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The display of motor trucks was also large; especially were pneumatic 

 tired trucks in evidence. It has been demonstrated that pneumatic 

 tired trucks are much better adapted for country roads than those with 

 solid tires as they can go anywhere a wagon can without getting stuck. 

 Truck salesmen declared that they made many sales to farmers and with- 

 out much work on their part. 



Silos were in greater evidence than ever as was also silage cutters and 

 accessories for silo filling. One machine that cuts the standing corn into 

 inch lengths in the field was exhibited. This is a machine that was 

 invented about three years ago and has recently been purchased by one 

 of the large machinery manufacturers and will undoubtedly soon be on 

 the market in quantities. 



The Boys' and Girls' Club work in Iowa is reaching important propor- 

 tions. State club leader, E. C. Bishop, Ames, Iowa, says that there are 

 now 20,000 boys and girls enrolled in club work in Iowa. They are doing 

 all sorts of work — feeding cattle, raising pigs, caring for poultry, sewing, 

 cooking, canning, raising corn and other crops, etc., and great benefit is 

 resulting from their efforts. The club members are becoming intensely 

 interested in farming as a business because they are learning the differ- 

 ence between good and poor management and are seeing how the farm 

 can be made more profitable. Boys' and girls' club work, more than any 

 other one factor, is keeping the children from moving from the farm to 

 the city. The various boys' and girls' exhibits at the fair this year were 

 marvelously successful and instructive. In the building devoted to these 

 exhibits, for example, there were 2,000 jars of canned fruits, vegetables and 

 meats. The demonstrations that were held by the various clubs created 

 much enthusiasm in the work, as was evidenced by the large crowds 

 that visited these demonstrations from day to day. They seemed never 

 to tire of the stories which the girls had to tell about their canning 

 work. The same was true of the boys' exhibits, particularly the baby 

 beef contest. 



BEEF CATTLE. 



Iowa state Fair visitors witnessed the largest and best beef cattle 

 show that has ever been put on in Iowa. All the beef breeds except 

 the Galloways w^ere represented. There was a large number of amateur 

 exhibitors, which goes to show that the pure-bred beef cattle business 

 is on the increase. It was also very gratifying to find some of these 

 amateur breeders carrying away a few of the blue and red ribbons in 

 competition in the open classes with some of the older experienced 

 breeders. The cattle were all well fitted and there were few of the 

 plainer sort. Some of the classes had as high as 30 entries and the 

 judge had to spend much time comparing the animals before he felt 

 justified in lining them up for the ribbon man to hand out the colors. 

 According to the official count there were 200 Shorthorns, 153 Herefords, 

 92 Angus and 11 Polled Shorthorns on the state fair grounds. Of the 

 dual-purpose breeds there were 66 head of Red Polls and 17 head of 

 Milking Shorthorns. 



