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pion cow, winning six out of twelve possible firsts. Mr. Battles brought out 

 a great two-year-old to contend with Glenfoil Thickset for championship 

 honors, and he promises much for the future, making the contest decid- 

 edly interesting to say the least. Glenfoil Thicivset 2d, however, is in fine 

 shape this year, and may be rated as one of the best bulls that the Angus 

 breed has produced. He, with Oakville Quiet Lad, Mr. Battles' two-year- 

 old, were the star performers in the bull classes. Of the yearlings, the 

 juniors were the better class. Messrs. Battles and Korns bringing forth 

 two excellent, entries which were awarded first and second respectively. 

 The senior bull class was very light with only two entries. The juniors 

 were a very much better class, with the McHenry calf winning. 



Competition has always been most keen in the Angus cow classes, and 

 history repeated itself this year. Mr. Escher's selection for the head of 

 the class in the aged ring was Mr. Binnie's Queen Lass of Alta 3d, while 

 Battles' Gay Bonnie Lass, well known to show goers, was second. It was 

 McHenry and Battles for it in the two-year-old ring. McHenry w^on first 

 and the Battles entry again second. The yearlings were not a hard ring 

 to decide, but in the heifer calf classes Judge Escher had considerable of 

 a problem to solve, and it would not be surprising if other good judges 

 should see it in a different light, as there is plenty of room for argument 

 betwixt the splendid lot of calves. Good little calves and good big calves 

 made the matter of mixing the type almost a necessity. The same herds 

 for the most part will come together again in Hamline next week where 

 Mr. E. T. Davis, recognized as one of the best judges of the breed, will 

 make the awards, and his placings will be looked forward to with much 

 interest. 



THE HEKEFORnS. 



Iowa has fewer Herefords than Shorthorns and Angus, but the Here- 

 ford show this year would have been a credit to the strongest Hereford 

 state in the union. They make a beautiful sight in the ring with their ex- 

 tremely uniform coloring and their low-set, vigorous appearance. Out of 

 the state men took all of the big prizes. Van Natta of Indiana, Cargill & 

 Price of Wisconsin, Harris and Makin Bros, of Missouri, having a great 

 fight between them for most of the firsts. Van Natta had the honor of 

 winning grand champion bull on his last year's grand champion. Prince 

 Lad 9th, and grand champion cow on Margaret. With these two he had 

 little trouble in landing exhibitor's herd over Harris. In get of sire Van 

 Natta again had these two champions to help him out, both being sired 

 by Prince Lad; Harris came second with four of Beau Donald 5th's get, 

 and Cargill & Price third with four sired by Princeps 6th. 



The Hereford bull classes were just fairly strong. The top two or three 

 animals in almost all of the classes were exceptionally good, but after 

 these were passed the quality tailed down rather rapidly. In the aged 

 class a strong bunch of the low-down, blocky fellows came out. Van Nat- 

 ta, with Prince Lad 9th, and Bryant, with Governor, had two magnificent 

 entries, the former winning handily because of greater breadth and scale. 

 The two-year-olds were a very strong class. The top three animals — 

 Princeps 6th, owned by Makin Bros.; Curtis, owned by Bryant, and Prime 



