NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 531 
THE ABERDEEN-ANGUS. 
An exhibit in consonance with a long-time record of this breed at Des 
Moines must necessarily be pitched in a high key. The strength of the 
Aberdeen-Angus in Iowa, the superior character of the herds long main- 
tained, and the enterprise of their breeders are factors which have long 
made brilliant history at this fair. And this year all expectations based 
on past accomplishments were quite fully met. Numbers have at times 
been larger and yet the representation was gratifying in that respect, 
while as regards freedom from inferior or even indifferent animals, this 
exhibit was gratifying to the pride of all adherents of the breed. It was 
a strong clean show, one that stimulated. 
The three-year-old bull Glenfoil Thickset 2d has quite justified expecta- 
tions and enters the list afresh, with another year's development that has 
been carried forward very uniformly. He is a capital example of the 
blockiness, bloom and beauty of the breed. Vala's Rosegay is a wonder 
in his way, his legs affording no more length than is necessary to locomo- 
tion, and his compact rotund body filled in every part almost to bulging. 
Jim Delaney holds his form very well under years of showyard fitting. 
The two-year-olds furnished a real beefy company, headed readily enough 
by Golden Gleam. The senior yearlings were a fair lot but the juniors 
were scarcely up to the high mark. The senior bull calf class held some 
very promising material, the winner Prince of Quality readily enough 
claiming his position and justifying his name. He is a grand youngster 
and should go forward to a very notable career. The head of the juniors 
also attained his rank without difficulty, and Thickset Blackbird is destined 
to become well known in fair history, barring accident, as he well sustains 
careful examination. 
A beautiful lot of matrons, almost all in beautiful flesh and superb 
bloom, delighted the eyes of the onlookers. The Angus females never dis- 
appoint the most critical searchers after bovine attractiveness, and here 
we had it in rich measure. Into the contentions of this competition we 
do not enter. Perhaps Glenfoil Queen 2d may want scale a bit in her 
three-year-old form, but she certainly carries weight for her size, and her 
substance and sweetness are outstanding. It was a triangular difference 
of opinion, as Winnie of Meadowbrook, winner in the cow class at the 
International, and Abbess McHenry 6th never lost sight of premier honors 
until their younger rival secured firm hold on the ribbon. Winnie carries 
wonderful smoothness and bloom and will acquire somewhat more of con- 
dition as the season advances. Abbess was clearly the most massive and 
with her beautiful feminine front and her level thickly fleshed back she 
had points on which to center her claims for preference. Gussie of Kirk- 
bridge perhaps was never in better form; her fine top and her sweet front 
attract attention always. Such evenly matched contents kindle much in- 
terest and enthusiasm. The two-year-olds were a capital lot, as is ordi- 
narily the case, merit holding up throughout, although perhaps a trifle 
of over-condition was in evidence up toward the top. The standard w^as 
not upheld throughout the senior yearlings, although the first three picked 
ones were satisfactory. Eza Lass is a remarkable heifer built on the 
"bullet" plan, very even and thickly padded with flesh. Brookside Quality 
