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Poll Cattle Club of America, made after inspecting the exhibit. "In 

 point of numbers," he continued, "it surpassed anything ever shown at 

 the Iowa State Fair. Uniformity and general excellence were marked 

 features of every class, which accounted for the fact that there were but 

 few outstanding entries. It was very much an all-star caste. Every 

 admirer of the breed had reason to be greatly encouraged by the showing 

 made by our breeders." 



A census of the classes revealed the somewhat surprising fact that but 

 two other breeds outnumbered the Red Polls. The management had 

 found it necessary or convenient to accommodate the Red Poll herds in 

 at least four different barns and, in consequence, the actual strength of 

 the breed was not realized until the count of the classes was made. Wish- 

 ing to present a still more impressive display another year, the ex- 

 hibitors expect to petition the management for better accommodations. 

 With nearly all of his classes crowded with well-grown and well-fitted 

 representatives of the breed, not infrequently the judge, James Wilson, 

 of Brookings, S. D., was compelled to do much close studying in order 

 to select his winners. It, in fact, took him the better part of three after- 

 noons to distribute the ribbons allotted him. He found the cow and 

 heifer classes the most impressive and of these was particularly taken 

 with the group of aged cows. From among them he selected his strong- 

 est contender for the championship. Five-year-old Lena conformed most 

 closely to his ideal of a dual-purpose cow. Teddy's Best, shown by 

 Haussler Bros., who last year were in partnership with Frank Davis & 

 son, also of Nebraska, was Mr. Wilson's choice for the championship of 

 the bull contingent. 



DAIRY CATTLE 



Is it possible to produce dairy animals which can win in the show 

 rings as now organized and at the same time be capable of producing 

 profitable quantities of milk and butter fat? This is a question which is 

 discussed at every competitive exposition of dairy cattle and it was 

 given consideration by a number of breeders who were interested in the 

 displays of dairy breeds made at Des Moines last week. 



Because good producers do not always win in the show ring, some 

 breeders believe there should be a radical change in judging methods 

 and contend that the acceptance of present-day ring standards prevents 

 the development of utility in dairy animals. Others insist that there 

 is no antagonism between the standards for dairy cattle which rule in 

 the show ring and those which have been worked out upon the farm. 



Charles Hill, president of the American Guernsey Cattle Club, is one of 

 those who values records of production above show winnings, but who 

 also realizes that there are many people who are willing to pay good 

 money for beautiful cattle even if they are but moderate producers. The 

 judge who would not turn down an off-type cow when selecting cattle 

 to conform to an ideal standard as defined by a scale of points would 

 not again be considered for such a responsible position by men of Mr. 

 Hill's convictions. Mr. Hill, while admitting that it is true that most of 

 the best producers are not outstanding show type cows, sees no reason 



