NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 559 
up to within a short time of the fair and consectuently was not in the 
rig he should have been. F. M. Zenor, of Woolstock, Iowa, had a bull in 
the class which, while not the recipient of fancy money, was neverthe- 
less a right good sort of a sire type, and with good care will develop into 
one that will make trouble in future show rings. This btlll, Bach Grove 
Viscount, was sired by Viscount Secret out of Imp. Queen Bess. White- 
hall Sultan and Whitehall Marshall sired three of the prize winners in 
the senior bull calf class, namely, Leader of Fashion, recipient of first 
money; Baron Sultan, of second, and Sultan's Crown of sixth. Fourteen 
tried for the positions in line and many possessed unusual merit, but the 
Harding bulls possessed still more. In deciding to give D. R. Hanna's 
aged cow, Flora 90th, the first premium. Captain Robson had to draw 
out a lot of six, but upon closer examination was able to confirm his first 
judgment without an exception. Two of these cows were from Wiscon- 
sin, one from Kentucky, one from Ohio, one from Iowa and one from 
Kansas. When it came to picking the winning junior heifer calves there 
was still closer picking, and several exceptionally good ones had to be 
lead back to the barns without any ribbons. George Sims had Cherry 
Blossom Anoka in the line, but it was her off day and she behaved miser- 
ably. Had this heifer been less restless and uneasy she would have shown 
to much better advantage. As it was she did not get within the money. 
Susan Cumberland, another gotten by Cumberland's Last, stood at the 
head of the class and she had proper credentials for the place, for she 
is as neat a block as is often seen. She did not have the front that her 
herdmate, Scottish Sempstress 4th had, but this winner of the red vrould 
be hard to beat in that respect, for she has a phenomenally good head and 
neck. Every detail of her make-up shows excellent Short-horn type and 
character. G. H. White's Hampton Lady called forth much favorable 
comment by reason of her excellent body. The judge possibly faulted 
her a bit on her plainness about the head. Taken as a whole, the Short- 
horn show was strong in number (possibly not equal in many former 
shows in this respect) and in quality as well. There were but a few 
tail-enders and there was not a mean class shown. To the surprise of 
many the animals were well fitted, for it had been thought that, owing 
to the prevailing high prices of feed, many herdsmen would appear with 
their cattle in poorer rig than usual. This was not the case. The ani- 
mals were well fitted, considering that Des Moines is the first fair of the 
circuit. Better satisfaction has never been given in the Short-horns at 
Des Moines than was given by Judge Robson this year. He worked sys- 
tematically and his decisions were consistent throughout. 
HEREFORDS. 
In numbers and to a lesser extent in quality the Hereford show this 
year was a distinct advance over any previously held. The ribbons were 
placed by Professor Mumford, of the Illinois Experiment Station, with 
the assistance of F. B. Mitchell, formerly of Tebo Lawn, on some of the 
more difficult classes. Some of these were stiff enough to require the 
utmost skill of both judges. While a few of the decisions were not ex- 
actly pleasing to the ringside, as a whole the placings were as satisfaC' 
