TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 585 



THE SHEEP SHOW. 



We would like to see a stronger sheep show in Iowa. This year, as last, 

 there were scarcely 500 head shown altogether. Among the mutton breeds 

 there was a strong showing of Shropshires and Oxfords. In connection 

 with both of these breeds Iowa special prizes were offered. The Merinos 

 and Rambouillets were not as strongly represented by Iowa breeders as 

 they should have been, considering the popularity of these two breeds 

 among the sheep men of the southeastern part of the state. 



Hampshires were shown by Cooper & Nephews and W. F. Renk, the 

 former winning both championships and the bulk of the firsts. 



The Cotswold show was made up by Cooper and Lewis Bros., with hon- 

 ors about equally divided. 



Nash Bros, and Alex. Arnold were the Dorset exhibitors. The ribbons 

 were well divided, with Arnold getting both championships. 



Rambouillets were shown by King Bros. Co. and F. W. Cook, the former 

 getting the bulk of the awards. 



Cook & Son and A. J. Blakely entries made up the Merino showing. The 

 former won all firsts. 



The only Lincoln exhibitor was Alex. Arnold. 



THE CORN EXHIBIT. 



The corn show was larger and of better quality than usual. The last 

 week in August is not a favorable time for a corn show, for the ears must 

 of necessity have been selected from the crop of the previous years. The 

 prizes were awarded by Grant Chapman. 



CREAMERY BUTTER EXHIBIT. 



The butter entries for the Iowa State Fair of 1911 were rather small in 

 quantity but more than made up what was lacking in the extremely good 

 quality of nearly every entry. 



THE POULTRY SHOW. 



A larger number of birds shown in the poultry exhibit than in other 

 years was the record of 1911. A cockerel owned by T. L. Rickseker, of Rose- 

 dale, Kan., won the sweepstakes for being the best bird among the 2,500 

 exhibited. 



We have never seen the poultry breeders of the state apparently so well 

 satisfied with a state fair as the Iowa poultry breeders were this year. The 

 poultry building had more of the air of a place where poultry business 

 was transacted than that of a badly managed hen house — the impression 



