ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 773 



POLLED DURHAMS. 



The Polled Durham show was not up to standard. Miller & Sons, 

 of Indiana, walked away with the majority of the first prizes and champ- 

 ionships, but Messrs. Barrans, Marti, Seeley, and Williams & Son, all 

 of Iowa, furnished considerable competition. Mr. T. K. Flynn awarded the 

 prizes. 



GAIXOWATS. 



In numbers the Galloway show was weak, but in quality it was good. 

 Straub Bros., of Nebraska, and Bales and Hechtner, of Iowa, divided 

 the prize money between them. Prizes were awarded by Mr. E. T. Davis, 

 well known as an Angus breeder. 



THE FAT STOCK SHOW. 



Although most feeders hesitate to fit their steers in prime shape for 

 the Iowa fat stock show, this year's show was strong. Competition was 

 keen in the breeds and grades, and when it came to the grand champion- 

 ship decision between all the breeds and grades there was considerable 

 rivalry. For the first time in years a Hereford was made grand cham- 

 pion steer of the show. 



The fat Short-horn show displayed some beautifully finished steers, 

 but there were many which had not approached a finished condition as 

 yet. White took champion honors with Red Wonder, a very smooth, firm- 

 fleshed yearling. The grade Short-horns showed practically as good 

 quality as the pure breds. Championship went to Dunwoody on a 

 large-framed roan in exceedingly high condition. 



The Hereford steers were in unusually smooth, firm flesh this year. 

 Among the pure breds, "Van Natta secured championship with a calf as 

 smooth as an apple. Brock took championship among the grade Here- 

 fords with a yearling that afterward became grand champion. 



All things considered, the Angus presented the smoothest, most uniform 

 lot of steers, although the number shown was small. Miller and Escher 

 & Ryan divided most of the prizes. Proud Black Cap, a firm-fleshed, high- 

 conditioned two-year-old of Miller's, was made champion pure bred, while 

 champion grade went to Miller on Victor, a yearling of wonderful hand- 

 ling quality, as Mr. Bradfute, the Angus judge later put it, the best he 

 had ever laid hands upon. 



When it came to grand championship, Messrs. Kinzer, Bradfute and 

 Willis had a hard proposition before them. The contest soon simmered 

 down apparently between the grades representing each of the three breeds, 

 and each judge seemingly holding out for his own breed. There was 

 the Short-horn two-year-old, big and in the height of condition, but he 

 handled a bit soft; there was the Angus yearling, firm-fleshed and of 

 wonderful quality, but lacking slightly in scale and width; and the Here- 

 ford yearling, massive and in the very flower of condition, ripe for the 

 block, and, withal, firm of flesh and smooth. When the judges finally 

 selected the Hereford, there was vigorous hand-clapping from some 

 sections of the ring. 



