530 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Ill tlie rolk'fic exhil)it of swine the first, second, ainl tliinl [irizcH for yearlinj); bar- 

 rows, prize for clKUiipiiiii harrow, and for the best o barrows under 2 years of age 

 were all awarded to tlic b)wa College. The first i)rize for a general i xliiliil conKist- 

 ing of o liead of cattle under S years of age, 5 sheep nn<ler 2 years, ami o liogs inider 

 1 year was awarded to the ^linnesota Station, and the second to the Iowa Agricul- 

 tural C'oUege. 



In the dressed-carcass conii)ctition the first j>rize for yearling carcass and ciiani|iion 

 was awarded to the Iowa Station for a steer which had received the fifth jirize in the 

 live exhilnt. The first and second prizes for dressed carcasses of yearling wethers 

 were awarded to the Wisconsin Station, and the third prize to the same institution 

 for the carcass of a lamb. In the case of hogs of the bacon type, weighing from 100 

 to 200 i^ounds, the first j^rize was awarded to the Iowa College for a Berkshire, this 

 being the animal which had received the first prize before slaughtering, and the 

 secon<l prize was taken by the Minnesota Station. 



The University of Nebraska liad an exhibit of feeding stuffs, very well arranged to 

 show the amount of materials required for balanced rations, and the composition 

 and percentage of digestil)le nutrients. It was the only exhiljitor in this class and 

 w^as awarded a first prize. 



A feature of the exposition was the students' judging contest for the Spoor Trophy, 

 which was this year limited to teams from the Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Minnesota, and 

 South Dakota agricultural colleges. In this competition the Iowa College won the 

 trophy and the Ohio University team was awarded second place, Minnesota third, 

 and Kansas fourth. As regards the rank of the individual students competing, one 

 of the Iowa team was given highest standing, with one of the Kansas team a close 

 second; third i^lace was awarded to one of the Iowa students and fourth to one of 

 the Minnesota students. 



^Monday, Novendjer 30, was agricultural college students' day at the show, and 

 delegations were present, among others, from Illinois, Iowa, 3Iichigan, ^Minnesota, 

 Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas, and throughout the exhibition the num- 

 ber of instructors and students present from various agricultural colleges and stations 

 in the United States and Canada was noticeably large. It is safe to say that the 

 colleges and stations have exercised a decided influence on the live-stock industry, 

 and one which will be even more important in the future. 



A fine oil jwrtrait of C. F. Curtiss was presented to the Saddle and Sirloin Clul), a 

 local association of men interested commercially in the live-stock industry, by Prof. 

 W. A. Henry on liehalf of the alumni of the Iowa Agricultural College, the donors of 

 the i)ort rait. 



New building at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. — An agricultural college has 

 been located on the Provincial Farm at Truro, N. S., and an agricultural building is 

 nearing completion. It is an attractive stone and brick structure, with a frontage of 

 98 ft. by a depth of 55 ft., and contains a basement and two main floors. The 

 building will cost about S30,000. The basement contains a blacksmith shop, a car- 

 penter shop, students' lal)oratory, and storerooms. On the first floor are located a 

 large chemical laboratory, a class room, offices, and cloakrooms, and a horticultural 

 workroom, the latter connnunicating directly with the greenhouses in the rear of the 

 building. The second floor contains an assembly room 52 by 60 ft., a class room, 

 and rooms for students and instructors. 



The courses of instruction at the college will be suited especially to the needs of 

 farmers and farmers' sons. The institution will include departments of agriculture, 

 horticulture, agricultural chemistry and physics, nature study, English and mathe- 

 matics, and institute, demonstration, and research work. Short courses of about 2 

 weeks each held during the winter will be made a feature. In addition to a regular 

 staff of instructors for the longer courses, specialists will be engaged to assist in the 

 instruction. Short courses in animal industry and stock judging and in dairying 



