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In tlie fat Itarrow class the grand claanipionsliips both for single barrows and 

 pen of 3 were won by Berkshires from the Iowa College, which also furnished the 

 champion Poland China and hirge Yorkshire single barrows, the champion 

 Duroc Jersey pen of 3, and the champion carload of from 150 to 200 lbs. 

 in weight, besides a large number of class prizes. The champion pen of 

 Chester Whites and the champion Duroc Jersey single barrow were from the 

 Wisconsin University, which also won a long list of class prizes. The Ohio 

 University showed the champion pen of large Yorkshires and won several 

 prizes in other classes as did also Purdue University. 



The exhibit of fat wethers from the Wisconsin University was especially 

 noteworthy and won a large number of prizes, among them the championships 

 for pens of Shropsliires and Cheviots, for single wethers in Hampshires, and 

 for the champion dressed carcass of the show. Iowa received a second prize 

 for a pen of Southdowns. 



For fat cattle the Nebraska University won, in the Shorthorn classes, first 

 on senior yearlings, and Ohio first on junior yearlings, and other prizes went 

 to Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, and Ohio. On Aberdeen Angus herds, the 

 Kansas College won first with Minnesota second, Nebraslia third, and Iowa 

 fifth. On two-year-olds the Kansas College was first, Purdue second, and 

 Nebraska third ; on yearlings, Minnesota first, Purdue fourth, and Kansas fifth ; 

 and on calves, Kansas first, Nebraska second, Iowa fourth, and Missouri fifth. 

 The breed championship for single steers was again won by the jNIinnesota 

 University. On Hereford two-year-olds the Nebraska University won third 

 place and Purdue fourth. 



The Missouri and Nebraska universities were strongly in evidence in the 

 Gallowaj" classes, the former winning the herd championship, first on yearlings, 

 and second on two-year-olds and calves, and the latter receiving second on 

 herd, first on calves, second on yearlings, and fourth on two-year-olds. Purdue 

 won third and Ohio fourth on yearlings, and Kansas third on calves. 



In the grades and cross breds the Iowa College won first on herd, second 

 on two-year-olds, second and fourth on senior yearlings, third and fourth on 

 junior yearlings, third and fifth on senior calves, and second on junior calves. 

 Nebraska received thirds on herd, two-year-olds, and senior yearlings, and 

 Missouri fourth on two-year-olds and second on junior yearlings. 



Upon the final assembling of the winners from all breeds, champions were as 

 usual chosen for the groups by ages, and two of the three selected were from 

 the college entries. For the two-year-olds the Angus Fyvie Knight from Purdue 

 was selected, thereby reversing an earlier decision in which first place fen- 

 Angus two-year-olds had been given to Ideal from the Kansas College. Sym- 

 boleer, also an Angus from the Kansas College, received the calf championship. 

 The grand championship for all breeds and ages fell to Purdue on Fyvie Knight. 

 The Iowa College won the herd championship with Kansas third. 



In the cattle slaughter tests an innovation was the antemortem rating of 

 the animals from the killing standpoint. In this, first place in the two-year- 

 old class went to an entry from the Minnesota University, with Iowa third, 

 and Missouri fourth, and in the yearling class Iowa received second and fourth 

 place. Upon a regrading of the carcasses after slaughter, with the criterion 

 largely the requirements of the general trade, the ratings were very much 

 altered, Nebraska receiving first and Missouri second on two-year-olds, and 

 Iowa fifth on yearlings. 



In the carload lot competition a load of " short fed " Angus yearlings fed 

 by the Purdue Station under known conditions attracted much attention and 

 was regarded as a valuable demonstration. 



