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ens memories of his distinguished sire (Whitehall Sultan), gained premier 

 position after a close rub with True Cumberland, an excellent type copy 

 of his sire, Cumberland's Last. In the senior bull calves Mr. Willis 

 located his junior champion, the red Mysie's Champion advancing prompt- 

 ly to the top. Of ample length and smooth mold, this chap makes a good 

 impression, and there is much outcome to him. A dozen juniors were 

 perhaps the outstanding feature of show of the sex, a capital pair from 

 the Anoka herd taking the best places. 



On the whole, the females were of better showyard merit than the 

 bulls. Sinissippi Rose 2d comes forward in very good form for the cam- 

 paign, and her leadership in the aged cow class was not seriously ques- 

 tioned by anybody. This white, short-legged, matronly-looking daughter 

 of Ceremonious Archer, close to five years of age, has been carried along 

 with much skill. Most of the two-year-olds were of superior character, 

 and the winners were well chosen. Miss Marshall 2d, the senior and 

 grand champion of the show, has a bulk, an outline and a look of qual- 

 ity which, added to her depth and smoothness of flesh and finish, quali- 

 fied her for achievement in this ring. Eleven senior yearlings made a 

 creditable showing, the first three winners embracing the essence of its 

 chief merit. New Year's Delight, a good illustration of the Brampton 

 Knight type, stood solidly at the top in the ring of 15 junior yearlings, 

 with a sweet pair below her. Senior heifer calves, numbering 16, made 

 the female exhibit of the breed. Scottish Cumberland, growthy, sappy and 

 straight-lined, and Phacelia, of much the same architecture, and equally 

 outstanding, toned up this handsome collection, albeit eight other entries 

 were of sterling quality. Fourteen junior heifer calves made a pleasing 

 display, Mildred Snowball standing out well to the fore. 



THE HEREFORDS. 



Never before in the history of the Iowa State Fair have Herefords 

 made such a brilliant, impressive exhibit as that which loomed up as 

 perhaps the handsomest bovine display in its pavilion last week. It was 

 as creditable a joint effort on the part of breeders as could be made 

 We have seen larger classes of Herefords at Des Moines, but no one has 

 ever seen at this fair so many first-class "white-face" show cattle as the 

 breed contributed to this memorable event. It is evident, with so many 

 strong herds in the field, that we are to have the most interesting and 

 helpful series of showyard contests this year that the Hereford frater- 

 nity has furnished in many days. Indeed the admirable exhibit at Des 

 Moines marks the dawn of a new and lively interest in the breed, if 

 ringside interest and the enthusiasm of exhibitors are capable of inter- 

 pretation. Numerically the show was fully representative of the breeds 

 position in western agriculture, and in quality, uniformity of type and 

 degree of finish it was a masterpiece. Inferior sorts were altogether 

 wanting; the rings were not mixed with wheat and chaff; extraordinary 

 individual merit distinguished each class, and the aggregate breed wealth 

 which it advertised created lasting impressions. Colorado, Kansas, Mis- 

 souri, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa herds were represented by wisely- 



