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upon standards which provide for permanency. This judge is perfectly 

 familiar with the type which is capable of returning the greatest profit 

 to tihe breeder and this was the sort he sought for in selecting the winners 

 of the Iowa State Fair premiums. As might reasonably be expected this 

 early in the season many of the animals were scarcely in real good 

 show form. 



Mr. Martin found it necessary to retire Cremo from his position at 

 the head of the aged bulls. His type is quite as pleasing as it ever wa c , 

 but the old campaigner was out of condition and so had to step aside 

 for Rutland. As a Red Poll model this bull scarcely measures up to the 

 standard set by the older bull; he is, nevertheless, well lined and carries 

 good indications of combining meat and milk-producing tendencies de- 

 manded in a sire of this breed. The three-year-old cow, