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to criticize the judge, but to show the interest taken in this class of good 

 ones. Others down the line were also worthy of mention, if space would 

 permit. The class of juniors was also strong and large, but did not excite 

 the interest that the seniors did. The female classes were as strong ag 

 usual, and most of the classes were large, the young classes, in particular, 

 comparing with the best young classes at the International. The aged 

 cow class was headed by Wm. Herkelmann's last year's winner, Mildred 

 of Oakland. The two-year-old class was headed by Lancaster Duchess 7th, 

 the superior young cow shown by Anoka Farms, of Wisconsin, while 

 Uppermill Farm, of Iowa, was a very close second with Village Flower 2d. 

 The senior yearling heifer class was a good one of fourteen, in which 

 Kilgour, of Illinois, won first with an outstanding show heifer sired by 

 Fair Acres Sultan. In the junior class, Mr. Kilgour was again the for- 

 tunate winner of first, while in the calf classes the Cumberlands were at 

 the top, the senior owned by Saunders, of Iowa, and the junior owned 

 by Herr Bros. & Reynolds, of Wisconsin. The Iowa exhibitors were more 

 numerous than they were several years ago, and made a strong showing 

 for the state. 



THE HEKEFORDS. 



The Hereford show this year was a high average of the good shows 

 made by this breed for years. Exhibitors are here from several different 

 states, a feature of the show being the strong exhibit from Mississippi, 

 demonstrating that this land of cotton and cane can also produce the 

 good beef cattle. There were some exceptionally strong show animals got 

 to the head of the classes, and the show was quite uniformly good all 

 through. The Iowa exhibitors, some of whom were out for the first time, 

 had the strongest kind of outside competition, but won a share of the 

 best prizes. 



THE ANGUS. 



The Angus show was not strong numerically, in comparison with the 

 Shorthorns and Herefords, and did not represent the full strength of the 

 breed. Mr. Battles, of Maquoketa, Iowa, had made entries, but is showing 

 in the East instead, and W. J. Miller, of Newton, Iowa, is another who 

 made entries and is not here. However, there were a dozen exhibitors 

 in the Angus show, eleven of them from Iowa and one from Missouri. 

 The breed is well represented in quality, although there is no Erwin C. 

 out this year. The show is in progress as we go to press, with Silas Igo, 

 of Indianola, Iowa, acting as judge. 



POLLED DTJRHAMS. 



The Polled Durham show brought out some of the best show animals 

 that have been seen in recent years, but outside of these tops the showing 

 of Polled Durhams was not specially strong. The classes were not large, 

 and included some not well fitted. Mr. Stegelin, of Kansas, won both 

 grand championships on very worthy specimens of the breed. Mr. Shaver, 

 of Iowa, won junior championship on an outstanding calf of his age, a 

 calf with an exceptionally fine poll, a smooth shoulder, and of good 

 balance, type and quality. He had the strongest kind of competition, 

 however, for junior championship. 



