634 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The following are the premiums on thoroughbreds: 



Wm. H. Rowland, Jefferson, best thoroughbred stallion, fifteen dollars. 



C. T. Lamson, Jackson, second best thoroughbred stallion, ten dollars. 



O. N. Kellogg, Decatur, best thoroughbred mare, fifteen dollars. 



B. Sutton, Marion, second best thoroughbred mare, ten dollars. 



Class No. 12 was composed of jacks, jennets, mules, etc. There were 

 above thirty entry tickets issued. The stock on exhibition was a fair repre- 

 sentation of this class of animals in Iowa. It is supposed that we, as a 

 State can not compete with Missouri or Kentucky in mules. An extensive 

 dealer writes that there is not a first rate jack in Iowa! Farmers should 

 consider this fact, and improve upon it. It should be noticed that the first 

 premium span of mules came from Missouri. 



The committee of decision consisted of J. A. Goodrich, county, 



James E. Miller, Van Buren county, and R. Crain, of Jones county, 

 who awarded the following: 



Thomas Mitchell, Polk county, best jack over three years old, ten dollas. 



J. Stockton, Henry, second best jack over three years old, five dollars. 



W. H. H. Rice, Mahaska, best jennett, ten dollars. 



H. B. Mitchell, Jefferson, second best. jennett, five dollars. 



Geo. W. Pater, Lewis county, Missouri, best span of mules on exhibition, 

 diploma. 



Barton S. McCoy, Keokuk, best span of mules, ten dollars. 



James W. Peck, Wapello, second best span of mules, five dollars. 



Martin Dickson, Wapello, best two year old mule, five dollars, 



Jacob Webb, Jefferson, second best two year old mule, three dollars. 



Jacob Dillion, Washington, best one year old mule, three dollars. 



W. H. H. Rice, Mahaska, best sucking mule colt, three dollars. 



The above committee make a supplementary report as follows: They 

 recommend that a diploma be awarded to J. W. Frazier, of Henry county, 

 for a yearling mule, adding that said mule was the finest on exhibition, 

 but was not in the enclosure at the time the premiums in class No. 12 were 

 awarded. 



Class No. 14 was made up of sheep. Those on exhibition were mostly 

 imported from other States and were of superior quality. There were 

 twenty entries, with perhaps double that number of animals. The com- 

 mittee consisted of J. F. Gilky, Michigan, A. J, Houghton, Van Buren, and 

 C, T. Lamson, of Jackson, who awarded the following: 



John Andrews, Jefferson, best buck, ten dollars, 



John Andrews, Jefferson, best pair ewes, ten dollars. 



Andrews & Co , Jefferson, second best pair of ewes, five dollars. 



The above were on long wocl sheep . 



The following were the premiums awarded on fine wooled sheep'. 



Tri. M. Finch, Jefferson, best buck, ten dollars. 



Henry Morgan, Washington, second best buck, five dollars. 



P. C. Perkins, Loraine, Ohio, best pen of ewes, diploma. 



Henry Morgan, Washington, second best pen of ewes, five dollars. 



This committee speaks in terms of highest commendation of fine Saxony 

 sheep, on exhibition by P. C. Perkins, of Loraine county, Ohio, and by 

 W. H. Probasco, Henry county; but no premiums were offered by the 

 society in this class. 



