98 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



forcij^n i-ountrios. ami including for the (irst time an t^xliibitor and i>ri7-e winner 

 from Argentina. The apiiearance of the stock in the arena was nnich improved 

 by the novel expedient of dyeing the arena sawdnst green, therelty improving 

 the light and simulating outdoor conditions. 



The death of the secretary-treasurer of the association. .MortiuK-r Levering, 

 occurred during the show. To succeed him li. H. Heide was elected secretary 

 aud H. G. I.,eonard treasureiv.- 



The agricultural colleges and expeiimcnt stations fully maintained their 

 positiou of leadershii) at the exposition, liguring largely in the prize winnings 

 and in the list of .judges. Their entries were especially strong in the fat-stock 

 classes, and in the single bullock show they made a surprising record by win- 

 ning all the chami)ionships. There was the usual large attendance of their 

 students and teachers, 10 institutions being represented, and the Missouri Uni- 

 versity alone sending 30r> men. 



In the student judging contest, 7 colleges were represented, Iowa wimiing 

 with a score of 4,940 out of a possible 5,000, followed by Ontario, Ohio, Kansas, 

 Nebraska, Missouri, aud Texas. The Iowa team won first on cattle aud hogs, 

 that of Missouri on horses, and that of Ohio on sheep. A comparison of the 

 scores with those of ])revious years showed that 5 men exceeded the highest 

 previous individual record, and 6 of the 7 teams the highest previous team 

 record. 



The largest number of breed entries was in the Shorthorn classes, where 

 there were 295 entries of Shorthorns in the breeding aud 48 in the fat ckisses. 

 There was a special class for milking Shorthorns, 50 per cent being allowed for 

 beef and 50 for milk production. In the Shorthorn steers the Kansas College 

 took first prize on calves and fifth on two-year-olds, aud Iowa stood second on 

 calves. In the yearling class Minnesota took the first prize, Ohio the fourth. 

 In the Shorthorn association special, Kansas stood first and Iowa second in the 

 senior calves class, and Missouri w'on two prizes in the junior calves. 



The Angus breed ranked next to the Shorthorn in the number of entries and 

 captured the single steer championship, the reserve championship, the cham- 

 I)ion herd, and the champion group the get of one sire, and also won 7 out of the 

 10 prizes offered in the dressed carcass contest. The Galloway types exhibited 

 indicated that much improvement has been made in their quality as a beef 

 breed since their first introduction to this country, and 2 prizes in the slaughter 

 test went to this breed. The Polled Durham entries showed an increase to 52, 

 and the Red Polls were also represented in greater numbers than ever before. 



In the fat-stock classes there were a large number of exceptionally good 

 steers. The Kansas College won the grand championship with a pure-bred two- 

 year-old Angus steer, King Ellsworth, bred in Illinois and exhibited last year 

 at the show when he weighed 1,400 lbs. He was purchased a year ago by the 

 college and fed a ration of corn, bran, oil meal, and alfalfa hay, increasing his 

 Aveight to 1,750 lbs. The, reserve champion was also owned by the Kansas Col- 

 lege. In the Angus steer contest, Kansas won first on two-year-olds, with 

 ^Minnesota second, Ohio third, Nebraska fourth, and Purdue fifth, aud also first 

 and fifth on yearlings, with Nebraska second, Iowa third, and Minnesota fourth. 

 On calves Minnesota was first, Nebraska second, and Kansas third, the last 

 named also taking the breed championship and that for a pen of three. The 

 colleges also took a large number of prizes In the Galloway steer classes, and 

 in the Polled Durhams Iowa won first in yearlings, calves, and herd, and 

 second in two-year-olds. 



The grades and crosses were judged from butchers" standards by the cham- 

 pionship judge, William Heap, of Manchester. England. The standing of the 

 colleges in these classes was also noteworthy. On two-year-olds Iowa won sec- 



