TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 649 



State Fair this year. The number was so large that the original pens 

 could not accommodate the exhibit and a large number had to be housed in 

 the new hog pens. All classes were very well filled. The Shropshire and 

 Oxford classes were especially strong, there being a large number of im- 

 ported sheep in competition. Iowa breeders made a splendid show in the 

 different classes and won many of the prizes offered. Many states v/ere 

 represented, making a very high class show. 



W. B. Beattie, Wilton Grove, Ontario, Canada, was the judge of the 

 mutton breeds, and W. S. Dixon, Brandon, Wis., of the fine wool breeds. 

 In the Merino classes E. M. Moore, of Michigan, and Cook & Son, of Illi- 

 nois, divided the premiums between them, Mr. Moore taking first on two- 

 year-old ram and pure bred ram any age, and Cook & Son, taking first 

 in the other classes. 



In the Rambouillet classes E. M. Moore took the majority of the first 

 premiums, Mr. Chapman, of Ohio, winning first on yearling ram and on 

 ewe lamb. 



In the Cotswold classes F. W. Harding, of Wisconsin, and Lewis Bros., 

 of Illinois, made the exhibit, the former taking first in all the classes ex- 

 cept that for ram lamb and for two-year-old ewe, which w^ere won by 

 Lewis Bros. 



Alex. W. Arnold, of Wisconsin, was the only exhibitor of Lincolns. 

 Hampshire Downs were shown by Harding, of Wisconsin, and Renk 

 Bros., of Wisconsin, the latter winning with yearling ram and ram lamb 

 and ewe lamb. 



There was a very good show of Shropshires. 



THE HOG SHOW. 



The shortage of hogs as indicated by the high price of pork was re- 

 flected in the hog show at Des Moines last week by the decreased number 

 of exhibits as compared with former Iowa hog shows. The number this 

 year was fully a fourth less than the average number for the past three 

 or four years. Yet it was a big show, and perhaps more uniformly good 

 than ever. Feed is high and of course there were a lot of pigs that lacked 

 fitting, and a lot that were brought to the fair to sell instead of to show, 

 but there was less of this "farmer sale stuff" this year than formerly. This 

 condition has been encouraged by the fair management in their new ruling 

 last year that limits entries. It also meets the approval of the spectator, 

 who prefers to see a high class hog show minus the large amount of cheap 

 sale stuff as found at some former Iowa hog shows. 



During the past year the swine judging pavilion was completed by in- 

 stalling seats and a complete system of exhibition pens. The crowds were 

 kept out of the judging ring, allowing the judges to work with more satis- 

 faction than formerly. The seating capacity was ample, as at no time 

 were the seats crowded, and at times the crowd watching the judging was 

 so small as to indicate a lack of the old-time enthusiasm in the Iowa hog 

 show\ However, there was a constant stream of visitors all week through 

 the mammoth hog barn. 



