754 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Twelve-year-old Upland Cuma, a rugged matron of tremendous capacity 

 and heavy in calf, had a close call when pitted against the sweet spare 

 long-ribbed Arlene which came out with an udder stretched to the limits 

 of its great expansion. A little too much leg and a great udder are 

 combined in Betty Allynhurst, while her chief rival among the three- 

 year-olds has a larger bread basket. Somewhat more recognition of 

 dairy type would have been secured in the two-year-old class if the deep- 

 flanked Susan Arrand 2d had been placed above the higher-set although 

 larger winner. Big growthy heifers, boasting character and mammary 

 development, won the chief places in the younger classes. Faithful old 

 Upland Cuma secured the purple ribbon among the females. 



WITH THE SWINE. 



Iowa with more than double the number of swine of any other state 

 i^ w^ell said to be the greatest hog-producing section in the world. This 

 fact may help to account for the size and quality of this great exhibit 

 of mortgage-lifters. While the total number of entries was about 700 

 head short of last year the pens were comfortably filled with 2,116 

 head, representing seven different breeds. 



This shortage was due to the small crop of spring pigs, bad weather 

 getting in its deadly work at farrowing time. This has caused many 

 of the old-time exhibitors to give up showing altogether this year. 



The quality of the exhibit w^as up to the standard of last year ex- 

 cept in case of spring pigs which lacked size and condition. 



The Duroc-Jerseys and Poland-Chinas were first in numbers, register- 

 ing 894 and 722 head respectively. Interest in the Poland-Chinas cen- 

 tered around the large futurities stakes offered this year which brought 

 out over one hundred head of classy spring pigs. E. S. Barker of Iowa 

 was the big winner in this class, getting the three firsts. The aged 

 bear prize was won by Model Wonder by Smooth Wonder 2d, but he 

 lost grand championship to Robert's junior yearling Model by Big Knox, 

 a remarkably smooth boar of medium type. Grand champion sow was 

 won by Meharry on Louise Model by Bartar's Model, a sow of good 

 medium type with lots of quality. Harvey Johnson was slow in tying 

 the ribbons, being almost sick, but continued until the tying of cham- 

 pionship ribbons when J. M. Stewart was called in to take his place. 

 He adhered to a type having big frames. Lovers of less size and more 

 quality were a little disappointed. 



The Duroc-Jersey entries, while nearly tw^o hundred short of last 

 year, showed the usual quality and high standard of excellence which 

 characterizes the breed. H. F. Hoffman sorted the rings which were 

 so evenly matched that quite often difference of opinion easily arose on 

 the selection of the winners. On the whole, pigs with backs well arched, 

 deep sides and well finished were given preference over size, width of 

 body and good feet. -The aged boar class was strong. Many had 

 Harding's Colonel Gano slated for first, but Prince Educator by In- 

 structor was given the place because of his smoothness and finish. He 



