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the progress of the breed. As has been the case for several years a 

 most pleasing feature of the Short-horn show was the Iowa state cattle 

 on exhibit. Iowa breeders have certainly picked up on showing, bringing 

 their cattle out in better shape and also bringing better cattle than they 

 ever have before. We congratulate them upon the splendid showing 

 this year, as it added much to the interest of the show throughout the 

 week. It is at it should be, as Iowa is the greatest Short-horn State in 

 the union and it is but fitting that she should have a great show of her 

 own great product in the cattle line. The entire Short-horn show came in 

 for universal praise and was fully deserving of all the compliments re- 

 ceived. 



From the very start it was evident that it was to be a record-breaker, 

 as the opening ring of aged bulls was the best not only that has ever been 

 seen at the Iowa State Fair, but it is very questionable if as many good 

 aged Short-horn bulls have been seen in any show ring of recent years 

 as that which opened the Iowa show. Generally the aged bull class has 

 one or two outstanding good bulls and then tails down pretty badly. 

 This was not the case at the Iowa State Fair this year, however, as there 

 were bulls entirely outside of the prize list who would have been prize 

 winners in former years. The veteran breeder, C. B. Dustin, of Summer- 

 hill, 111., made the awards, but before going through all the classes, so 

 stupendous was the task, that he asked for permission and received it, to 

 have a consulting judge. E. B. Mitchell, for years a Short-horn breeder, 

 and the late manager of the famous Tebo Lawn herd, rendered assistance 

 in most of the classes, after the first few rings shown, the placing being 

 made jointly by Mr. Dustin and Mr. Mitchell. Competition as usual was 

 strong and it will not be at all surprising if future shows will tell a 

 somewhat different story, as there are few judges who could entirely 

 agree as to the many excellent entries the Short-horn rings at the Iowa 

 State Fair brought out this year. Most of the prize winners will meet 

 again at Minnesota next week and the continuation of the state fair show 

 will be watched with especial interest. 



A comment upon a few of the classes will probably be of interest. 

 With the exception of the aged bull class, which has already been com- 

 mented upon, the bull calf class was the banner class of the show. There 

 were thirty-two entries in this division and a splendid lot of calves 

 they were, more good calves it seemed to us than are usually seen in a 

 state fair ring, and it would have been but little trouble to pick out 

 double the number of prize winners which were worthy. It is an encourag- 

 ing feature to see the young classes so strong as it promises well for future 

 shows. The aged bull class should not be passed without special men- 

 tion. In this class the winner was Whitehall Marshall, the champion 

 of last year now in the hands of the Elmendorf Farm of Lexington, 

 Ky., who are bringing out a show herd of excellent character this 

 season. Whitehall Marshall is showing in splendid form and will make 

 the strongest kind of a fight against all comers. It was a tug of war 

 for second place between the Bellows Good Choice, a Choice Goods bull of 

 sterling quality, and the Harding entry, Whitehall King, half brother to 

 Whitehall Marshall, 



