562 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Battles' Glenfoil Queen 2(1 is a cow of wonderful depth, width, shapeli- 
ness and quality, and was an outstanding winner among the aged cows, 
as well as the prime favorite for championship. In the two-year-old cow 
class the fight was between Binnie's Queen Lass of Alta 3d and Rosengift 
Stock Farm's Queen Mother Johnson 2d for first place. The Rosengift 
heifer was a little better filled behind than Queen Lass, but lacked the 
former's superb blending of neck and shoulder and filling of flanks. The 
closest placing in the whole breed came in the junior yearling class, and 
the judge was free to acknowledge that there would be strong grounds 
for a different placing. The senior heifer calves were also a close class, 
it being a toss-up between the top four. 
Taken as a whole the Angus show was an advance, both in numbers 
and quality, over that of last year. The judging was done by E. T. Davis, 
of Iowa City, with occasional help from Prof, Kinzer, of the Kansas Ex- 
periment Station. 
GALLOWAYS. 
Three breeders from three different states made the Galloway show — C. 
S. Hechtner, of Princeton, 111.; J. E. Bales & Son, of Stockport, Iowa, and 
Straub Bros., of Avoca, Neb. Of necessity the classes were small, but, be 
it said to the crdit of the breeders, the animals shewn were entirely rep- 
resentative and were almost without exception in good "fit." A. C. 
Binnie, of Alta, Iowa, placed the awards in a very satisfactory manner. 
The exhibit of Galloways was necessarily select; it lacked in number, 
but made up in quality. Mr. Binnie confronted some difficult tasks in 
certain classes, but with one exception, did not call for assistance. In 
picking the champion cow Prof. Thomas Shaw was called in and agreed 
on Mr. Hechtner's aged cow, Evaline 2d of Avondale. Her victory was 
by no means a walk away. Scottish Pride, a junior bull calf shown by 
Straub Bros., was the star actor in the Galloway circles. This youngster 
was a smooth one from tip to tip. In fact, he was so good throughout 
that many at the ringside even claimed he was the best young thing 
shown at the fair. 
RED POLLS. 
Dual purpose enthusiasts, in general, and admirers of the Red Polled 
breed in particular, had a rare treat at Des Moines last week. In the 
first place there was a phenomenally good showing of these cattle, every 
class containing several excellent representatives of the breed and many 
classes being so crowded with outstanding individuals as to require the 
closest scrutiny to properly select the winners. From beginning to end 
the exhibits were highly gratifying and creditable in every respect. In 
addition, Mr. James W. Martin, of Gotham, Wis., placed the awards and 
it is safe to say that no one in America could give better satisfaction to 
breeders. Mr. Martin has made a careful study of this breed; he knows 
its merits and special qualifications and, still more, is gravely interested 
in its very best development. In the past the breed may have suffered 
at the hands of some judges who have not had a perfectly fixed standard 
for Red Polled cattle. This Mr. Martin has. He has bred Red Polls and 
therefore knows the capabilities and potentialities and fully realizes 
that a certain fixed or definite standard must be accepted if the fullest 
success is to be attained. That Red Polled cattle breeders do have an 
