces nnd fasten with peg. Llke
aweater and overalls. Thus garmented one! wite stretch tho ether end with a needle and
can do a thlid nitre house cleaning work ! conr,c thread, fasten the ends of tho cur-
".a.l !"1 C.U",V - ThJlLT. Natnr. of Soil and Olia.tlo Omditioni Am
1 m4k-
Sill t
Important Fto.cn.
EXPERIMENTS FAVOR SHALLOW CULTURE
(.'iinf n ntloit of Moliturr. tlic l)c-
tnirtltin of Wr'ril unci Aeration u(
the .Soil the Three. I'nlil I'ur
loo nf the C'tiltl vutur.
1 low cultivation, yet tbiy cannot be ae
J cepted a applying under all circumstances
Hut let It first b- explained why better re
turns are obtained from the shallow culture.
It has been demonstrated by King that a
three-Inch mulch will conserve more mois
ture In n cornfield than one an Inoli deep,
and yet nearly all experiments favor the
ihallow culture. The explanation of IhH
seemingly contradictory situation I found
In the fact that while the roots of corn pen-
, etrate the soil to a depth of four or Ate
feet, It Is after all the surface roots that
are the principal agents through which fool
elements enter th- slant. Not that the
lower roots are Incapable of tnklng up
plant food If It existed In the lower layers
of tho sail, but that the conditions for the
liberation of food elements are only favor
able In the surface soil, where there I
UDGES OF STOCK IN DEMAND
Big EaUnei for Men Yfho Know Value
of Animali.
COLLEGES GIVE SPECIAL INSTRUCTION
The amount and distribution of the rain
fall throuehout the coru belt Is lust suflK
dent to carry tho corn crop through tho moisture, warmth and an abundant supply
average season. Indeed, it le the com-, or -" 't therefore follows that a crop
paratlvely light ralhfall, together with a can 111 affrd to part with ony of It surface
certain amount of sunshine and a given rts- 1 havc ott!"1 hoard '"mere siy that
temperature, that creates this, the great- '"" "- t0 ncar tho cultivator tearing tho
est corn belt In the world, it Is true that corn roots, as they bellevo they arc then
there are exceptional seasons when the 1 dolr"-- SORJe K01 11 18 tru that tho plant
rainfall Is Insufficient to safely mature a 1 tcnd t0 develop a stronger system be
crop, and yet. as the scienco of cultlva- Iow ,hls "DC c' cultivation, but, as was said
tloa become moro fully understood, the ! befre. there is but a scent supply of plant
damage to the corn crop on account of a ' f00(I ln lnls lowfr 1,0,1 uPn whlch ,hp' MD
LaCB CURTAINS WASHED AT HOME.
than ln skirls, without feeling halt S3
fagged out.
A houso can bo cleaned with nothing
more than soap, water, and good will. Rut
the cleaning will bo easier If thesa are
supplemented with borax, washing soda,
ammonia, scouring soap, scouring sand,
powdered1 whltl'g,"iioWderert"puTnlco 'atone,
alcohol, turpentine, bonzlno nnd kerosene..
Thero should likewise, bo dust brushes,
scrubbing brushes, flopr brushes, a whisk
broom, two big brooma ono stiff, ono soft
eelt-wrlnging mop, wash cloths, wash
leathers, swabs, rubbing flannels, a rubbing
pad and two light flbor palls.
Steel wool, otherwise flno stcol shavings,
which may bo bought nt paint shops, has
many uses where there Is hardwood to
look after. For tno rubbing pad get a
block of hardwood, six Inches wide, nine
tnches long and at least five Inches deep.
Have each aide hollowed out at the top
until It can bo readily grasped. Midway
tho hollowed place fasten a strip of soft,
tough leather so as to go ncross the back
of the band. Next cover tho face nnd sldej
of the pad, also the upper surface, except
at tho grip, with alternate thlcknerses of
stout flannel and wash leather. There
talus to the crocsbars. Stand on edge In an
nlry. place to dry. Six frames, or threo
pairs of curtains, will thus take up leas
space thau ono curtain spread out full size.
