424 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



THE BACON BREEDS. 



The bacon breeds represented at Des Moines this year were the 

 Large Yorkshires and the Tamworths. There was only a small show- 

 ing of Tamworths, but it was the best showing of Yorlvshires that has 

 been made for some time. 



THE SHEEP SHOW. 



The Iowa sheep show continues to improve and this year's exhibit 

 was one of the best that has ever been made. The pens were all full, 

 and the classes in the show ring were strong both in numbers and 



One of Chandler Bros.' Prize Winning Shropshires. r 



quality. The Shropshires made the best show, the special prizes of- 

 fered bringing out a goodly number of Iowa exhibitors besides those 

 from without the State. 



THE HOKSE SHOW. 



It has been many years since Iowa has had such a horse show as 

 this year. Indeed, it is seldom that a State Fair has as high a class 

 lot of entries as Iowa had this year, and only at the International 

 show of recent years has so good a showing of draft horses been made. 

 There were over five hundred head of draft horses on the grounds. 

 They filled the horse barns, several of the cattle barns, and even then 

 an overflow tent and temporary sheds had to be provided. 



In character the show reached a new level for the State Fair shows 

 and deserves now to be classed as "International." Exhibitors from Wis- 

 consin, Indiana, Ohio, Nebraska, Illinois and Iowa made up the show, 



