96 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



The swine exhibit was made by 117 exhibitors who entered 1,590 head 

 of swine. This is about 60 % of the usual sliowing of swine at the Iowa 

 state fair. The decrease was due to the prevalence of hog cholera through- 

 out the state and by reason of the rule adopted by the Animal Health 

 Commission requiring that all swine be vaccinated before exhibiting at 

 county, district or state fairs. This rule would, if it were properly en- 

 forced and it was possible to comply with it, have its effect in preventing 

 the spread of hog cholera. However, it worked an injustice to swine ex- 

 hibitors last year for the reason that the State Serum Laboratory was 

 just organizing and was not in a position to furnish the required amount 

 of serum and exhibitors were unable to procure serum with which to vac- 

 cinate their swine; consequently they were prevented from showing. 

 On the other hand we found a number of exhibitors who were not in- 

 clined to vaccinate. This not only reduced the swine show at the state 

 fair but practically eliminated the swine exhibit at county and district 

 fairs. 



The following tabulation gives the number of swine exhibitors and 

 number of swine entered in each class compared with 1912: 



Duroc .Tersey 



Poland China 



Chester White 



Hampshire 



Berkshire 



Yorkshire 



Tamworth 



Total 117 1,590 173 2,384 



The sheep exhibit was made by 24 exhibitors who entered 647 head 

 of sheep, or approximately the same number as shown last year. There 

 was a good feeling among the exhibitors notwithstanding the fact that 

 they were obliged to occupy the old pens again this year. Before the 

 management can hope to greatly increase the sheep exhibit new quarters 

 must be provided. 



The poultry exhibit was made by 117 exhibitors who showed 1,636 

 birds, an increase of twenty exhibitors and 126 birds over last year. 

 The educational exhibit, and the demonstration in poultry dressing at 

 stated periods in the Poultry building, by the Extension department of 

 Ames proved to be a valuable and attractive feature. 



The exhibit of agricultural products was superior to exhibits in for- 

 mer years. The individual farm exhibits were especially good and pre- 

 sented the excellence and variety of Iowa's farm products in an at- 

 tractive and educational exhibit. The exhibit of sheaf grains and grasses 

 and the samples of threshed grain was much larger than last year. A 

 competent judge, who has had consideral)le experience at national sliows. 