I'miiK-efoto .?nll for Huroiie.
NEW YORK, Juno 5. Lord Pauncefote,
British embassador to the United States,
sailed on tho steamship St. Louis today
for Southampton. He is returning to Eng
land for a rest and expects to be gone until
early ln October. "I look forward to this
trip with interest," said the diplomat, "as
1 fcball meet King. Edward for tho first time
Blnco he becama king. I sball go direct to
London. After that my plans are uncertain."
meager supply of moisture Is becoming very
much lessened. In the past the cultivator
has been used largely aa a weapon for
destroying weeds. When Its purpose was
accomplished ln this direction Its duties
for the season were at an end.
The modern Idea concerning the corn
cultivator, or corn plow, as It la mostly
called, attributes to tho Implement a
threefold purpose, namely, the conservation
of moisture, the destruction of weeds and
tho aeration of the soil. Concerning the
first factor mentioned, that of conserving
moisture, there is no longer any dispute
as to the great value of cultivation In this
respect. King louud a dally loss of more
than threo tons of water from nn acre
under cultivation than from the samo area
uncultivated, which loss was directly duo
to greater evaporation from the unculti
vated soil. This would nmount to a two
Inch rainfall ln the coursa of two months,
quite enough to save a crop ln a dry
season. However, this great saving of
molsturo is not accomplished by any fixed
number of plowing, as, for example, It Is
the practice of certain farmers to culti
vate only twice, while others practice three
plowing, As n matter of fact It is Im
possible for any one to say Just how fre
quently corn should be plowed, as so much
depends upon climatic conditions. Every
rainfall prepares tho soil ln the best pos-
slblo manner for the evaporation of
moisture by leaving the surface soil filled
with small pores, which act as water con
ductors between the lower soil and tho
atmospheic. Just as soon as the freo water
that enters tho soil by the force of gravita
tion Is arrested by tho capillary forces In
tho soil It Immediately begins to rise
toward the surface by virtue of tho samo
force which arrested Its downward course.
It thcrefoio follows that the breaking up of
these surfnee pores will check this flow of
wator Into the atmosphere, hence tho wis
dom of making freo use of tho cultivator
after heavy rains.
Hut thcro Is less controversy over tho Im
portance of frequent cultivation than thore
Is on tho subject of depth to which corn
should be plowed. And right hero let It be
said that tho nsturo of the soil and the
climatic conditions are very Important fac
tors. Our experiments up to the present
time favor shallow culture, that Is, a depth
of from one nnd one-half to two and one-
half Inches, as compared with a depth of
four or five Inches. In 1S99 the yield from
tho shallow cultivation was seventy-two
bushels pens acre and from Iho deep eixty-
nlne bushele. In 1900 tho crop that re
celved shallow cultivation yielded ninety-
three bushol per acre, while tho deep cul
ture crop yielded eighty-nine bushels. Dur
ing a period of five years the Illinois Ex
perlment station reports a gain of Ave
bushels per ncro from tho shallow culture
as compared with tho deep. While these
experiments are decidedly In favor of shal-
fced, their .mice being largely the taking up
of water, ln a dry season It Ij specially In
jurious to a crop to destroy part of Its root
system, and Indeed It is reasonable to sup
pose that no good will be accomplished by
root pruning at an; time.
However, there are conditions under
which It may be advisable to plow to con
siderable depth. If n soil comnlus any con
siderable amount of clay, and the reason
should be wet. It may be necessary !n order
to warm the foil nnd destroy the weeds to
plow or cultivate to considerable depth. On
this topic John Cownle says- "In heavy
soils nnd wet weather shallow cultlvatlm
Is a mere wnsto of tlmo and labor, while
deep and thorough etlrrlng of tho soil, leav
ing the surface between the row some
what rough, destroys weed nnd assist In
the evaporation of surplus moisture, nnd
ln addition deep cultivation allows the nlr
to permeate tho soil, to warm it and to
assist In forcing growth. Rut with :ight
soil nnd during dry weather, surfnee cul
tivation will destroy weeds very effectively,
for growth Is then slow nnd greatly re
tarded nnd tho object should be to conserve
moisture, and this Is best accomplished by
thorough and repented ttlrrlng of the
surface soil, leaving it as flno and smooth
as possible."
