Report of Secretary. 19 



American Royal Live Stock Show, Kansas City, and the Interna- 

 tional Live Stock Show, Chicago. 



It should be stated in this connection that this is the first time 

 the College of Agriculture has made an exhibit worthy of notice, 

 which makes the success of the effort of greater importance. The 

 live stock exhibited was awarded aggregate cash prizes, as fol- 

 lows: 



Inter-State Fair, Kansas City $238 00 



Missouri State Fair, Sedalia 156 00 



American Royal, Kansas City 290 00 



International, Chicago 525 00 



Total $1,209 00 



-In making his report, Prof. Mumford says: "Our exhibit has 

 the distinction among college exhibits (at the International) of 

 being the only one in which every animal shown took a prize, and 

 these prizes were nearly all firsts, seconds and thirds, and the classes 

 were unusually large. Nine champion prizes were included in the 

 prizes won at all the fairs." 



In the Students' Judging Contest the college was equally suc- 

 cessful. In competition with eight of the leading agricultural 

 states and Canada, at the Interational, Missouri won two out of 

 five of the Armour Scholarships of $250 each. This money goes 

 to the College of Agriculture to be used for assisting worthy stu- 

 dents. One of our students — Turner C. Cochran — of Columbia, 

 won first place as the best judge of all classes of live stock, his 

 average score being six points higher than any student has here- 

 tofore made in a similar contest. This ought to be gratifying to 

 the Board of Agriculture, as a result of their recommendation 

 made one year ago. 



THE INTER-STATE FAIR. 



The last Legislature appropriated to the Board of Agriculture 

 five thousand dollars for the purpose of making an exhibit at the 

 Inter-State Fair to be held at Elm Ridge Park, Kansas, September 

 23rd to October 5th, inclusive. This appropriation was made by 

 the Legislature without the knowledge or request of the officers 

 of the Board. At the July meeting, the Board appointed the 

 President, S. W. Hudson, Dean H. J. Waters and your Secretary on 

 a committee to arrange an exhibit according to the provisions of 

 the appropriation. The very short time made it difficult to as- 



