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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



were well filled is indicated by the following table giving the number 

 of exhibitors and number of entries in each department compared 

 with 1911: 



The horse show was made by 143 individual exhibitors, who showed 

 972 head of draft and light harness horses, ponies and mules. The 

 number exhibited was slightly less than last year, owing to the fact 

 that the importations of some of the prominent exhibitors were de- 

 layed in Europe on account of the strike among dock hands and 

 therefore could not be fitted for exhibition in time for our fair. This 

 loss was noticed more particularly in the aged stallion classes, the 

 other classes being practically as large as usual and the quality up to 

 standard. Home bred animals were more comspicuous than usual, and 

 especially those shown by Iowa exhibitors. The remark was often 

 heard that "This is a breeders' show and a good one." 



The National Draft Horse Breeders' Futurity established by the Chi- 

 <;ago Daily Live Stock World for yearling stallions and fillies created 

 much interest and was pronounced a success in every respect. These 

 futurities have been secured for the Iowa State Fair for the coming 

 two years and should result in much good by encouraging breeders 

 to develop their colts in hope of winning these special prizes. 



There was an excellent showing of saddle and light harness horses 

 and the management regrets that they found it necessary to show a 

 number of excellent classes, which any horse show might have been 

 proud of, in the open ring where comparatively few people could wit- 

 ness them to advantage. 



There were the usual number of Shetland ponies and, located as 

 they were in the center of the new cross section of the horse barn, 

 they showed to advantage and proved a great attraction for young 

 Americans. 



The following tabulation gives the number of exhibitors and number 

 of horses entered by breeds as compared with 1911: 



