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on the grounds and not see a sheep. Iowa needs more sheep. They should 

 take the place of some of our hogs. The sheep industry could be greatly 

 stimulated by giving sheep exhibitors a better opportunity to bring their 

 flocks to the attention of the fair-going farmers. 



THE BABY SHOW. 



Standing room was at a premium about the open-sided tent in which the 

 baby judging was done. To Mrs. Mary T. Watts, of Audubon, Iowa, be- 

 longs the credit for this feature, which was instituted in 1911. Premiums 

 were offered for the most perfectly developed babies from cities, towns and 

 country. The babies were weighed, measured, and scored according to a 

 regular scale of points. 



BOYS' JUDGING CONTEST. 



Four scholarships in any of the regular courses of agriculture at the 

 Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, at Ames, valued at 

 $200, $150, $125 and $100, respectively, and one scholarship for a short 

 course at the same college, valued at $25, were awarded to the boys who 

 did the most efficient work in judging classes of horses, cattle, swine and 

 samples of corn, assigned for the purpose, and writing reasons substanti- 

 ating their judgment. Any boy living in the state of Iowa, under 21 years 

 of age, who had never been regularly classified in any college, or had not 

 won a place above fifth position in any previous Iowa State Fair contest, 

 was permitted to compete, this restriction in no way applying to those 

 who had attended only two-week short courses. There were 105 entries 

 and the best five were as follows: 

 1. Harry H. Meneough, Grimes. Iowa. 



2. Vernon Guthrie, Newton, Iowa. 



3. Harry H. Webster, Runnells, Iowa. 



4. J. Leo Ahart, Dow City, Iowa. 



5. Raymond Teachout, Imogene, Iowa. 



Farmer and Breeder, Sioux City. 



The fifty-ninth annual Iowa State Fair closed on Thursday night, August 

 28. Everything considered, it was without question the greatest fair that 

 has ever been held in Iowa. The weather was propitious, the roads ideal. 

 The attendance might have been larger had railroad rates been reduced, 

 but in spite of regular rates prevailing the attendance was 5,000 more than 

 last year. "Very few complimentary tickets were issued, and this increased 

 the paid admissions by 17,000. Thus with considerably higher gate receipts 

 and with a greater revenue received from concessions, the management 

 took in several thousand dollars more than a year ago. The net profit from 

 this year's show was between $30,000 and $35,000. From a financial stand- 

 point the fair was an outstanding success. 



