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Aberdeen Angus breeder of Iowa City, whose work proved quite satis- 

 factory, Mr. Davis being a good judge of cattle. There were some ex- 

 cellent Polled Durhams in the show and it was the kind of exhibit 

 to do the breed good. 



RED POLLS. 



The dual-purpose animals were placed by Prof. James Wilson, of 

 Brookings, South Dakota, the type selected inclining somewhat more 

 to the beef than to the dairy type of animal. There were a goodly 

 number of Red Polls in the cattle show and competition was close, it 

 taking the judge nearly as long to place the rings of these animals as 

 as it did in the Short-horn classes. It was Iowa against Nebraska 

 and South Dakota, the exhibitors being Frank L. Clouss, Clare, Iowa; 

 B. A. Samuelson, Kiron, Iowa; W. S. Hill, Alexandria, South Dakota; and 

 Charle3 Graff. Bancroft, Nebraska. 



Champion Holstein-Friesian cow. "Parthenea Hengerveld 46004", shown by 

 W. B. Barney & Co., Hampton. 



HOLSTEINS. 



Each year of the state fair sees more and more interest attached to the 

 judging of the dairy cow classes. Although the entries were not materially 

 larger than heretofore, there were more people interested in the dairy cow 

 classes than formerly. They have not commenced raising pure bred stuff 

 yet, but the future fairs promise to see more dairy animals in the rings. 

 The Holstein classes were good and bad. W. B. Barney & Co., Hamp- 

 ton, Iowa, secured the great majority of the premiums and practically 

 all the first and second prizes. Their closest competitor was C. F. Stone, 