Shallow cultlvat!on cannot be adopted un
less tho soil Is thoroughly prepared before
planting. If planting Is done nmtdst a
crop at weeds, theso In all probability will
be so firmly established as not to bo dis
turbed by the shallow shovel. Under such
circumstances it Is our practice to use tho
deep sborcls to destroy the first crop of
weeds before tho root system of the corn Is
developed to nn extent that will render
them llablo to Injury. Indeed. I would
ndvlso the complete destruction of weeds
nt all hazards, although it is much better
to do this when they aro young and tendor.
In order to copo with a variety of condi
tions wo bavo two sets of shovels with
every plow, tho deep r.ncs, to bo UBcd during
the early part of the season if necessary,
and tbo shallow ones when tho rainfall la
light nnd the weeds are well in check.
There Is another factor that should re
celvo some attention, that is tho leaving of
the surfnee soil as smooth nnd ltMel as
possible after overy plowing. A ridged
surface exposes more soil to the drying
action of the sun than n smooth one, which
Is another argument In favor of tho shallow
plows. I like tho attachment en tho Tower
cultivator, which levels the toll after tho
knives! leaving It smooth .and levol. This
may seem a small matter, and :yct the dif
ference between success and failure ln any
business Is oftrn due to the attention paid
lo details, to "small things."
JAMES ATKINSON.
Iowa Experiment Station,' Ames, la.
For a morning nip a bottlo of Cook's Im
perial Extra Dry Champagne is the thing.
It will make a winner of you.
A Type of Western Life
Observations in
the Black Hills
OF
THE HOUSE WIFE'S UNIFORM
8WEATER AND OVERALL.
should be at least five layers the first and
last of them leather, Fit each ono snugly
and sew. It firmly before putting on the
next. Such n pad will last a lifetime, grow
ing better all tho time. It la for polishing
waxed or varnished surfaces. hence, It Is
needless to add, must bo kept secure from
dust and dirt when not ln use.
Proper WiikIiIiik of ('urtiiln,
Thin curtains madras, bobbinet, muslin
or Nottingham lace should bo shaken freo
of dust, washed In warm euds, squeezing and
laying up and down' in place of rubbing,
boiled, rinsed, bluod or yellowed, lightly
tarched while still wet nnd dried as
quickly and as straight as possible. Instead
of Ironing baste broad hems at top nnd
bottom and run Into each stout, smooth
curtain pole, a long as tho curtain Is
broad. Stretch tho ciirtalu upon tho polo,
at each end, then hang up, sprinkle well
nd let dry. The weight of tho lower pole
will straighten and smooth It. Repeat un
til all the curtains are dry, then rip out
the hems and press lightly with n warm, not
a hot, Iron. If there are wrinkles or cat
faces, after hanging the curtain, wet those
A letter from Dcadwood, S. D., In the there Is no tendency to flaunt vice: no In- nnd effective manner, but ln suite Involving
noatoii Transcrlnt. slcned "Helen Marie cllnatlon whatever to nttemnt to luro men lesser felonies or misdemeanors, or In
Hennett." presents n critical revelcw of or boys into gambling houses. Tho attitude which a woman Is tho defendant, tho vorl
llfo ln tho metropolis of tho Black Hills, taken Is simply this: There nro saloons, table caprice of both Judge nnd Jury is fully
Tho evident Intention of tho writer la to of course they nro everywhere; thero is In accord with the surprising Inconslsten
disabuse tho new England mind of certain gambling; it cannot bo provented in a mln- cles of tho west. Only a few years ago, so
weird notions about "tho wild and woolly lng country, where everyone's fortune row in ract, mat conditions men were very
west," .and sho does It in a searching and even life Itself la one huge gamo of similar to present ones, iwo catcs carao
forceful manner and true to life. Dead- chance: therefore, so long as It Is unavold- UD n the ame term of court, ono was
wood Is merely a typo of western llfo nnd nhle. we will not relccate It to obscure that of a man who was on trial for tho
what Is said of conditions thero apply with niipvii. where, disorder Is euro to nrovall unusual crime, In tho west, of burglary.
