Jalap, Percheron stallion, 1926

Jalap, Percheron stallion, 1926

The gray (now white) Percheron draft horse stallion "Jalap," foaled March 5, 1909 in France (American Percheron stud book registration number 80583). He was imported to the United States in 1911 by J. 0. Singmaster of Keota, Iowa. Jalap was acquired by Professor Pew, head of the Animal Husbandry Department and Professor C. R. Curtiss for Iowa State College (University) in 1915 for the sum of $2500 and was chief herd sire until his death in November of 1930. In a 1936 publication called "How to select Percherons," a panel of one hundred Percheron judges and breeders included him as one of the top twenty-five best type Percheron stallions in North America during the 1900-1933 span of years. Jalap placed twenty-first among these premiere stallions, being described as a medium-sized horse of an upstanding type. Highly regarded, he stood for public service to Percheron breeders and farmers, siring
many prize-winning purebred foals at state and national shows. He is pictured at seventeen yea

The Department of Animal Husbandry was established in 1898. At that time, the department had five breeds of horses, six breeds of cattle, seven breeds of sheep, and breeds of swine used for classes and research in breeding and feeding. Also in 1898, students in the Animal Husbandry participated in the first intercollegiate livestock judging contest at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska. Throughout the 20th century, the curriculum has focused on animal breeding and nutrition, meat and milk production, and pork, poultry, beef, dairy, sheep and equine systems management. The name of the Department was changed of the Department of Animal Science in 1962. The Department of Poultry Science merged with the Department in 1971.

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