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was emphasized by the winning of this filly, for she was bred by John 

 Buswell, of Bradford, 111., a small farmer breeder who has not to ex- 

 ceed fifteen or sixteen Percherons, all of them descendants of one pair 

 of mares which he bought some years ago. Second, third, fourth, fifth 

 and sixth fell to W. S. Corsa, White Hall, 111., on colts sired by the 

 champion Carnot. All of these were remarkably uniform in type and qual- 

 ity. The high estimate which breeders generally placed on the winning 

 filly was forcibly illustrated in the afternoon, when Mr. Buswell, after 

 refusing an offer of $1,500 for the filly In question, finally sold her for 

 $2,000 to Selma Farm, Leesburg, Va. This is the highest price that has 

 ever been paid for a yearling filly of any breed, and indicates the strength 

 of prices for the best. The detailed list of the winning fillies is as follows: 

 First, John A. Buswell, Bradford, 111., on Couceorous; 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, W. 

 S. Corsa, White Hall, 111., on Carnoress, Carnorine, Carnona, Carneito and 

 Carnette; 7, H. G. McMillan & Sons, Rock Rapids, Iowa, on Elsine; 8, Iowa 

 State College, Ames, Iowa, on Victoria; 9, J. T. Judge, Carroll, Iowa, on 

 Carnot's Maid; 10, Geo. Baker, Newton, Iowa, on Mignonne; 11, C. B. 

 Grimes, Winnebago, Minn., on Valrosa; 12, C. B. Dannen & Sons, Melbourne, 

 Iowa, on Goldy. 



"Breeders generally are agreed that no one thing has done so much to 

 bring about rapid improvement in the breeding and development of high- 

 class Percherons as the futurity stakes, and it is particularly worthy of 

 note that the small breeders who use their mares regularly in farm op- 

 erations are rapidly coming to the front. The infiuence of the futurity 

 stakes is also evidenced in the increased strength of the foal classes, Which 

 were better than ever before. 



"The Eastern Percheron Breeders' Futurity will be held at the Ohio 

 State Fair, and as the eastern and western winners will meet at the Inter- 

 national Percheron Breeders' Futurity the first week in December, a re- 

 markable show may safely be looked for." 



THE HOG SHOW. 



The showing of Chester Whites, Large Yorkshires, and Tamworths, was 

 begun on Saturday, and they are the only breeds on which the av.'ards were 

 completed by the time the forms were closed before going to press this 

 week. The Chester White show was about equal in numbers to the good 

 showing that was made last year, and this breed came nearer being up to 

 the standard of former years than the other principal breeds. As was 

 expected, the hog show falls far short numerically of some high records 

 of former years, the cause being due to the wide prevalence of hog cholera, 

 and to the ruling of the State Veterinary Health Board, which required 

 all hogs to be vaccinated before they could be shown at any fair in the 

 state. This order was later rescinded, but not in time to greatly increase 

 the size of the show. 



POULTRY. 

 The poultry department at the State Fair was as usual a center of 

 interest for farmers, and almost as much so for the townsmen. The uni- 

 form cooping which the authorities provide makes a very attractive ex- 



