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corded the exposition much more adeciuate recognition than formerly. One 

 prominent journal issued a si)ecial eight-page edition devoted to tlie expositioij 

 and its objects, magnitude, and special interest to city people. 



The number of exhibits exceeded by 28 per cent the recoi'd of the year 

 before, including 1,26.3 cattle, 6G5 horses, 37.5 hogs, and 1,146 sheep, or a total 

 of 3,4i)9 animals, and in most of the classes there was continued improvement 

 in the qualit>" of the entries as' well. Seventeen States were repi'esented, and 

 the international scope of the exposition was once more demonstrated by 

 entries from Canada, England, Scotland, and Germany, and the presence of 

 visitors from these and many other foreign countries. 



The influence of the agricultural colleges and experiment stations was again 

 strongly in evidence. The list of judges included 13 members of their staffs, 

 the students were, as in former years, a prominent and distinctive feature, 

 and the exhibits of 11 institutions were distributed through nearly every class 

 of entry. 



In the fat stock division their predominance was especially marked. In 

 the award of prizes in the open competitions, Ohio University again furnished 

 both the champion Berkshire barrow and the grade champion pen of 3 of all 

 breeds, besides many class prizes. The Iowa College had the champion pen 

 of Poland Chinas, and won several prizes with other breeds, as did also Wis- 

 consin, which received second on dressed carcasses from 100 to 200 lbs. in 

 weight. A new feature was the exhibition by Cornell of a pen of Cheshires. 



The exhibit of sheep from tlie Wisconsin University attracted much attention, 

 especially several pens of lambs entered by the station in a comparison of 

 different breeds and rations. At the close of the test the lambs were slaugh- 

 tered and the carcasses graded. First place in the breed test was awarded 

 to the Southdowns, closely followed by the grade Shropshires. In the feeding 

 test, cracked peas, cracked barley, and cracked com were compared as sup- 

 plements to whole oats and bran, and with a ration of whole oats and cracked 

 barley 1 : 1, the highest rating being given to the pen receiving cracked peas. 

 Wisconsin was awarded first in a special competition for American bred 

 Shropshires, with South Dakota second, and several other prizes went to 

 these institutions and to the Missouri University. In the slaughter tests Wis- 

 consin won first and second for one to two-year-old wethers with Iowa third, 

 and was first for lambs with Iowa third. 



For cattle, Ohio University won first for calves and the breed championship 

 on Shorthorns, and other prizes went to Kansas. Nebraska, and Iowa. Minne- 

 sota won first for two-year-olds with the Aberdeen-Angus, third for yearlings, 

 second and fourth for calves, and the breed championships both for single 

 steers and herds. The Kansas College won a first for calves, a fourth for two- 

 year-olds, and seconds for yearlings and herds; Nebraska a first for yearlings^ 

 and thirds for two-year-olds and herds ; Missouri a third, and Purdue a fifth for 

 calves, and Iowa a fifth for herd. 



For Herefords, the Minnesota, Nebraska. Purdue, and Missouri universities 

 were among the prize winners. Iowa won third on yearlings with Peerless 

 Wilton .30th's Defender, last year awarded as a calf the grand championship of 

 the show. The Galloway winners were exclusively from the colleges and sta- 

 tions, Missouri receiving first on two-year-olds and calves, and the champion- 

 ships on single steers and herds, and Ohio first on yearlings, the remaining 

 prizes going to these institutions, Iowa and Nebraska. Ohio also won first in 

 the two-year-old class and the championship for single steers with the Red 

 Polls. ' 



In the grades and crossbreds the first place for two-year-oUls went to the 

 Colorado College, and Purdue received first for jimior yearlings. Purdue, 



