Engineering - Convention - Group Photo
- A-2620
- Item
- [191-?]
Men in suits standing in front of the College Building; car parked in front.
Bio/historical note: The original Engineering Building was destroyed by fire on Friday, 13 Mar. 1925.
Engineering - Convention - Group Photo
Men in suits standing in front of the College Building; car parked in front.
Bio/historical note: The original Engineering Building was destroyed by fire on Friday, 13 Mar. 1925.
Graduation photo of John Bracken, graduate of [Ontario Agricultural College].
Bio/Historical Note: John Bracken (1883-1969) was born in Ellisville, Ontario, and was educated at Brockville Collegiate, the Ontario Agricultural College and at the University of Illinois. He was professor of animal husbandry at the University of Saskatchewan from 1910-1920, when he became President of the Manitoba Agricultural College. Bracken was the longest-serving Premier of Manitoba (1922–1943) and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–1948).
Head and shoulders image of Tom Brydon, farm foreman and farm manager, 1912-1948.
Agricultural Machinery - Binder
Horses pulling a McCormick binder in a grain field. Three men standing in the field indicating the height of it. Sutherland in background.
A cow named "Netherby Queen Jane" standing in a field; trees and barns in background.
Bio/Historical Note: The official record of this cow was the production of 748 pounds of milk in 7 days or 111 1/2 pounds of milk in one day and 28.55 pounds of butter in 7 days.
Poultry Science Building - Interior
An empty lecture hall with a poster featuring turkeys and the words "University of Saskatchewan Extension Dept." View from back of classroom looking towards blackboard.
Engineering Building - Addition - Construction
View of construction of Engineering Building addition.
Bio/historical note: The original Engineering Building was destroyed by fire on Friday, 13 Mar. 1925.
View of the southeast corner of Saskatchewan Hall, showing tennis courts.
Farm Boys Club - Short Course - Livestock Judging
Men, boys and horses standing in a row; boys holding papers in their hands. Location unknown.
Display with labels of varieties of corn and a man standing at left to indicate the height of the crop. Varieties displayed are Gehu, Fort Peck, Squaw Duke, Pop Corn, N. Western Dent Ferrie, and Quebec Yellow.
Man leaning on marker pole in rows of alfalfa.
A chicken house and pens in winter.
W.J. Rutherford, Dean of Agriculture, holding a colt with its mare. Campus buildings, fences and trees in background.
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.
Stallion with four white legs and white face being held by the halter by unidentified man in a field. Small building in background.
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.