equal force to tho mining west, as n whole. ,v0 wim not attempt to hldo that which ac- 110 had stolen, It was true, only a piece of
The. writer says ln part: tunlly exists. A man does not need to PlP- but- ns no had brokon through a window
All classes of society meet on the com- garablo unless he likes, but If he likes, ho m oraer tosecuro it, no was indicted for
mon piano inai western custom empnasizes gguid not be Interfered with. Let him ""'""'' "D ulll,:l nu" mum.-r mao iu
and demands. The lawiesjnoss that marked vprctn the nrlvlleire accorded to nil west- whlch tho principal, a young nnd pretty, tut
tho riso of the early west hns glvon placo ih.t nt n!1 k nlensm. Immoral girl, had through Jealousy de-
to nn unconventional but law-abiding and ' llberatcly killed her rival. Out neither
thoroughly honorable state of Bocioty. The west, like all maturing countries. JU(JK nor Jury could forgot her sex; and
Only the unadaptablo rnnn suffers. If ,no cmwn nu-nv frnm u childish hnhit nf 80 tho sentence, three years and nine
ho can but establish nn accordance between horsoplny and Its delight In violence; east- months ln the penitentiary, was passed upon
nimseu unu mo cuuuuioii oi iiiuiK". no crn people nre often surprised to nnd that " "c""'cl wuumu uu iwunu an uimrmou
will soon find out that though the moral tjjoy can wth perfect safety, walk tho an1 defenseless girl and upon a hungry man
piano may no an eniireiy oriRinai une, u gtreots of these towns at any hour or tho uuw iw mun. u jno
is nono tno less wortny lor Having mint n2hu Holdups are almost unknown; a
uuimunuiio uiui ma i uu. iui mum mnnB iif nnd valuables are salcr ln a tv, m .v, i ui...i
...I.n, r,1 K!l, , hn , . . . . - . . ...... "c " millUl BIUIU Ul
.......... imv.. anrK strwl or n western lown ni mianigni ho west and therefore of Its mltiirn nnrt
S00. : ti, ,d Wabash a.nue In Chicago at 8 In lSlXSS.
..."Z J" . "I;1 ' . ' tno evening. muraers are iow ana nre nd tho inconsistencies that murk lt
mairriai, dul moral ana social a wen, inai i,anv cnuied bv drink or aneer rather J , . . .
the last decade has brought about In the "han by greed of gain or desko for fT' ",,!7heI0 mor, n ,v,donc 1 ,than
west. What the United States Is to the . " nurelaries are nraeticMlv " ln JlS S0Clal ,lfe' 1,1 a mlnInR town of frora
.-...u .i.- . ...... ... .. vengeance, uurgiaries are practically un- 3 000 . RMn inhnhiiflnts. lim. mns h
There are many largo mining shnrply drawlli nnd lhey Rre ,n just ono
English, tho western states aro to their
eastern brethren. The fact Is, six-shooters
for promiscuous use, bowls knlvos as
articles of apparel, Indians for breakfast
known.
camps where for years a burglary In a
private house has not been known; where
people leave arcesslblo windows, un
. . people leave nccessiDio wwqows, un-
and Informal lynching parties In lieu of 8creenfd nnd unbarred. open all night and
afternoon teas went out of sty e long ago. f f t t ,oc. th , f t 00
.....h."- u.v-jv.r. f f fplnnloiiB Interference do thnv
It Is years now since a man went Into a f , ThIa ,s but anotner lnBtQncCi lhoURh
frontier hotel, took n seat In the dining ,., , rnntut , .v..
