254 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



THE RED POLLS. 



The forty-one Red Polls did not approach, the number of last year's 

 exhibit, although the quality of the cattle was commendable. As in pre- 

 vious exhibits, the blood of Teddy's Best predominated and was a favorite 

 with the ringside. Nearly all of the first prizewinners were either first 

 or second-generation descendants of that bull. Teddy's Charmer won the 

 aged class with his brother Teddy's Perfection second, and ascended to 

 the senior and grand championship. His son Homer, a junior' yearling 

 of quality and scale, won the junior purple, having for competitors other 

 progeny carrying the blood of Teddy's Best. In the female classes com- 

 petition was keen. Constant, shown by Hill, headed a lot of capital aged 

 cows, and won premier honors among the cows. Bessy Charmer, a senior 

 yearling grand-daughter of Teddy's Best, was awarded the junior purple. 

 As the inevitable result of line-breeding, judiciously practiced, the classes 

 were remarkable for their uniformity. The exhibit creditably represented 

 the breed. Elliott Davis, Lincoln, Neb., made the awards. 



THE GALLOWAYS. 



The only herd of Galloways on exhibition was sent by H. & G. Croft, 

 Bluff City, Kans. 



THE STEERS. 



Sixty-four steers were shown in the Iowa boys' calf-feeding contest, 

 and furnished the closest competition of the show. Most of these also 

 entered in the open classes, which greatly augmented the number shown 

 as well as noticeably stiffened the competition. Clifford Tague, Kirkman, 

 la., was first in the boys' division on a well-flnished grade Shorthorn that 

 was good enough to win the yearling class in the grade Shorthorns. Prof. 

 \V. H. Pew made the awards. 



THE FAT SHORTHORNS. 



Thirty-five steers furnished an excellent group of steers in this class, 

 in which Arthur Barrow won championship on a high-quality yearling. 

 In the grade classes McDermott's two-year-old was awarded the purple 

 over the boys' winner and Bidder's calf. The largest entry was in tlie 

 yearling class, where twelve steers were shown. 



THE FAT HEREFORDS. 



E. M. Cassady & Son won all the firsts in the pure-bred classes except 

 the yearlings, in which Taylor took first on Bondsman's Boy, a deep- 

 bodied blocky steer, and Cassady ranked second. In the grades Cassady 

 also took the two-year-old class while Hill's entry in the boys' work 

 copped the yearling class. In the calves Yost's entry was a slightly bet- 

 ter-conditioned calf than Cassady's entry, which was second. 



THE FAT ANGUS. 



In the Angus classes Caldwells and Kershaw divided the honors, witli 

 the latter taking the two-year-old class, while Caldwells won the cham- 

 pionship on their yearling and took the calf class. Kershaw showed a 

 close second in the yearling, the best class of this; breed. Congdon & 

 Battles won the champion in the grades on their calf Doc Yak, an ex- 

 cellent individual. 



THE HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS. 



Holsteins led the dairy breeds in numbers, five strong herds from 

 Iowa and Minnesota being represented. Prof. H. H. Kildee of Minnesota 

 made the awards, and from the time the five aged bulls were placed until 

 the showing was completed the ratings reflected his seasoned judgment. 

 Piebe Laura Ollie Homestead King, a son of Oak DeKol Ollie Homestead, 

 grand champion, defeated last year's purple winner. King Segis Johanna 

 Ormsby, because he is more dairy in type, has greater scale and more 



