THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 727 



May was the unanimous choice for the junior championship and was only 

 defeated for the grand championship by Aline of Lawton 2d, a five-year- 

 old matron which traces back to Prince Rosendale. 



JERSEYS 



Herds from five important corn and grain-belt states met at Des Moines 

 and provided an exhibit of "cream producers" which easily surpassed any 

 shown at the Iowa State Fair in previous years. The display was not 

 as much superior in numbers as it was in quality and fitness. Several 

 of the same herds were shown in 1911 and all but one of these had since 

 been reinforced by purchase or by drafting from their breeding herds. 

 Then, too, the exhibitors had their entries in fine condition. Of course 

 occasionally an animal was led into the ring which was not appearing in 

 show shape and there were a few which should have been left at home. 

 Friends and those acquainted with a breed are perfectly willing to make 

 generous allowance, but fair-goers in general often discount an exhibit 

 considerably because it happens to include a few outclassed and unfitted 

 entries. A year ago a "sprinkling" of the American, or roomy and 

 useful type, was to be seen in every class, but the showing presented 

 last week was wholly devoid of this feature. The strictly "Island" 

 type is more popular with the great majority of men who judge at our 

 fairs and expositions and it would seem that those who exhibit have 

 yielded to the inevitable and are now showing the sort most sought after 

 in the show rings. Among the young things were so many likely con- 

 tenders as to afford great encouragement for the future success of the 

 herds of which they are members. The aged bull, Stockwell's Fern Lad, 

 came back again this year still better equipped to battle with his old 

 rivals, Beauvoir's King and Combination's Golden Prince, which were 

 rated superior to him in 1911. The Stockwell bull was appearing at his 

 best and his size and finish appealed strongly to the judge, W. I. Hunter, 

 of Lincoln, Neb., who found it agreeable to award him the senior and 

 grand championship. The final competition for the premier honors was 

 supplied by a son and stable mate, Stockwell's Champion, a very prom- 

 ising youngster. Warder's Proud Beauty, an excellently-shaped matron 

 fully supplied with milk-producing equipment, was chosen for the cham- 

 pionship contest, as were the typey three year old, Ibsen's Cherry, and 

 Ibsen's Glory Coulisse, a beautiful daughter of Ibsen's Glory, owned and 

 exhibited by Mr. Bruins, of Wisconsin. Messrs. Young and Cotta & Will- 

 iams, from Nebraska and Illinois respectively, submitted heifers which 

 were decidedly superior in type, but not suflSciently outstanding to pre- 

 vent the daughter of the noted sire. Warder, from winning the champion- 

 ship. 



BROWN SWISS. 



The managers of all middle western fairs always depend upon Wiscon- 

 sin breeders to furnish their patrons with an exhibit of Brown Swiss 

 cattle and no time are they disappointed with the representation which 



