TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 669 



The aged cows were a matronly lot, exhibiting in first and second places 

 the difficulties that beset the judge. Cora 5th w^as in milk and much re- 

 duced in flesh. Inez was dry and fat. Still as the two stood side by side 

 it was plain to see that the smooth frame, the neatly covered hips and mod- 

 erately sprung ribs of Cora needed only feed and a cessation of milk-flow 

 to cover them with fat. The two gave a good demonstration of the ex- 

 tremes in appearance of good dual purpose cow^s when milking and when 

 dry. Cora 5th carries a capacious udder and although she is eight years 

 old, her back is strong and straight and her quality the best. She was 

 clearly ahead of anything in the show in dual purpose type. 



THE HOLSTEIN-FKIESIANS. 



The Iowa herds were handsomely matched by the Holsteins from the 

 noted herd of F. P. Knowles of Massachusetts. He brought championship 

 material with him and found competition worthy of it. Prof. H. G. Van 

 Pelt distributed the prizes conscientiously. He had two difficult tasks in 

 which competition was close and much interest hung in the balance. Artis 

 Mercedes Posch came from the East without a defeat to sully his reputa- 

 tion. In Canada and New England he has been a winner. Strong, force- 

 ful, angular with deep barrel, open twist, large rudiamentaries and veins, 

 he was ready to claim the top. Dijkstra Beauty Lad is neater of head, 

 wider of chest, more capacious of middle, finer of quality and equipped with 

 better placed if less prominent rudiamentaries. Popular approval went 

 with the decision' which led him to the championship. Among the Massa- 

 chusetts cows. Huntress C is a wonder, a veritable milk machine. Her ud- 

 der is capacious, her ribs very deep, her quality good. She freshened dur- 

 ing the show and was not quite at her prime. Parthenea Hengerveld from 

 the Home Farm herd is a little less delicate type of cow, wider through 

 her chest and flank and carrying a better quartered udder. She won the 

 initial decision which put her in line for the championship later. Taken 

 altogether the Holstein show was very strong in the quality of the entries. 

 Pronounced dairy type and good quality was everywhere apparent. The 

 young things were shown in good growing form and some of the youngest 

 heifers exhibited remarkable udder development. 



THE GUERNSEYS. 



No better shov/ of Guernseys was ever seen in the West. "Better than 

 their showing at the National Dairy Show^" remarked the judge. The 

 breed is rapidly gaining popularity among dairymen who are aiming at 

 big yields of rich milk. It is winning its way by performance at the pail. 

 One of the leading bulls had up to a short time ago been heading a grade 

 herd. His heifers were uniformly deep milkers so pure bred cows have 

 been secured to found a herd. Selection for performance necessarily leads 

 to less uniformity of conformation and size than is the case with breeds 

 having an established showyard type, so the exhibit was less striking 

 from an artistic than from a utilitarian point of view. Vigor, quality and 

 dairy capacity w^ere sought by H. G. Van Pelt, the judge. The size of this 

 show is indicated by the entries. Eight strong aged bulls competed and 