room and 1" response to the question. "Tea, ' a ot th openn'e8S 0 tho fe
coffee or milk," offered by tho landlord, in H 1
his added capacity of waiter, replied "tel." , ,ho ,,,. B,.(
As thero was nothing In the house but where R woman ,g 8afer than ,n a weMcrn in an ostensibly respectable calling; he may
coffee, the stronger soon found himself In camDi when ono considers la con- b barber, a liveryman or a grocery
mo supposedly common western preuica- , wUn tM fact tne opennetl nd clerk; but tho line is drawn nt bartender,
ment of looking down a gun bnrrel. pro- mmn . ,u and gamblers. Education and culture ore
pounded by the landlord, who said sternly, lraJIctlona of tho equation of this In- " more necessary tor tho man than they
ou take coffeol He took coffee. Such tere,MlDK 8ectlon of the country. Dut it Is are for the woman. This results, naturally,
particular. A woman, to bo admitted Into
what Is known as society, must bo respoct
able, and not employed In waiting on table
In hotel or restaurant, or In domestic
service. If she compiles with these condl
lions she may enter the sacred portals. It
Is not necessary that sho havc either (am
lly, education or culture.
Among men tho requirements for social
honors are few. Tho rnnn must bo engaged
occurrences are today unknown
not alone In the respect shown women n a most hctorogencous condition of eo-
thnt their status is high, but also in the clcty; professional men and their families
freedom accorded them. In this respect college men and women, teachers, scholars
the country Is reaching forward and taking men of all trades, shop girls, the educated
from the hands of the new civilization tho and tne uneducated, meet at places o
best things that It has to offer. The amusement, although there aro a few prl-
rapid influx of women In the last few years vato homes where something more than
Into the different professions has been no mere respectability or even sudden wealth
more notabla In the eastern states than In Is required to effect an entrance,
the western, but whllo In the former It has
. 1 . . . M,ln In n ..ml...
I CUIltU IU a vcuiu liu. iu u mill..- h. , H..nollnn I. I... 1
Great frankness, contempt for anything
underhanded or deceitful, Independence ot
thought and action, bnve always been the
most nctablo characteristics of western
people and civilization, and are still the
kcynoto to Its original development. These
attributes have resulted In a frank and
dramatic manner of life, that makes today
for peculiar social condition. The double
lire, w im nn une.npv iu ,., w.c uB .,, ol attntlon t0 professional or work- ' 1. ,v . " . , J V .7
Is not common; a man's Immorality Is not , n n ,0 ot tnat flDe ,rll of menta superiority of the
concealed either by himself or other people. courtcsJ. that haB aiway8 hitherto marked ein-aieA man, and hU Better fitness for his
lie prciers io smuii ir jun, ilul uc i. the nttitude of the American man to all "V"' "'""
His western independence prompts him to ., , ,s i...- nn .rh in., u v ently assert themsolves, Tho establlshmen
say. "I may not roe a very good man. but I 8eeDi ' whether or not more years of fa- an(1 nboral endowment by all the states of
am not a hypocrite, auu u peopie uon i ralliarlty with the woman who makes her ""'vernuies una iccuuicm ncnoois uas aone
like the way I live they can let me alone; own vlnK may lDduc0 upon lho westorn rauch to Quicken the Intellectual life, al
I don't noed them." man thia carelessness of action, Is still a though the early western scorn for tbo man
It Is such a Bplrlt as mis mat gives io question. Tho interesting point Just now wuo Knows dooks, dui cannot ao mings
cities like Deadwood ana uuuene name oi s lnat at pjesent tho western woman may ,D nuwiy nuns dui.
hard towns; for everything Is conducted cinm u the freedom accorded to women These conditions are probably transl
on tho wido open principle. The recent re- in any section of tho globe, without for- tlonal, Twenty years more and the pic
peal of the prohibition law In South Dakota felting the consideration of the men. turosqua and dramatic features of the west
did not affect the conditions In the Black will have sobered Into prosaic and utllltar
Hills at all, for lalodns had boen run openly jUBt BS jfe n tho mining towns Is a Ian characteristics. Its Interesting incon
nnd without objection during the entire Hf0 of extremes, so aro principles and rules sistenoles will be as raucn things of th
,llfe of the law, Todav thero Is hardly a 0f action, and tho very excellence of the past as the road agents and placer mines
saloon "in Deadwood that does not have attitude of men toward women has at times are today) but tnose wno nave known It
game, tho gambling Is wide open, on the brought about surprising and undesirable breezy vigor and energetic healthfulness
first floor of some of the best business results. In the rare cates where large will hesitate to believe that they will ever
houses of the main street. There Is no dls- crimes of violence are Involved Justice Is pas into decadence, or that the great west
spots and pull down hard on them. Usually
tbey will dry cut as smooth as need be. J order, a rough bouse Is hardly known; usually meted out In the courts ln a speedy will ever lobe Its wholesome, charm.
