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judge, Mr. L. C. Ree?e, of Present t, Iowa, followed up this demand in 

 much the same manner. Four hundred eighty-five of the "whites'" 

 competed for the $618 prize money offered in the open classes. In 

 addition to this $10.0 was offered for the first time this year by the 

 Iowa Chester White Breeders' Association for the encouragement of 

 boys and girls under sixteen years of age in the raising of pure-bred 

 stock. The grand champion boar, William A., owned by W. T. Barr, 

 of Ames, Iowa, was an animal of exceptional merit. A weight of 950 

 pounds, with marked activity and rare strength of legs, together with 

 a good quality of bone and flesh, were the points which won for him 

 the honors. William A. was champion of his class last year at Iowa 

 and grand champion at Minnesota. The largest class shown was that 

 of junior boar pigs, but was closely pushed by the junior yearling sows. 

 The aged sows can also be commended on the exceptional showing 

 which they made. 



HAMPSHIRES, 



The demand for an active, rapid growing hog was quick to be noted 

 in the Hampshire show ring this year by the progress which has been 

 made in the development of this breed. Very keen competition was 

 exhibited from the first class that entered the ring to the choosing of 

 the grand champion. The judge, Mr. Wilson Rowe, of Davenport, 

 Iowa, acknowledged to be the best of authority on the breed, found 

 it no easy task to place the blue ribbons. Three hundred thirty-eight 

 entries were made by sixteen exhibitors, only two of whom w^ere from 

 without the state. Additional prizes in the form of cups and prize 

 money offered by the Hampshire Record Association and Iowa and 

 American Breeders' Association, encouraged the developments of the 

 breed and made the winning of a prize even more worth while. As in 

 former years the largest classes were in the young stuff, thus giving 

 promise for a larger and better show next season. 



BERKSHIRES. 



The Berkshire show at Des Moines opened with sixty-four pigs In 

 the pens by actual count. Although not as many as in some previous 

 years, a marked improvement could be noticed in quality and size for 

 age. The six entries in the junior boar pig class gave the judge a 

 man's work in placing the ribbons. They were all exceptionally long 

 bodied and growthy. The senior boar pig and sow pig classes were 

 but slightly inferior to the boars. The junior and senior champion 

 boars were models of Berkshire type, the former losing to the latter 

 in the grand championship honor mainly on a little coarseness of 

 shoulder. Berkshire men are well pleased with the progress which 

 their breed is making in the Hawkeye state. 



YORKSHIRES. 



Yorkshires are gaining strength in Iowa. Although by no means 

 as popular as the lard hogs, yet the showing at the state fair this 

 year indicates they are on the up-grade. Six exhibitors, all from 

 within the state, showed 115 whites in the ring Wednesday. The 



