A different score card was used for
each type of plow, the final score of
each contestant being the sum of
scores made with each plow. Many of
these contests should be conducted at
county fairs, street fairs, and other
public gatherings. A plowing match
Photo Minn. Agricultural College.
FINISHING THE CONTEST.
will add interest and result in untold
good.
A summary of the score card used in
judging the work of the gang plow
follows. Slightly different score cards
were used in judging work of the sulky
plow and the walking plow. Subdi
visions of the n^"ln points together
with the w/ght8 attached to
them are giVan in parentheses:
Furrow and furrow slice, 58
points (straightness, 10 furrow ca
pacity, 10 cleanness, 8 uniformity of
depth, 10 covering tr^sh, 10 even
ness of crowns, 10) ridge, 16 points
(straightness, 10 uniformity of crowns,
S height 3) dead furrow, 6 points
(depth, 4 finish, 2) ends, 10 points
(evenness, 5 straightness, 3 uniform
ity of depth, 2) horsemanship, 3
points time 7 points.—L. B. Bassett,
Farm Management, University Farm,
St. Paul.
FREE VETERINARY ADVICE
Specialists at University Farm Always
at Your Command.
The Veterinary Division at Univer
sity Farm, St. Paul, almost daily re
ceives letters from stock owners ask
ing for advice on various subjects, es
pecially the treatment 0$ sick animals.
Correspondence of Ujtig itfnd is en
c6u^|ped, especially fr^iip. those p^rts
of this stale where competent veteri
nary services cannot be obtained, but
the employment of qualified veterina
rians if available is advised.
