- A-2197
- Item
- [1928 or 1929]
Demonstration of cattle at the Livestock Show during Farm and Home Week, Animal Husbandry Department. Held in Livestock Pavilion; observers in background.
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Demonstration of cattle at the Livestock Show during Farm and Home Week, Animal Husbandry Department. Held in Livestock Pavilion; observers in background.
Students standing with a cow in front of Livestock Pavilion.
Elevated view of group of men standing in a semi circle with calves in background and centre. [Bowman] is giving instructions; in Livestock Pavilion.
Agriculture - Class in Session
Russ Bowman, instructor, demonstrated livestock grooming to a class in the Livestock Pavilion.
Men leading some cattle as they parade before a gallery of men seated in the Livestock Pavilion.
Ewes and lambs in a fenced-in yard; Livestock Pavilion at left.
Ewes and lambs in a stock pen; Livestock Pavilion and old Engineering building in background.
Two returned men standing on a Titan 15-30 tractor; one man driving it. Engineering Building and Livestock Pavilion in background.
Agriculture - Class In Session
Professor A.M. Shaw instructing the class on meat cutting in Livestock Pavilion. Several students work at tables in foreground, others observe from their seats in background.
Exhibit of homegrown feeds and meats in Livestock Pavilion.
Looking east at Engineering Building at left and Livestock Pavilion at right. At centre in background is the University farm foreman’s residence at left and the boarding house for farm workers at right.
Looking northwest with field in foreground. A rail car sits in front of the College Building at far right. Campus buildings in background (l to r): Power House, Engineering Building, Livestock Pavilion and University (Main) Barn visible in background.
Two horses held by their bridles are judged in Livestock Pavilion.
Bio/Historical Note: By 1910, 19 horses had been purchased by the College of Agriculture that were good work horses or suitable for student class work. Two were purebred Clydesdales. Three light horses were also purchased. One named Barney was used in the morning to deliver milk to faculty in Nutana and in the afternoon on the buggy as Dean Rutherford made his farm rounds. In 1920 the Province asked the Animal Husbandry Department to establish a Clydesdale breeding stud. This led to development of an outstanding collection of prize winning horses that became a focus of the Department. In the 1920s the Percheron and Belgian breeders also demanded support for their breeds and so they were included in the university stud and some cross breeding was undertaken. The campus horses were used for field work for all Departments, general hauling and site work for new buildings. An unofficial use was for the Lady Godiva ride across campus each fall. By the 1940s it was clear that the era of horses as a main source of farm power was over. The final stallion used in the breeding program was the imported "Windlaw Proprietor," grand champion stallion at the 1946 Royal Winter Fair.
Exterior of Livestock Pavilion; man standing in front.
Bio/Historical Note: The Livestock Pavilion, one of the five original campus buildings, was designed by Brown and Vallance and constructed between 1910-1912. Built of red brick, slate and translucent glass panels (some of which could be opened for ventilation), it included a large show arena with seating. The Pavilion had a slaughter room and cold storage for the butchery courses. It was demolished in 1986.
Livestock Judges - Group Photo
Group photo of livestock judges kneeling and sitting on the grass, with a line of horses and drivers behind them. Livestock Pavilion in background.