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bull class showed some good individuals, but others were steery, and the 

 lot of them rather lacking in uniformity. Sultan Mine, a roan of good 

 type, was first, showing more symmetry of form than the second, and 

 carrying a thick loin and fore rib. He later won both senior and grand 

 championship. The two-year-old class brought McMillan's Hampton's 

 King and Tomson's Imperial Victor face to face, with the former carry- 

 ing a wealth of smooth flesh that put him over as the winner, and after- 

 wards marking him as champion Iowa bull. It was a pretty close thing 

 in the senior yearling bull class. Foxy Favorite finally going to the top. 

 He is a sensational yearling in many respects and carries a full-fleshed 

 hind quarter. Saunders' bull is well covered over the back. Count Avon 

 is nicely finished and handles well. A good type also won in the younger 

 yearlings, finally working his way into the junior championship. King 

 Cumberland 2d is a toppy animal, carrying good width uniformly from his 

 hips to a well-covered shoulder. Cash Tip has a very thick loin and is 

 a blocky fellow in build. Scotch Cumberland took the lead in senior 

 calves, having good growth combined with plenty of meat. He is nicely 

 turned and handles well. A typey youngster took second for Harding 

 over The Governor, which is not so well up in condition. The aged 

 cows produced the grand champion female in Nonpareil 44th, a red, deep 

 in body, thickly and evenly covered and a splendid Short-horn. The 

 two-year-old heifers were led by a red, well covered, good fore rib and 

 nice handling qualities. The white heifer that stood third has a good, 

 thick loin Junior female champion came from the junior yearlings in 

 Lady Cumberland, a well-turned roan that carries a good fore rib, a 

 smooth shoulder and is deeply built in body. Senior heifer calf was won 

 by Pleasant Mildred, a trim heifer which carries good fore rib, well 

 sprung and thick, hind quarters fleshed deeply, and a smooth shoulder. 

 Lavender Sultana 2d has lots of Shoit-horn type, long ribs and a deep 

 flank. The .herd exhibits made a pretty display with Harding's older ex- 

 hibits carrying the balance of power in his favor over Saunders' younger 

 things. The young herds were marked by a lot of first-class young fe- 

 males and the calf herds were marked by the same feature. 



HEBEFORDS. 



The Herefords made one of the strongest shows of any breed that 

 came in the arena. The uniformity of types exhibited and the keanness 

 of the competition in a number of the classes were marked features. Mr. 

 Robert Mousel, of Cambridge, Neb., was judge. Five exhibitors were 

 lowans who furnished plenty of competition for the outsiders, showing 

 animals of excellent qualities. Makin Bros, started out by taking first 

 in the aged bull class with Paragon 12th, a good handling bull that has 

 a thick covering of flesh, lots of scale, but might carry his covering a 

 little smoother. A little more upstanding bull took second for Van Natta. 

 Gay Lad 6th, which led the two-year-old bulls, is made right, has a 

 splendid Hereford head, a very strong and sturdy appearance and is 

 covered deeply and evenly over back, loin and rib. He took a purple for 

 senior champion over Paragon 12th and later was made grand champion 



