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cattle, yet outsiders had no edge on the premier positions at this fair, 

 for Tow, Cassady & Son, and Mayne & Brazie are names to be conjured 

 with in any Hereford competition. Gay Lad 16th led the galaxy of 

 aged bulls, carrying his extreme width and thickness in a remarkable 

 fashion. The two-year-olds brought out only five head, but among 

 them some of the greatest bulls America has produced. Bocaldo 6th, 

 the winner of this class, was not only a bull of great scale and finish, 

 with a true Hereford head and type throughout, but he also presents 

 that suggestion of ruggedness and strength that is a true Hereford 

 attribute, the one, in fact, which has enabled the sturdy White-faces 

 to conquer the great southwest. Ardmore came well in second place, 

 with flesh and character, but wanting a trifle in the top line. Only 

 five senior yearlings were out, with really more than one type in evi- 

 dence, while nine junior yearlings answered the roll, again bringing 

 enough difference of type to cause a wide difference of opinion at the 

 ringside. The placings of the judge, Phil Lee, in this class, while not 

 criticised, were not agreed to by everyone, yet no two men on the ring- 

 side agreed with each other. The senior and junior calves were much 

 more even in type and character. With the seniors, Rialto 2d was a 

 winner, and a mighty even calf he is from end to end, and well covered. 

 A Repeater calf of true Repeater type came second, with the good, 

 even, thick-fleshed Prince Donald third. Another Donald bred calf, 

 from Mr. Yost's herd, annexed the blue, while one of the Standards of 

 the well-known rugged sort, but with flesh and character, came second. 



GALLOWAYS. 



As usual, the Galloway exhibit was small in numbers. The Croft 

 herds, from Bluff City, Kan., and that of Swigart & Sons, of Salisbury, 

 Mo., furnished the only competition. However, double entries from 

 each herd was the general rule, and thus Professor Pew, who judged 

 the Galloways, quite often found numbers and quality enough to re- 

 quire considerable work in making the awards. Though the Galloways 

 do not hold the place in the corn belt shows that do the other beef 

 breeds, they added their share to the class and quality of this hereto- 

 fore unexampled displaj' of bovine herds. In fact, we do not recall 

 ever having seen so meritorious a lot of Galloway bulls as were found 

 in the various classes led out. Classes for cows and heifers also 

 brought out animals of excellence, and the winners of championship 

 honors in both the bull and the cow classes were animals which were 

 not only of creditable Galloway type, but also of true beef type and 

 conformation. 



DAIRY CATTLE. 



Mere recitement of bald facts and plain figures can convey little of 

 the clai;;5 or quality of the dairy animals shown during the sixty-seconc* 

 annual Iowa State Fair. Though Iowa is a leader in beef production, 

 many sections are finding the dairy cow an especially valuable assist- 

 ant in obtaining dividends from high-priced farm lands. Various 

 sections prefer dift'erent breeds. So we find a representative show of 



