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Peabody, Kansas. Mr. Stone secured the first premium in the yearling 

 bull class on Karl Netherland De Kol, and first on Sissy Baker Nether- 

 land in the yearling heifer class (in milk). Barney's bull Jewel of 

 Home Farm, was the champion bull in the show while the champion 

 cow was Parthenea Hengerveld, also owned by the W. B. Barney Co. 



There was a small but good showing of Jerseys, and the majority of 

 the prizes went outside of the state. The exhibitors were Dixon & 

 Deaner, Brandon, Wis.; Hunter & Smith, Beatrice, Neb.; Mrs. S. B. 

 Thomas, St. Joseph, Mo.; and the Hunkydory Farm, Bella, Iowa. 



THE HORSE SHOW. 



One of the most gratifying features of the Iowa State Fair this year 

 was the splendid exhibit of heavy draft and harness horses. Professor 

 Curtis took hold of this department of the show a year ago and in 

 the two years that he has been in charge has brought it into the prom- 

 inence it rightly deserves, as it is fitting that the Iowa Fair should 

 represent by its show the position the state occupies in the production 

 of good horses. The horse show this year may be classed as one of the 

 best that has ever been made at any state fair. Indeed, it is question- 

 able if any show, save the International at Chicago a year or two ago, 

 has surpassed the show put up by the breeders participating at the 

 Iowa State Fair this year. All classes were splendidly represented 

 and stronger in numbers than they have been at any previous fair. The 

 Percherons were out in the strongest force but all breeds made an ex- 

 cellent showing. As was the case last year it was impossible to show 

 the horses and cattle at the same time. The live stock pavilion, there- 

 fore, was turned over to the horse department in the morning and to 

 the cattle department in the afternoon. . If both the horse exhibit and 

 the cattle exhibit maintain their present pace, however, it will only be 

 a question of time until two separate pavilions will have to be pro- 

 vided, as it was only by the hardest kind of work on the part' of the 

 judges that the awarding of premiums was completed during the week. 

 The horse show is a very popular feature of the Iowa State Fair and 

 we congratulate the management heartily on the splendid record made 

 this year. 



PERCHERONS. 



The Percheron horse is a general favorite throughout the Corn Belt, 

 and it was but natural that they should take the lead in the Iowa show. 

 This has always been the case and it was again true this year. The 

 various rings came in for much favorable comment and it was generally 

 considered that the Percheron show was one of the best, if not the best, 

 that the Iowa State Fair has yet made. It was strong both in numbers 

 and quality and the Iowa horses were quite strong in the competition 

 for awards, fully holding their own. The American bred horses proved 

 their worth in competition with the imported stock. The veteran horse- 



