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GALLOWAYS. 



The curly-coated blacks made a small but select show. Two good 

 herds came into competition with the Hechtner herd at the top most 

 frequenty. A noteworthy feature was the prime fitting apparent through- 

 out the show. Prince Favorite, winner of the aged division and grand 

 champion bull, is a very good stamp with lots of style and character. The 

 female championship was won by Nellie Melville, a thick, smooth sort 

 of nice type and character. Chas. Escher, Jr., Botna, Iowa, placed the 

 awards. 



THE POLLED DURHAMS. 



Chas. Escher, Jr., Botna, Iowa, awarded honors to a small but very 

 choice show of Polled Durhams. The bull classes brought out some ex- 

 cellent cattle. True Sultan, winner in the two-year-old division, is a 

 very smooth thick white bull of unusual merit, and was finally made 

 senior and grand champion. The junior champion was found in Hazle- 

 wood Duke, a very thick smooth senior calf. The aged cows were 

 headed by the red Lady Marshall, a cow of great scale, depth of fleshing, 

 and quality. Thankful Martha is smoother fleshed, but not so large nor 

 thick fleshed. 



RED POLLS. 



Elliott Davis, Lincoln, Nebraska, who judged the Red Polled exhibit, 

 expressed himself as well pleased with the character of the animals 

 shown. He found a real dual-purpose type in most of the classes and the 

 winners showed uniformity of type throughout. The bull classes were 

 not well filled, but the female division brought out large numbers. The 

 winning two-year-old and grand champion bull, Teddy's Charmer, leans 

 a little toward the beef type, and is a very smooth, well finished, attrac- 

 tive bull. The senior and grand champion cow was Gazelle, winner of 

 the aged class. She is a very "typy" cow, with the milking features 

 strongly developed. Next her in class stood the smaller Mary, neater and 

 smoother and likewise a real dual-purpose kind. Lena is a good cow, 

 but not quite so clean-cut as the two above her. Udder development was 

 the deciding factor in giving the blue to Veda among the two-year-olds. 



THE DAIRY CATTLE SHOW. 



The dairy cattle exhibit was excellent, with the Guernseys entitled to 

 premier place in numbers and quality. However, each breed was repre- 

 sented by individuals that were strong in their types and as good as are 

 found at the shows. The judging was well done; the men who tied the 

 ribbons were free to explain their rankings to the exhibitors, and the 

 best of feeling was evidenced from start to finish. Comparative strength 

 as shown by the number of each breed actually exhibited was as follows: 

 Guernseys, 113 head; Holsteins, 85; Brown Swiss, 60; Jerseys, 59, and 

 Ayrshires, 33. 



THE GUERNSEYS. 



"A Guernsey show second to none in America," was the unanimous 

 verdict of Guernsey breeders and others who followed the showing. 



