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was afterward defeated for grand championship by Waltemeyer's High 

 Model by Golden Model 2d, a boar with a well arched back having 

 plenty of size and a good pair of feet. The grand championship sow 

 was awarded to Davis on Chief Maid by Valley Chief, a good service- 

 able kind. Where smoothness of form and finish counted more Hank's 

 junior yearling Belle's Model would have won. Junior champion sow 

 was given to Allen on a Crimson Wonder Again yearling. 



The Chester White show was stronger than last year in number and 

 quality of exhibits, a count showing 550. N. H. Gentry, Sedalia, Mo., 

 judged these and also Berkshires in his masterly manner. The Hamp- 

 shire show was also large. Five years ago the first Hampshires were 

 granted a place in the swine department; this year there were counted 

 306 stripes. The exhibitors were very enthusiastic over the develop- 

 ment of this breed. The Berkshire entries were small but some good 

 ones were driven out. Rookwood Farm's champion boar Rival's Cham- 

 pion Best was a good one — smooth, with lots of quality and the best 

 of feet. Also lowana Farm's Robin's Girl, grand champion sow, was 

 worthy of mention. 



Representatives to the number of 100 of the Yorkshire and Tam- 

 worth breeds were found on the ground and judged by C. C. Roup. 



AMONG THE SHEEP. 



The show differed somewhat from that of former years as it was 

 more of a test of results of breeding sheep at home. Usually the 

 exhibit is dominated by imported sheep, but this year the foot-and- 

 mouth disease has prevented importations and the American-breds were 

 left largely to themselves to fight out the various classes. With this 

 shortage of foreign sheep the total entries were practically as many as 

 last year which shows that sheep husbandry in this section is on the 

 increase. 



The place of some of the old exhibitors who have retired from the 

 business was filled by new men, several from Iowa making their initial 

 appearance in the showring. These beginners came with sheep that 

 they were not afraid to enter in the open classes and while lacking 

 extreme fitting were representatives which appeal to the practical sheep 

 breeder. These men are producing sheep on their farms at a profit by 

 utilizing the cheap feeds which would otherwise be wasted, and as 

 people are comung to realize the advantage of substituting mutton for 

 beef on their tables the profits will increase accordingly. 



Throughout the various classes with both the mutton and fine wools 

 competition was keen, the sheep showing more uniformity of type than 

 has been noticed in former years. 



With the mutton sheep the Shropshire exhibit was the largest with 

 about 200 head, followed by ten Oxfords and Hampshires. The Shrop- 

 shire exhibit brought out a type of sheep that looked good from the 

 utility standpoint, having plenty of size, uniformity and quality. 



