792 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



This type the breed is capable of producing to the satisfaction of both 

 farmers and showring specialists. The animals standing at the head of 

 the classes were smooth wide low-set, but roomy, growthy and active. 

 A number of herds contributed to the display, but the competition for su- 

 premacy lay mainly between D. H. Lewis of Illinois and E. L. Nagel & 

 Son of Iowa. Lewis won first on aged and yearling boars and junior 

 boar pig, senior yearling sow and both sow pigs, aged herd bred by ex- 

 hibitor, both young herds and all of the championships except senior 

 champion boar. Nagel was first with senior boar pig, aged herd, get and 

 produce. Wm, Hoover of Iowa broke into the front rank with his junior 

 yearling boar Chief Mahaska which also secured the senior championship. 

 W. H. Dunbar of Iowa secured first on the aged sow Graceful. E. L. 

 Leavens of Iowa came near the top a number of times with some hogs of 

 excellent stamp. 



Hampshires were present in numbers overshadowing all previous rec- 

 ords for the breed at this fair, and the quality was so uniformly good that 

 the judge, Geo. B. Buck, Sunny Hill, 111., had no simple task in allotting 

 the prizes. The sharp rivalry between exhibitors brought out much dis- 

 cussion of his decisions and it was the opinion of some of the breeders 

 that he leaned a trifle too strongly toward the lard type of hog instead 

 of giving prominent recognition to the smooth finish, flat long sides and 

 neat bellies which the breeders are attempting to perpetuate. This is 

 the difficulty which always confronts the breeders of any class of stock 

 who attempt to produce a type intermediate between two extremes; the 

 balance is bound to swing one way or the other according to the predi- 

 lections of the judge. Mark Sharp of Illinois was the principal recipient 

 of first prizes and championships. He secured first on senior and junior 

 boar pigs, aged and senior yearling sows, senior sow pig, aged herd, both 

 young herds, and produce of sow. His championships included junior 

 boar and senior and grand champion sow. W. J. Brinagar & Sons of 

 Missouri showed the first prize aged and junior yearling boars and the 

 winning aged herd bred by exhibitor. Willie Essig of Indiana was for- 

 ward with his senior yearling sow and get of boar. Frank Morrell of 

 Illinois showed an outstanding senior yearling boar that secured the sen- 

 ior and grand championships, and C. M. Perrin of Iowa secured a blue 

 ribbon on a senior sow pig. A number of other exhibitors came near the 

 top at various times. 



The bacon breeds were judged by Wilson Rowe, Ames, la., with an ex- 

 perienced regard for quality that met general approval. Tamworths 

 were more numerous than Yorkshires and furnished a very high-class 

 show of the hardy red rustling bacon-makers. J. W. Justice of Iowa was 

 the most successful exhibitor, winning first in all of the boar classes and 

 with senior yearling sow, the three herds other than aged herd, get, pro- 

 duce and male championships. C. C. Roup of Iowa was the principal 

 runner-up in the various classes and reached the top with his aged sow, 

 junior yearling sow and senior sow pig, aged herd and female champion- 

 ships. E. A. Thomas secured the only other blue ribbon on his junior 

 sow pig. With Yorkshires B. F. Davidson of Iowa secured most of the 



