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as Queen, but the judge found more to commend her when he looked for 

 dairy possibilities. 



THE GALLOWAYS. 



Improvement in condition was noted in the exhibit of Galloways. 

 Numerically, the show was probably not so strong as it has been on sev- 

 eral occasions at Des Moines. Some breeders, however, persist in show- 

 ing animals that are ill prepared to make friends for the breed. Most 

 of the classes included several substandard sorts that needed a deal more 

 fitting. The tops of the rings were uniformly satisfactory. Especially 

 strong were the aged cows, four distinguished showyard winners com- 

 peting. Females made a better impression than the bulls. Scottish 

 Samson was the bull show in himself. He is particularly big and bold 

 in front, with unusual girth, and is finished smoothly to the tailhead. A 

 little bareness over his shoulders represents a breed defect which Gallo- 

 way men are eliminating. He is low enough and of striking masculine 

 presence. The yearling bulls were a mixed lot of various types and lack- 

 ing in condition. Four fairly good senior bull calves were shown. Lady 

 Charlotte is not so large a cow as some of her companions in the aged 

 class, but she is a beautifully finished matron back to the hooks. All of 

 these show ring winners have been seen in better form than they pre- 

 sented here. Evaline 2d of Avondale did not keep her top line as even 

 as it has been. Favorite 16th of Locheukit excelled in depth of flesh. 

 The senior heifer calves were a star feature, with Vala and Vada 

 palpably at the front. Of this comely pair the second would best suit 

 breeders who are seeking to improve the breed strictly along beef lines. 



GALLOWAY STEEKS. 



A few Galloway steers were shown by C. D. McPherson of Iowa and 

 G. W. Lindsey of Nebraska. Mr. Thompson, who judged the breeding 

 classes of Galloways, declined to award prizes on several of the entries. 

 Only two animals received prizes. Buster Brown, owned by Mr. Mc- 

 Pherson, was given first in the two-year-old class and Red Cloud Chief, 

 owned by Mr. Lindsey, first In the yearling class. The latter also was 

 made champion of the breed. 



GRADE AND CROSS-BRED STEERS. 



Some capital material for the International was uncovered in the 

 show of grade and cross-bred steers. Some of them will stand a lot of 

 fitting for that show, but others are already in good form. Grade and 

 cross-bred Short-horns made a conspicuously strong showing in this 

 section. E. T. Davis, Iowa City, la.; Prof. W. J. Rutherford, Winnipeg, 

 Ont., and C. B. Dustin, Summer Hill, 111., were the judges. In the two- 

 year-olds J. R. Peak & Son of Illinois were first on Joker, a grade Short- 

 horn; Silas Igo, Palmyra, la., second on a grade Angus, and C. A. 

 Saunders, Manilla, la., third on a grade Short-horn. In yearlings Peak 

 was first on Robin, grade Short-horn, Cargill & Price, Lacrosse, Wis., 

 second on Bonnie, grade Hereford, and Saunders third on Ike, grade 

 Short-horn. In calves My Choice, grade Angus shown by Col. Igo, was 

 first Metz Jo, grade Angus shown by W. J. Miller, Newton, Iowa, second. 