Kodol
Digests
what you
Eat
Lnrue tlrinmiil fur Minlentu tit Kill
I'lni'pn n Murk Ilujcr for
Lite SI or I; I'lriii lit
l.i'itillitK MnrUt'l.
Good Judges of live stock are a scarce ar
ticle and are li constant demand, says the
Chicago Intel -Occnn. The protpcrlty of
tho firms engaged in the tremendous live
tccl: biifciness ot tho country depends al
most absolutely upon the ability of their
buyers accurately to determine the correct
attic of tho nnln-.nl they buy. A mistake,
n error of Judgment, may mean n differ
ence of tlousnnds ot dollars on the wrong
ldc of the ledger and If long continued
means ultlranto bankruptcy. Hence It fol
lows that live stock firms arc always In
the market for competent men nnd are only
too glad nnd willing to pay them handsome
salaries tor their uorvlees.
In order to stimulate tho Interest ot
young men In this subject John A. Spoor,
general n unagor of tho Union stock yards
of Chicago, n rhort tlmo ago offered a
nndsomo trophy to he awarded to the
college whoso tudcnts should make the
best record In Judging cattle ln competition
nt the Union stock yards. The hig firms
t tne yards nlsa becamo Interested In tho
competition and offered money prizes ns
en. Moat of ih great agricultural col
leges of the country nave ln tho !nt few
years ndded department the ppcclal pur
pose of which. Is the teaching rf Just uch
Knowicdgo concerning tho Judging of ani
mals ns tho stock yards men require.
The contest foi tho Spoor trophy and
the money prizes took place at the stock
ards last December nnd the students of
the University of Illinois simply swept thi
field. They not only enntured the Sncor
trophy, but they olso got nearly all tho
money offered as prizes. Tho trophy h s
Juct been received bv the animal hus
bandry department of the unlvcrMty It J
is a nronzo bull rn n marble pedestal nnd
was modeled bv Isndoro Bouhour at Pirls.
Its cost was ?700. The trophy Is to bo com
peted for annually nnd will be awarded to
the Institution making the highest stand
ing In nil clasics, three men to bo entered
In each event.
Tho showing of Illinois at the December
contests wns considered moBt rcmarknblo
by tho professional Judges employed nt the
show. Eight universities, whoso repre
sentatives aggregated flfty-ono men, en
tered tho contest and out of the $1,135 of
fered as prizes Illinois won which
Is three Union ns much as nil tho other In
stitutions combined. The money prlz?s
awarded to tho contesting collcgo teams
were ns follows:
OOmnctltOr. Mnnav M-nn
TJnlversltv of Illinois . eft
University of Wisconsin '.. f7.W
Ontnrlo Agricultural college 73.00
i niver.iuy or iowh 19.52
University of Indiana ki.Jh)
University of Michigan m.m
University of North Dakota i.M
University of Missouri
Illinois secured first plnco in eight out
of the twelve events. Worthen of tho
Illinois team won the distinction of two
perfects In cattlo Judging, an unusual oc
currence. Tho Judges who examined tho
students' work wcro twelve of tho most
prominent stockmen ln America, and as
nono or tne competing collegians was.
known to them favoritism was Impossible,
Tho students who wcro responsible for
tho State university winning the trophy
are:
Gcorgo M. Richardson. Wllllamsville, 111
George R. Camp. Harrlstown, 111.
