Two-horse team hitched to a hay wagon stands in yard in front of University (Main) barn. Man holding reins at front of wagon.

Man driving a four-horse team pulling a plow in a field in front of the University (Main) Barn.

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.

Animal Husbandry staff members Dr. C.M. (Red) Williams, Dr. W.E. Howell and Dr. J.M. (Milt) Bell stand in front of silos of University (Main) Barn.

Bio/Historical Note: The name of the Department of Animal Husbandry changed to the Department of Animal Science in May 1962.

Lambs and ewes feeding in a fenced-in yard in front of the University (Main) Barn.

Sheep grouped together in a pen. University (Main) Barn, Engineering Building and other campus buildings in background.

A group of pigs and a man with pail in hand at a trough in a pen. Other men and Main Barn in background.

Returned men operating a tractor with a separator, threshing straw into the Main Barn.

International Harvester Corporation Mogul engine driving a separator and blowing straw into the University (Main) Barn.

Working on the stone wall of the Main Barn during first stages of construction.

Bio/Historical Note: The University Barn or Main Barn was designed by Brown and Vallance and built between 1910-1912.

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.

Looking northwest at Main Barn; winter scene.

Bio/Historical Note: The University Barn or Main Barn was designed by Brown and Vallance and built between 1910-1912.

Main Barn in winter.

Bio/Historical Note: The University Barn or Main Barn was designed by Brown and Vallance and built between 1910-1912.

Sheep gathered in a pen in foreground in front of the poultry house. Fences, University (Main) Barn and other buildings in background.

Looking south across fields at Engineering Building, University (Main) Barn, and Livestock Pavilion.

View of Main Barn looking northwest; sheep in foreground.

Bio/Historical Note: The University Barn or Main Barn was designed by Brown and Vallance and built between 1910-1912.