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go still farther and place as many additional animals from the State, 

 if same ars present, as will take up the cash prizes offered to Iowa 

 cattle. This money is given as a bonus to Iowa breeders, the man- 

 agement taking the broad ground that as a State institution her breed- 

 ers are entitled to greater consideration in the way of prizes. Again 

 not every young breeder has the means and certainly not the experi- 

 ence of the older breeder in fitting and showing a herd, although he 

 may have some individual animals of excellent quality that are not 

 in show conditions, simply from the lack of experience in the show ring 

 by the breeder. These breeders are slow to come out at first. It is 

 to lend encouragement to these breeders, who are not experienced show 

 men that a bonus is added for State exhibitors. It certainly brings out a 

 ' larger number of animals and we do not think it tends to lower the quality 

 of the show any more than in a larger show, where a greater number of 

 animals of inferior merit wil be found than will be seen at a smaller show. 



THE BULL CLASSES. 



Among the ten aged bulls Whitehall Marshall had no difficulty in 

 placing himself in his accustomed position of precedence. This roan 

 has matured pleasingly into one of the most acceptable show-yard 

 propositions of recent years. In Money Musk, a more compact kind 

 and a blocky soggy chap that has been agreeably in the public eye 

 for several years and here was looking well, the roan from Wisconsin 

 found no mean antagonist. The judge, J. H. Miller, Peru, Indiana, 

 found himself somewhat at variance with sentiment in rating Secret 

 Viscount above King Cumberland, as the latter is deeper, more massive, 

 lower flanked and better in his knees. The former is smoother about 

 his shoulders, however. Somewhat the same difference in types 

 existed between the two head bulls among the two-year-olds. Good 

 Choice is a red roan, lined out about as true as they make them and 

 quite smooth in his turning. Superbus is a more compact bull, deeper 

 and heavier in the hind quarter. Clear the Way is a red and white, 

 very true in shape and smooth in finish, but not so level in his top 

 lines as those set above him. The great front and masculine bearing 

 of The Conqueror were relied on to set him further forward, but prob- 

 ably a lack of balance of hind quarters kept him from higher honors 

 than fourth. Charming character was presented by the front of the 

 white Champion of Lyndale, the blue ribbon yearling, but in width 

 and massiveness in form and flesh, he lacked considerable of being the 

 equal of Cloverburn's Ideal, a roan that suggested somewhat the 

 Abootsburn type, albeit not likely to attain the massiveness of that 

 old champion. His head and horn are not so masculine and flnished 

 as the white bull's. It is doubtful if any ring commanded such com- 

 pliment as the company of senior bull calves. Nearly thirty of them 

 paraded and it was a serious task assigning positions. The white 

 Anoka Sultan owes his prominence to his flne character and scale and 

 sappiness; for more width he must depend on the future. Surely 

 there was much of promise for future shows — and breeding interests — 

 in this remarkable lot of youngsters. There were few of ordinary 

 character among them; nearly all were worthy of an examination in 

 such an arena. The juniors were only a trio. 