E. T. Robblns, Payson, 111.
S. J. Halght, Mendota, 111.
E. L. Worthen, Warsaw, III.
Mr. Worthen, whoso Individual record
was the best mado at tho meet, Is a sopho
more, and at tho time of tho contest had
received less thnn six nionttiB' training
in stock-Judging work. Illinois wns thought
to bo seriously handicapped bocauso of the
youth and inexperience of her reprcscnta
tlvcs. Nono of her men had received more
than nine months' training, whllo her oppo
ncnts were, with a few exceptions, members
of the senior class, with four years' ex
perlence.
Tbo stork-Judging department was added
to tho collcgo of agrlculturo at tho State
university two years ago, W. J. Kennedy,
who won the world's championship for Iowa
university In 1898, being put In chargo.
Starting originally with a few
dozen etudonts, the enrollment has
rapidly expanded, tho present at
tendance of the various classes being 300.
Slnco winning the championship trophy over
50 students from other Institutions havo
written to Mr. Kennedy, signifying their
Intention of coming to Illinois, so that tho
department, despite Its facilities for hand
ling largo classes, will probably bo taxed
to accommodate ts students. Letters have
been rccolved from seventeen states, a
number coming from New England, making
Inquiries regarding the course of lnstruo
tlon, Us cost and tho probabilities of put
ting tho knowledge to practical use.
Thoro Is a largo demand tor students from
tho department to fill places as stock buy
era, and Mr. Kcnnody has a scoro of ap
plications from rcsponslb'.o houses fcr whl:h
he is unable to supply men. Ono student
who left the university last eprlng, after
a course of nlno rocntbs, la rocetving $2,G00
yearly cs purchasing agent tor a stock
yards firm. Another, who cost his father
$6,000 ln a stock-buying venture, took a
course at tho university and Is now a suc
cessful stock buyer.
The methods employed hy Mr. Kennedy
are ot the utmost practicability. Thcro be
lng little Uteraturo upon the subject, tho
classes aro drilled upon the actual work ot
Judging various animals, the stock being
furnished by breeders ot fine stock ln
Champaign county.
Tho work in winter la done ln the stock
Judging room ot the now agricultural build
ing, and In spring and fall at the university
farm, The ball Is well heated and lighted
and has a tanbark floor, Tying arrange
ments aro provided for five animals and
seatB aro arranged tor 200 students, The
work in horse, beef, cattle, swlna and
sheep Judging Is conducted by Mr, Ken
nedy, nnd Prof, W, A, Fraser has charge
ot the Instruction on dairy cattle. This
class Is at present engaged In the study ot
light horses, the work on this sort ot anl
mal having been pursued for several weeks,
In starting a class a horse was brought
into tho hall and its various parts wero
pointed out and designated by name. Thor
ough drill was given until tho class becamo
perfoctly familiar with each part. The anl
mal wns then examined tor soundness and
later tor conformation, a sccro carJ being
usod for this purpose.
As soon as the student has a fixed Idea ot
the ideal typo the score card Is dispensed
with and all Judging Is thereafter dono by
comparison, four or five animals being com
pared at ono time, their merits nnd defects
being Judged on a basis of 100 points for the
ideal conformation. In this work a printed
form, divided Into four parts, Is used, In the
first place the student writes a description
of the animal he thinks deserves first placo
giving a criticism of tho specimen and stat
ing the points wherein It Is superior to
each of the others. Each horse Is taken
In turn, the points of superiority nnd de
ficiency being written on the card. Later
Mr. Kennedy corrects the papers and nt tho
next session of the class elves a practical
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Nino courses nre offered In tbo tour
years' work. An efTort Is mado to show
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meat, milk and wool production and to
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the management of flouks and herds Is
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and wool and tho sort ot animals that pro
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coinea under consideration of the cuna for
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dairy and beef cattle and the types end
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part of the year's work. Much attention
Is given to tho compounding of rations,
each student being required to conduct a
fcedliifr experiment upon either horses oi
beef cattle.
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excollent material for comparatUo Judging.
During last winter classes woro conducted
during tho two weeks of a stockmen's con
vention held at tho university for the ben
efit ot tho fanners of tbo state, Kcvuul
hundred farmers attended the meeting nno
showed on enthusiastic Interest In the
work. They look upon the methods em
the standpoint of tho farmer and stock
ployed at the unlvertlsy as practical from
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