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enough of them to put the breeder on his guard to not sacrifice size and 

 bone for quality. It must be said to the credit of the judge in this 

 great showing of red hogs that, while he did not always give satisfaction, 

 the type he almost invariably selected was the lengthy, good boned type. 

 Duroc Jersey breeders are to be congratulated on the splendid show- 

 ing of this popular breed at Des Moines last week, not only for the 

 numl;er of Durocs on exhibition but also for the good type of 

 their show hogs in general, and especially for the large number of 

 good, big smooth ones in the older classes. There were more good 

 boars over twelve months old than were ever seen together before, and 

 the classes were remarkable for the good ones clear down the line. 



The pig classes brought out a number that were overfitted and down 

 on their feet, which is always the case, and not all the overdone ones 

 were in the pig classes, either. The sow classes were strong and the 

 l)rizes were pretfy well divided up. 



CHESTER WHITES. 



This breed made a very creditable showing, .as usual, although in 

 numbers the Chesters never make nearly so big a showing as the Durocs or 

 Polands. However, the fair goer who is always looking for the biggest 

 hog on the grounds can usually find him among the Chesters. This year 

 one of the winners weighed 980 jiounds, and was in rather thin condition. 

 The Chester White sweepstakes boar of a year ago was on the same big 

 order, and as long as the prize winners are of this big type there is 

 no danger of the breed becoming extinct, and the farmer or breeder who 

 selects his boar from this type will lose nothing in size, bone or prolific- 

 ness. Not all the old exhibitors usually found at the Iowa State Fair 

 were represented, but there were new exhibitors to take their places. 



L.\rvGE YORKSniUES. 



While the showing of this mammoth breed of bacon hogs was not 

 large, it was good for an "all Iowa" exhibit, at'.d indicates a growing 

 interest in this popular bacon breed in Iowa. 



TAMWOHTIIS. 



Not since the St. Louis Exposition has there been such a showing of 

 Tamworths, and the St. Louis show excelled the Des Moines show in 

 numbers only and not in quality. The exhibit offered the Iowa farmer 

 at the fair a good opportunity to study at close range some of the best 

 specimens of this long-nosed, long-legged, and long-bodied bacon breed of 

 hogs. While the Tamworth is a long, slim, hungry-looking fellow, he 

 develops as much size and bone as any breed. 



BERKSHIRES. 



The Berkshire show Vv'as not what one would expect to find at a state 

 fair that makes the biggest hog show in the world. There were no ex- 

 hibitors from outside the State and only a half dozen exhibitors all told. 

 The show, however, brought out some splendid specimens of the breed. 



SHEEP SHOW. 



The sheep pens were well filled and offered a good showing. 



