72 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



As usual in Iowa the Shorthorns took the lead. Local exhibitors 

 were out in goodly numbers and more than held their own with 

 many of the best herds in the country. Aged classes, both male 

 and female, were not so strong in numbers as in previous years, 

 but there was no lack of contestants in the younger classes. And 

 quality of the entries was on a par with numbers. The expert who 

 studied the yearlings with an eye toward the future could find 

 nothing but encouragement. 



A REPRESENTATIVE IOWA SWINE SHOW. 



It was Iowa's own swine show, one typical of the high position 

 held by the state in the list of pork-producing commonwealths. 

 More than 90 per cent of the army of exhibitors listed are residents 

 of Iowa. Nine breeds were included in the classification and nine 

 states contributed to the show. In numbers the Duroc took a long 

 lead and demonstrated once more the wnde popularity enjoyed by 

 the breed. Poland China and Chester White breeds were out in 

 goodly numbers and there was a cracking good show of Hamp- 

 shires. 



One of the impressive features of this mammoth show was the 

 remarkable uniformity of type shown in exhibits from so many 

 different parts of the country. Another was the scale and tre- 

 mendous weight shown by the contestants in the aged male classes. 

 Thousand-pound boars were the rule, not the exception. Visitors 

 gazed in amazement and computed values at prevailing market 

 prices. 



Business was good and sales numerous. That many men made 

 the trip to the state fair to serve both business and pleasure was 

 amply demonstrated about the Swine pavilion, for more than 800 

 animals were sold and distributed to new homes during the week. 

 As might be expected, prices ruled high. One breeder arrived on 

 the grounds with twenty head. He had planned to visit three or 

 four of the big state fairs before returning to his own vine and fig 

 tree, but after selling nineteen of the twenty changed his plans and 

 shipped the one animal left back home. 



STRONG SHEEP SHOW. 



The sheep show was undoubtedly the best ever seen in Iowa. 

 Every pen in the fine new Sheep Pavilion was filled. Quality as a 

 whole extremely high, which may be taken as a distinct compliment 

 for Iowa sheep breeding interests, for the majority of the animals 



