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was Joubt de Roosbeke, a fourteen-months-old stallion of good size 

 and excellent conformation, owned by Champlin Bros., Clinton, Iowa. 

 First and second prizes in the futurity class of fillies went to Charles 

 Irvine, of Ankeny, Iowa. Mr. Irvine also won the stallion champion- 

 ship with his aged stallion, Alfred de Bree Eyck and the trophy for 

 champion mare went to Wm. Crownover, Hudson, Iowa. Both tnese 

 animals were outstanding individuals, but in each case the reserve 

 champion was a splendid animal and furnished close competition. 

 The Belgian interests in Iowa are expanding rapidly and the entries 

 in the ring this year show that breeders are looking toward the highest 

 type and quality obtainable in this breed. 



CLYDESDALES. 



The Clydesdale showing was up to the average at Des Moines in 

 numbers and easily up to the average as far as quality was concerned. 

 Real culls were conspicuous by their absence and the show brought 

 out some really good American-bred stuff. Hope's Pride, Soderberg's 

 three-year-old stallion, a clean-cut, stylish, good-typed Clydesdale 

 horse, won championship honors. In the futurity class for st allion 

 only six colts were brought out. Prince Fickland, shown by Ford, was 

 futurity winner and was later made reserve champion of the show. 

 The mare showing was quite strong and showed at least two excep- 

 tionally good females. Lady May, Barron Bros.' three-year-old mare, 

 was easily first in class and was made champion of the show. She 

 is large, stylish, well furnished with good feet and well-turned pastern, 

 straight and strong in the hocks — in fact, she is what one ought to 

 look for in a good Clydesdale. Andrew McFarlane, the veteran Clydes- 

 dale breeder and judge, who awarded prizes to the Clydesdales, thinks 

 she is as good a three-year-old Clydesdale mare as he has ever seen. 

 In spite of all her good qualities, a contest arose when she and Sweet 

 Marie, the first prize two-year-old mare owned by Jones, were brought 

 together to contest for championship honors. Sweet Marie lacks some- 

 thing in substance as compared with the older mare, but is a Clydes- 

 dale in every sense of the word and promises to give an account of 

 herself in another year if she can be kept going. The female futurity 

 class was a better ring than the stallion class. Ford's Princess Alice, 

 a half sister to the futurity stallion winner, won first without any 

 great contest and was made reserve Iowa champion. Princess May, 

 Ford's four-year-old mare, was made champion of Iowa. 



SWINE. 



POLAND CHINAS. 



Poland Chinas advertise Iowa. The great love which the Hawk- 

 eye state has for this breed was admirably shown by the way the 

 crowds swarmed around the show ring and hovered near the pens 

 at all times of the day. And well they may be proud, for the Poland 

 China show at the Iowa State Fair this year was one of the best ex- 

 hibits of its kind on record. Every one of the 636 entries deserved 



