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the value of the show, for some large classes were brought out, and some 

 animals which placed high in the open classes were shown by those show- 

 ing for the first time. The Shorthorns were the strongest in this show, 

 with the Angus second and Herefords third. 



THE DAIBY CATTLE SHOW. 



Three hundred and thirty-five dairy cattle made this part of the show 

 second in importance only to the beef show. The Holsteins had the 

 greatest number of cattle of the dairy breeds, with 134, followed by the 

 Jerseys, with 53, and the Guernseys, with 51. The Iowa entries made 

 good showings, altho there were some strong herds from without the 

 state. In most of the classes the awards were evenly divided, altho in 

 one or two of the breeds, one firm seemed to dominate the show. Sub- 

 stantial gains in number of animals shown and number of exhibitors 

 over last year indicate a healthy condition among the dairy breeds. 



THE DBAFT HOESE SHOW. 



Although there have been larger horse shows at the fair than this year, 

 it is doubtful if there have been any with a better class of stock shown. 

 The Iowa breeders were out in force, and in addition some of the strong 

 strings from Illinois added to the competition. An improvement in the 

 show over last year was noticeable, although it was to be expected that 

 the Victory fair would surpass last year's. The strong showing of the 

 Belgians was the feature of the show. This breed provided an exhibit 

 that compared with the Percherons for numbers, and was of exceptional 

 quality. The Percherons had the largest show, with the Belgians second. 



THE SWINE SHOW. 



"What a hog show!" was the most common expression heard about the 

 swine pavilion. The show stood out like many other features of the fair, 

 a record-breaker. Approximately 3,200 head of swine were on the grounds, 

 compared with approximately 2,300 head shown last year. It was seen in 

 the early stages of the fair that there would not be room in the large 

 pavilion, so dozens of pens were arranged for in the cattle barns and un- 

 der tents. The majority of the breeders came from Iowa, although the 

 neighboring states were represented with some very high-class herds. 

 Quality was not sacrificed for numbers. It was the general comment that 

 the quality of the show as a whole was equal to any held in the past, and 

 in many cases decidedly superior. In point of numbers, the Duroc Jerseys 

 led, with the Poland Chinas second. The Berkshires staged a great 

 come-back this year, for where only two boars were on the grounds last 

 year, there were five good herds shown this year. The minor breeds 

 made a very creditable quality show, this being especially true of the 

 Yorkshire and Tamworth breeds. The condition of the hog trade was 

 noticeably healthy. Some of the deals made by speculators on animals 

 would rival some of the land deals. Individuals changed hands three and 

 four times at very material advances. There were many buyers, and 

 those having stuff to sell had little trouble making disposals. 



