PROCEEDINGS STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION 187 



Mr. Fairall : Eleven per cent this year. The general figures on 

 stare fair advertising appropriations are made up on the basis of 

 gross receipts. 



President Cameron : No doubt you have all heard of the wonder- 

 ful achievements of Iowa at the International Live Stock show at 

 Chicago last week. We have asked Dean C. F. Curtiss to give us 

 a short review of Iowa's achievements at the International Live Stock 

 Show and Exposition. 



Mr. Curtiss: In the International Students' Judging Contest with 

 twenty teams competing, Iowa won first with a wide margin of seventy- 

 seven points over the nearest competitor. Our boys made a wonderful 

 record both as individuals and as a team. Not only did our team rank 

 first, but J. C. Holbert was high man in the contest; H. B. Boyle was 

 fifth; and J. H. Hilton tied for eighth. You will note that the men ranked 

 high on the individual classes of live stock. It is also interesting to note 

 that three of the top four, or four of the top seven, teams were coached 

 by Iowa State College men. 



Winnings On Fat Barrows 

 In the strongest fat barrow show ever held, Iowa State College made 

 the greatest winning on fat barrows on all breeds ever made by any 

 institution. We exhibited a few of each of six breeds of hogs and in 

 the case of each breed won some blue ribbons while purple ribbons de- 

 noting championships were won in five out of the six. A total of 67 

 ribbons was won, totaling cash prizes of over $2,000.00. A few of the 

 chief awards follow: 



Grand champion pen of barrows of the show, all breeds competing, 

 won on Poland Chinas bred, fed and exhibited by Iowa State College. 



Reserve grand champion barrow of the show on a Poland China 

 barrow. 



Grand champion barrow in the carcass contest on a Berkshire. 



Champion pen of three Poland China barrows. 



Champion pen of five Poland China barrows, get of one sire. 



Champion Poland China barrow. 



Champion pen of Chester White barrows. 



Champion Hampshire barrow. 



Champion pen of Hampshire barrows. 



Reserve champion pen of Duroc Jersey barrows. 



Reserve champion Duroc Jersey barrow. 



Winnings On Iowa State College Sheep 

 In the Oxford breeding classes, we exhibited the first and second prize 

 yearling rams; first and second prize yearling ewes; champion ewe and 

 champion ewe of the show in addition to some third, fourth and fifth 

 prizes. In Southdowns we had champion American-bred ewe. In Ram- 

 bouillets, Hampshires and Shropshires, some second, third and fourth 

 prizes were won. 



In the fat wether show we had the champion Oxford wether, the first 

 prize pen of three grade wethers and the champion five head of wethers 

 of the show, all colleges competing. 



