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the arena. The other was the great strength of the Jerseys, which this 

 year surpassed in numbers all of the other breeds shown. Last year the 

 Guernsey exhibit was the feature of the show. This year the Guernseys 

 were fully as strong as last, but the Jerseys had nearly doubled their 

 exhibit. A feature of the Jersey show was the strong aged cow and the 

 two-year-old heifer classes, there being twelve animals exhibited in each 

 class. Most of the prizes went outside of the state, to Wisconsin, Minne- 

 sota and Nebraska breeders. Iowa more nearly did herself justice in the 

 Guernsey exhibit than in any of the dairy breeds. The five Iowa exhibitors 

 secured a large proportion of the prizes, although A. W. & F. E. Fox, of 

 Waukesha, Wis., were strong in the calf classes. The Holsteins were a 

 disappointment. The show was a slight improvement over last year, but 

 is still quite short of what this breed should be capable of presenting. 

 Competition was confined to Iowa breeders. We suggest to the Holstein 

 breeders that for the sake of tlie public they should reduce the length 

 of the names of their animals. The Ayrshire is a pretty animal, the well- 

 shaped udder, the turn of the horns, and the general aspect are all attrac- 

 tive. Wisconsin and New York breeders competed for the prizes. In 

 the northeastern states and Canada the Ayrshire has made a good name 

 for itself. The Brown Swiss, shown for the first time this year, attracted 

 considerable attention. They are big, coarse-boned, heavy headed and 

 horned, but apparently have great capacity and a strong constitution. A 

 peculiar mouse color is a distinguishing feature. On very rough pasture 

 land this breed will perhaps make a place for itself. Two Wisconsin 

 breeders had tlie competition to themselves. 



THE HORSE SHOW. 



A strong Iowa exhibit was the feature of the horse show. In the four 

 draft breeds Iowa exhibitors secured a much larger portion of prizes than 

 in former years. As a whole, the horse show was not up to the standard 

 of 1910. Several prominent breeders who have come to the Iowa fair in 

 former years were not there. Uniformly good quality, the strength of the 

 Iowa breeders, and strong colt classes competing for the futurity stake 

 were the marked features of the horse show at the Iowa State Pair of 1911. 



THE PEKCHERONS. 



The strong colt and mare classes made the Percheron show very attrac- 

 tive. The aged classes, especially in the stallions, were scarcely up to the 

 high standard of some former years. In the mare classes competition was 

 keen, as was shown by the fact that Amorita, an International champion, 

 was only able to secure second in her class. Probably the most attractive 

 class in the show was the futurity stake for foals of 1910. Iowa and lUi- 

 nios breeders furnished a large number of very promising colts. The judg- 

 ing of this class aroused some criticism, the second prize colt being con- 



