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Three exhibitors brought out mules — H. M. Hall of Missouri; C. C. 

 Judy, Tallula, 111., and T. J. Lee of Iowa. W. A. Dobson placed the awards 

 on them in a careful, painstaking manner, with general satisfaction. He 

 chose the active, big-boned, smooth mules known to work fast and wear 

 well. The quality was so good that in some cases it was hard to choose. 



BOYS' JUDGING CONTEST. 



The boys' judging contest was held Saturday. Each of the 32 contes- 

 tants, judged several classes of corn and live stock, reported his placing 

 and explained his reasons for the decisions. Prof. E. N. Wentworth had 

 charge of the stock judging and Prof. B. W. Crossley the corn. 



TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER, OMAHA, NEB. 



The Iowa State Fair for 1909 is another demonstration of the forward 

 movement to greater and better things in state fair enterprises and 

 achievements. It illustrated more positively than at any former exhi- 

 bition of this great agricultural exposition that agriculture and agricul- 

 tural tendencies are the bases upon which the business and educational in- 

 terests of this great commonwealth are founded. It pointed out with 

 unmistakable evidence, in every feature of exhibition interest, that the 

 spirit of the times demands improvement and that nothing short of prog- 

 ress will satisfy the ambition of its people. This is a great fair and its 

 greatness is measured by the loyalty and support of its people as ex- 

 hibitors and patrons. 



Truthfully it has been said that Iowa's state fair is building for the 

 future. The wisdom of its state board in planning its grounds, its depart- 

 ment buildings and exhibition accommodations to satisfy the growing 

 demands of a great agricultural community, such as its live stock and 

 soil resources seem capable of commanding has already proven that they 

 are not overdrawn or extravagant. Its beautiful grounds of 240 acres, 

 with a natural landscape fitness and grandeur of hill, forest and valley, 

 which give it that easy, comfortable influence in surroundings that make 

 it pleasant and homelike to the visitor, is a quality that will always be 

 admired in the location and reflect credit upon the judgment and wisdom 

 of its founders. 



FEATURES OF IMPBOVEMENTS. 



Among the splendid features of improvement and those worthy of com- 

 mendation to public enterprise are the live stock judging pavilion, the 

 hog barn, the agricultural building, the new steel grandstand and the 

 administration building. These are monuments of business intelligence 

 that every citizen of Iowa can take pride in pointing out. 



The large live stock judging pavilion is not only a convenience, but 

 at this period of the live stock development and exhibition interests of 

 this fair, it is one of the necessities, an improvement tha' jould not, in 



