FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART IV 233 



Competition was keen throughout. Quality and character, combined with 

 size and capacity, featured a majority of the entries, and Prof. Geo. P. 

 Grout, Duluth, Minn., had no difficulty in finding the modern improved 

 type of Guernsey in the various classes. Hayes Cherub 2d, champion at 

 the last National Dairy Show, headed the aged bull class in vastly im- 

 proved form and found his way to final honors in easy fashion. He is, in 

 every sense, fashioned of championship material. Another outstanding 

 good one. Cherry's Memento, was uncovered in the senior calf class. He 

 has size and style above criticism, and was the junior champion of the 

 show. Both he and the grand champion are from the same dam, 

 Hayes Golden Cherry 3d, probably an unprecedented honor for one cow. 

 The class of two-year-old bulls caused considerable comment. Raymond's 

 Billy of the Hogue had scarce the strength of top or width of chest to 

 entitle him clearly to the blue, while Billy of Paradise Spring City is a 

 flash individual of beautiful quality, much of the stamp of the grand 

 champion, and was a decided ringside favorite for leading position. The 

 judge did not like the placing of his rudimentaries. Certain it is that 

 the modern type failed to meet with favor in this class. 



Ringside authorities conceded the aged cow class to be the strongest 

 show of Guernsey cows ever held in America, quality and numbers 

 considered. The winner was quickly found in Deanie 16th, a cow of re- 

 markable balance, size, quality, and type, imported from the London 

 herd of the late J. Pierpont Morgan. Below her coanpetition waxed keen, 

 and considerable time was required to return the verdict. After sending 

 the cows out of the ring to be milked, the grand old cow, Essie Jeweller, 

 carrying her fourteen years remarkably well and showing an immense 

 mammary development, was placed second, with Lady Jebbe L., third. 

 Jedetta of Pinehurst might have been elevated above fourth position but 

 for an over-filled udder. The smaller, dainty Lady Tamworth was safe 

 in fifth place. Lady Jebbe follows the type of the winner very closely. 



The two-year-olds comprised twelve contestants which required quite 

 a time to place. Eleven senior yearlings were likewise an excellent 

 show. Sundari's Dairymaid won the junior yearling class largely be- 

 cause of her promise of udder development. Among eleven senior 

 calves Bopeep's Queen was very pleasing in type and quality, with a strong 

 top line and indications of a capacious udder. She was later made junior 

 champion. Six aged herds furnished an impressive spectacle of improved 

 Guernsey type and illustrated the popularity of the breed in the Hawkeye 

 state. 



THE JEBSEYS. 



The Jersey show was not large and at times it has been stronger. But 

 two aged bulls were shown, and one two-year-old, Stockwell's Champion, 

 which was later made senior champion. The senior calves were a good 

 class, with Togo's Oxford Majesty, a most impressive, dark colored calf, 

 in first place. He has wonderful character, quality, depth of rib, and 

 trueness to type, and easily made his way to junior and grand champion- 

 ship honors. The aged cows numbered eleven head, among which Com- 

 bination's Speculation was superior in size and strength of conformation, 

 having great capacity of chest and barrel and extraordinary mammary 



