University of California Davis - El Rodeo Yearbook (Davis, CA)

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WERE WINNERS AT CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL, 1922 First Prize Pen Hampshire Wether Lambs Reserve Grand Champion of Show, Champion Grade Wether Lamb CALIFORNIA STANDARD First Prize Senior Calf, Champion Aberdeen- Angus, Reserve Champion Calf Second Prize Hampshire Second Prize POIand-China Barrow

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VAN DER MERVE MCNAMARA TURNBOW tCoachi PAXTON SALIS .3: Dairy Products Judging Team a HE UNIVERSITY of California Dairy Products Judging Team again ' I won first place in the student judging contest at the Pacific Inter- - national Livestock Exposition held at Portland, Ore, November 5th 3 , to 12th, 1921. 1 ' ' The team made a total of 13,890 out of a possible 15,000 points, lead- it v ing the nearest team, Oregon Agricultural College, by 159 points. Wash- i j ington State College and the University of Idaho also entered teams which placed third and fourth in the order named. M. A. Salis, H. J. Van der Merve, H. E. Paxton and J. J. McNamara alternately made up the California team. Paxton was second in both butter and cheese; Salis was third in cheese, while Van der Merve was first in cheese and third in butter. This was enough to make Van der Merve high man of the contest, with Paxton a Close second. The team brought home two cups and a plaque, besides many individual prizes. Professor G. D. Turnbow 0f the Dairy Industry Division coached this years team as well as the team last Fall, which won first place. 111'

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Judging Contest at THIS HAS BECOME one of the important features of the State Fair, and is usually held during the first day. Formerly it was limited to University Farm School students, but during the last two years the University of California, as well as the University Farm School students, have competed, and it has become a very spirited contest. The State Fair awards $250 in cash prizes, distributed among the various classes of livestockebeef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, hogs and horses. In addition to these, the ttCalifornia Cultivator has always donated a silver trophy for the high man of the contest. The winners last Fall were as follows: High man, B. H. Thomas. Beef Cattle-First, C. J. Burnham; second, W. N. Reusser and R. E. Rider ttiey Dairy CattleeFirst, S. J. Bell; second, C. J. Burnham; third, L. E. Harbach. SheepeFirst, C. A. Reeves; second, C. E. Tegner; third, B. H. Thomas. HogseFirst, A. Powers, Jr.; second, S. J. Bell; third, L. E. Harbach. HorseseFirst, B. G. McClelland; second, B. H. Thomas; third, J. H. Connelly and S. J. Bell ttiey Keen interest is being manifested in these contests, and last year forty-two students competed. Ten classes of livestock were judged, and oral reasons were given on five of these. The contest was conducted by members of the Animal Husbandry Divisionnamely,Professors Miller, Hughes, H0we11,Wi1son and Tomson. 1T1