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full that there was hardly room for a single person more. It seemed, a 

 few years ago when the handsome brick judging pavilion was built, that 

 it would be ample for all time to come for the making of cattle and 

 horse awards promptly. So full were the classes this year, however, 

 that not till after three o'clock in the afternoon on Friday were the 

 horse awards completed, and if the exhibitors continue the strength 

 they displayed this year it seems only a question of a short time till 

 the need of separate pavilions for the horse and cattle shows will be 

 imperative. 



The crying need right at this time, however, is for a suitable pavilion 

 for the swine exhibit. Beyond a doubt it will be erected before an- 

 other fair is held, and other needed improvements in the live stock 

 department will be made from time to time until the buildings at Iowa, 

 like the show, will be the best of any state fair. 



THE SHORTHORNS. 



Well balanced, strong in numbers, with quality especially noticeable 

 in the younger classes, the Shorthorns were the best lot from end to 

 end that have been seen at an Iowa fair for several years, if not the 



N. A. Lind's Second Prize Young Herd of Shorthorns. 



strongest they have ever been. A particularly pleasing feature was the 

 marked improvement of entries of Iowa exhibitors. There were a few 

 "tag ends," and the Iowa exhibitors, who, with hardly an exception, 

 lack the advantage of the professional fitters to whose skill the success 

 of the herds that make the circuit are largely due, deserve much com- 

 mendation for the way they have brought their cattle out. It is only 

 within the past few years that Iowa breeders have turned their atten- 

 tion to showing. Each year has shown an improvement in their entries, 

 and we want to pay them the compliment they deserve, and to bid the 



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