NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 563 
established type even the most skeptical could hardly question after in- 
specting the herds exhibited at the Iowa State Fair. To be sure, the 
herds exhibited were some of the very best in the country, but they are, 
nevertheless, entirely representative. Following is a list of the breeders 
who had herds at Des Moines last week: Frank J. Clouse, Clare, Iowa; 
Dan Clark, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Adolph P. Arp, Eldridge, Iowa; W. S. Hill, 
Alexandria, S. D.; Frank Davis & Son, of Holbrook, Neb., and Charles 
Graff, Bancroft, Neb Visitors expected to see good "stuff" exhibited by 
these men, but even their best expectations were exceeded. 
The yearling bull class was an interesting one to many at the ring- 
side. Not a few picked Dan Clark's sappy Midnight for the winner, but 
Judge Martin did not find him as good a handler nor as typical a Red 
Polled sire as Mr. W. S. Hill's Rutland, a growthy dark youngster by the 
bull, Protction 12095. In the aged cow class Mr. Hill's cow, Inez, had no 
difficulty in carrying away the first honors. It will be remembered that 
this same cow was the grand champion Red Polled female at the 1907 
Iowa State Fair. To all appearances she is the same splendid individual 
that she was a year ago and her fit and finish was about all that could 
be desired. Cremo, sired by Happy Jack, a bull from the herd of G. W. 
Coleman, of Webster City, Iowa, as v/ere Logan and Durock, second and 
third prize winners, proved an attraction to every man w^ho cared for the 
breed at all. This bull, now owned by Frank Davis & Sons, of Nebraska, 
by reason of the rare manner in which he embodied the standards of the 
breeds, was picked as the first-prize aged bull and then as the champion 
of the entire show. Several of the other classes and animals deserve 
equally complimentary comment, but we must content ourselves by voting 
the 190S Iowa State Fair Red Polled show, as did many another, the best 
(with possibly but one exception) ever made at Des Moines. 
POLLED DURHAM S. 
The Iowa State Fair show of Polled Durhams is never lacking in inter- 
est, for invariably a goodly number of the best herds in the country gather 
at Des Moines each August. Iowa generally has several good herds en- 
tered, "Wisconsin has one and Indiana, that stronghold of Polled Dur- 
hams, seldom fails in sending a representative group of the "hornless" 
Short-horns. This year herds were entered by Shaver & Deuker, Kalona, 
Iowa; L. S. Huntley & Son, Chariton, Iowa; William Smiley, Albany, 
Wis.; and Oscar Hadley, Plainsfield, Ind. Prof. R. J. Kinzer, Manhattan, 
Kan., was called upon to tie the ribbons. Although entirely familiar 
with the breed and much experienced in judging, Mr. Kinzer frequently 
found great difficulty in placing awards. In one instance, that of the ex- 
hibitor's herds, he was forced to call in Mr. E. T. Davis, of Iowa City, 
for counsel, as the exhibits were so close. 
JERSEYS. 
Prof. H. G. Van Pelt, of the Iowa State Agricultural College at Ames, 
judged the Jerseys and while he was not called upon to examine large 
classes, yet he did have ring after ring of superior animals — superior in 
breeding, individuality and finish. In fact the little corner of the show 
