352 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



The stock show was almost entirely an Iowa affair. Very few ex- 

 hibitors came from without the state and those that did found ample 

 competition by the local people. It was surely commendable that so 

 strong a showing could be made by Iowa-owned stock, and even more 

 so when we consider that these animals were nearly all raised in the 

 state. Years ago it was thought that America could not compete with 

 Europe in producing draft horses. Today we see Iowa bred colts at 

 the fair winning prize after prize from imported stock. The same 

 holds true with cattle and sheep. The fair does well to offer special 

 premiums for Iowa owned stock, as by so doing it adds incentive to 

 the local man to come forth with his best. 



