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.
Students Judging a class of draft horses; Livestock Pavilion and Rutherford Rink 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.
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.
Demonstration of cattle at the Livestock Show during Farm and Home Week, Animal Husbandry Department. Held in Livestock Pavilion; observers in background.
View looking east of University buildings (l to r): Engineering Building, Rutherford Rink, Livestock Pavilion, Main Barn (Animal Husbandry Building in front), and National Research Council. Parking lot in front of Engineering Building; cars parked on road in foreground.
View looking west of University buildings (from l to r): corner of Field Husbandry (later Crop Science) Building; Engineering Building; Rutherford Rink; Livestock Pavilion; and National Research Council. Landscaping and road in foreground.
