OSU Livestock Judging Team Archive 1913-1919
OSU Livestock Judging Team:
A Historic Record
Welcome to the Oklahoma State University Livestock Judging Team Archive. The OSU Livestock
Judging Team has been winning awards for more than a hundred years.
On this page, you will find a record of the team from 1913 to 1919.
Oklahoma State University Livestock Judging Team 1913-1919
- 1913 Livestock Judging Team
- In 1913, coach Charles I. Bray took the team to the International in Chicago, where they came in last. Team members had rarely worked with prize animals, and their scores reflected their inexperience.
- The loss prompted the college to take steps to improve future stock judging outcomes. The Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station initiated efforts to enhance the livestock breeding programs and expanded acquisitions of registered stock from other states and countries, qualified faculty were hired, and new facilities were eventually built.
Left to Right: Jack Smith, E. Tourtellotte, C.C. Stinson, M.B. Campbell, James Connell
Contest Results:
- 2nd - Fort Worth
- 13th - Chicago International
- 1918 Livestock Judging Team
- Team member Albert Darlow graduated from OAMC in 1919. He immediately joined the staff of the Animal Husbandry Department and began working on his master’s degree, which he completed in 1922. He produced four national champion teams and five high individuals in the annual contest at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago during the span of his decade as coach.
- In 1935, Darlow left OAMC for the University of Wisconsin, where he served as head of the animal husbandry department and earned his doctorate in 1942. The topic of his doctoral thesis was “Effect of Plane of Nutrition on Reproduction Processes in the Ewe.” He returned to Stillwater the following year to serve as the head of the OAMC animal science department.
- In 1954, Darlow served as the first president of the American Society of Animal Production. The organization recognized him as a Fellow for his distinguished service to animal science and the livestock industry. From 1953 until his retirement in 1964, Darlow served as dean of the OAMC Division of Agriculture and vice president of agriculture, serving the university and his students well for more than 20 years.
— excerpts from "Albert E. Darlow: A Brief Biography" by Richard Willham.
Left to Right: W.H. (Bill) Smith, W.L. Blizzard, A.E. Darlow, Lawrence E. Correll, L.O. Putman, Don Orr
- 1919 Livestock Judging Team
Of the ninety-one individuals entered in the contest, Harry Garlock came out second man and Roscoe Keiffer eighth.
Back Row: Blizzard, Bonham, Smith. Front Row: Fred Ahrberg, Harry Garlock, Roscoe Keiffer
Contest Results:
- 7th - Chicago International
