A straw shed, mainly used for the brood in the winter on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan

Man and club members leaning on fence looking into pen of pigs with litters. Man with pail standing in pen. Trees in background.

Six pigs in a fenced in enclosure, with a group of boys looking over the fence at them at an Inter-club competition.

Group photo of club with four hogs in the foreground and some members holding a sign saying," Wiseton Boys Swine Club, Annual Fair Oct 20, 1931, Toronto 1926 and 1930".

Image of exterior of the Livestock Car of the Better Farming Train with hogs and sheep in pens.

Bio/Historical Note: From 1914 to 1922 a Better Farming Train (BFT) toured the province providing lectures and demonstrations and presenting exhibits on matters pertaining to agriculture. Funded by the Agricultural Instruction Act, equipped jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, and staffed by the University of Saskatchewan, the BFTs were operated free of charge by the railways. Consisting of between 14 to 17 cars they toured the province for several weeks each summer. During part of one summer two trains operated. The train was divided into five sections: Livestock; Field Husbandry; Boys and Girls; Household Science; Poultry; and Farm Mechanics. A converted flat car acted as a platform for the display and demonstration of the "well-selected" horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Each section usually contained a lecture car accompanied by one or more demonstration cars.

The original York and Berk sows with their litters, owned by Gilbert Collins, man standing to the right with broom in his hand, fences and buildings in the background.

A champion shire horse, British breed of large heavy draft horses, at Toronto and Ottawa, being held with a halter in a yard. Pigs and buildings 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.