94 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II 



live stock has ever been assembled before. It compares favorably upon its 

 merits with the International." 



BREEDERS' GAZETTE, CHICAGO, ILL. 



"Maintained for the welfare of the people of Iowa" might well be the 

 motto emblazened over every major feature at the Iowa State Fair, held 

 in Des Moines last week. It was a good year to see the fair. There was 

 plenty of room as well as plenty of time to ask questions; the attendance 

 (275,000) up to Friday was 82,000 short of last year, but the large number 

 of automobiles present indicated that much of the falling off was due to a 

 decrease of urban attendance, making the fair even more of a farmers' 

 gathering than in former years. While it is apparent that the average 

 stockman is feeling the effects of the depression, following the "boom," 

 it is also apparent that he is learning to enjoy his life and environment. 

 At the state farm 'bureau headquarters the information was given out that 

 more picnics had been held this year in Iowa than in any previous year. 



The beef cattle show was excellent; the dairy cattle display was fair; 

 the swine show brought out some outstanding individuals; the sheep de- 

 partment reported not so representative a display as formerly, but a 

 large number of small breeders were listed as exhibitors. The draft 

 horse show was regarded as the best exhibits made in some time by 

 American breeders. The light harness and saddle horse exhibits were 

 better than formerly, and at the night shows the crowds were large and 

 enthusiastic. 



One department which has expanded rapidly and for which much space 

 has been provided in the buildings is that of the boys' and girls' club 

 work. Five hundred and seven boys and girls, 460 pigs, 190 calves and 

 "baby" beeves, 30 sheep, 950 head of poultry and $3,635 in prize money, 

 together with some free trips to Sioux City and the International Live 

 Stock Exposition in Chicago, all scrambled together, made a happy mix- 

 ture which kept the pot boiling, and gave the fair an aspect of activity 

 that it would have lacked otherwise. The Iowa State College was well 

 represented by departmental exhibits. The "Little Country Theatre," 

 under the auspices of the public speaking department, entertained at 

 three shows daily. The 20 county exhibits and 13 individual farm ex- 

 hibits held attention in the Agricultural Building, both variety of product 

 and artistic arrangement being apparent in all. Polk county won the 

 blue, while the E. M. Wilson Farm at Guthrie Center won first honors in 

 that division. 



One heavy rain the latter part of the week, followed by threatening 

 weather, appreciably cut down the attendance. 



The Swine Show 



The hog show included 2,848 hog entries, distributed as follows: Po- 

 land Chinas, 570, Duroc Jerseys 553, Chester Whites 509, Hampshires 510, 

 Spotted Poland Chinas 163, Tamworths 62, Berkshires 48, Large York- 

 shires 28, and pig club pigs 460. Compared with recent years, the Poland 

 Chinas presented the strongest show, the Chester Whites being a close 



