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of Nebraska, did the judging. Tiie first class called brought out ten good 

 aged bulls. Makin Bros, won first with their great show bull, Paragon 

 12th, who was first last year also. The two-year-olds, with seven in the 

 class, were headed by Harris' Gay Lad 6th, who was also awarded cham- 

 pionship. Van Natta & Son won first in both the senior and junior bull 

 classes, their junior winner being their first prize calf at Kansas City 

 and Chicago last year. He is developing well, very growthy for his age, 

 and won in a strong class numbering thirteen. The female classes 

 brought out some very strong competition, and it is doubtful if a stronger 

 two-year-old class has been seen in years. The class numbered seventeen, 

 and all good, big, growthy heifers, with the quality and finish that wins. 

 After the prizes were awarded, there were still very worthy ones left out- 

 side the money. First went to Mr. Cudahy, on Scottish Lassie, last year's 

 grand champion for Doctor Logan. The Hazlett second prize heifer also 

 looked like championship material, and others were not far behind. The cow 

 class was a ring of good, big ones, fourteen in number, and furnished the 

 grand champion. The competition, however, for this coveted prize was 

 very close, and there were some who would have again made Scottish 

 Lassie the grand champion. The yearling female classes were not so 

 uniformly good as the older classes, but were large. The Iowa champion 

 bull was Distinction, owned by Cyrus A. Tow. 



THE GALLOWAYS. 



The Galloways were exhibited by breeders from Iowa, Nebraska and 

 South Dakota. Straub Bros., of Nebraska, secured rather more than 

 their proportion of the prizes. The shaggy blacks are continually be- 

 coming more like Angus. They will always have an individuality of 

 their own, however, and it is doubtful if they will ever take on the ex- 

 treme quality and smoothness possessed by the Angus. This breed is 

 one that is deserving of more attention, especially in the northwestern 

 part of the corn belt. The awards were given by Hon. Chas. Escher, of 

 Botna, Iowa. 



THE POLLED DUKHAMS. 



Both the quality and the size of the Polled Durham show pleased us. 

 These cattle are continually approaching the best of the Short-horn 

 types, in beef form and quality. Some of the animals seem to be more of 

 the milking strain than the best of the show ring Short-horns. The 

 Polled Durham show is one which we hope to see grow steadily. We feel 

 that it is not nearly as big now as the breed deserves. The Iowa exhibit 

 of Polled Durhams was not so strong as it should have been, and a large 

 proportion of the awards went outside of the state. J. H. Miller, of 

 Indiana, won heavily. The prizes were awarded by Chas. Bellows, of 

 Maryville, Mo. 



THE RED POLLEDS. 



Six Red Polled exhibitors, of whom five were from out of the state, 

 made strong competition in this dual purpose breed. Hill, of South Da- 

 kota, and Davis & Haussler, of Nebraska, secured the lion's share of the 



