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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



FIRST GET OF SIRE, OXFORDS 

 Iowa State Fair, 1912 



J. C. Duncan, Lewiston, N. Y., tied tlie ribbons in the mutton classes 

 in a satisfactory manner, giving McKerrow & Son of Wisconsin, cham- 

 pion ewe, ram and flock in the open Shropshire class. E. L. Bitterman 

 was the largest exhibitor and winner from Iowa. The classes in the 

 other mutton breeds were small but Hechtner's exhibit of Oxfords and 

 Postle's Southdowns are worthy of mention. 



This year brought out excellent fine-wool sheep in the opinion of 

 Prof. Miller of Montana who did the judging. King Bros, of Wyoming 

 were the principal winners in the Rambouillet classes capturing both 

 the champion ewe and ram. Cook won most in the open class, with 

 honors in the Iowa classes evenly matched between Blakely and Rail. 



THE HORSE DEPARTMENT. 



A slight contraction in numbers was evident in the horse department, 

 owing to the absence of a few prominent exhibitors, whose lately im- 

 ported animals could not be made ready in time for exhibition. How- 

 ever, only the older stallion classes suffered perceptibly from this cause 

 as increasing interest on the part of American breeders resulted in a 

 larger showing of females and young things. It was the general opinion 

 that with few exceptions the average character of the entries showed 

 improvement over former years. Clydesdales in particular made the 

 best showing the breed has ever enjoyed at this fair, and many of them 



