216 IOWA DEPAilTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
I formed this kind of an idea. If the Poland China was away- 
back in the class on prizes, the premium was not nearly as much as 
it was on Berkshire or Hampshire. The Berkshire and Hamp- 
shire Associations donate quite a bit of money to help these fellows. 
They said if Iowa can't do something, let them take a back seat, 
but I told them we have better hogs, anyway. The hog that won 
the grand championship was of mixed breed. He showed the Berk- 
shire, red hog, and white hog, one pretty near as much as the other. 
He was a Avell built hog, but when it came to the slaughter test he 
was thrown out. The Berkshire prize was quite a bit larger than 
ours, and that is where they got ahead — because their association 
paid good prizes so they could afford to lose something. They can't 
take them to the state fair and get anything, so they had to take 
them there. The one trouble I think is that Iowa don't speak up 
and help us. If Iowa would pay the premium we would show the 
hogs. That is the way I look at it." 
Prof. Curtiss added the following information concerning the 
prizes : ' ' This prize is awarded on the International money award- 
ed, that is, the Rosenbaum special prizes are based upon the amount 
of International money awarded and the specials are not taken into 
consideration. What Mr. Swallow says is largely true in a way, that 
is, that the Berkshire and Hampshire and some of those breeds 
whose respective associations have been putting up considerable 
money as specials have a higher allotment of prizes than those 
whose associations have not been putting up any money. How- 
ever, that makes no difference in the standing of Iowa because the 
conditions are the same for an Iowa breeder as for an Illinois 
breeder. In regard to the point brought up by Mr. Browning, the 
prizes awarded to the Ilinois exhibitors were entirely won by 
private exhibitors. In our state if it had not been for what we sent 
in from Ames the state would have had a bare twenty-five dollars 
to its credit." 
Mr. Browning said : "I want to say a word in regard to the judges 
that are selected from the stock yards. They don't have any 
prejudice and for that reason a person will get justice if he has a 
good hog. I noticed that in particular. They did not seem to favor 
any particular breed in passing on the merits of each one. I am 
not saying that they have no preferences but I say that when they 
come to pass on them they do not allow prejudice to stand in the 
way. ' ' 
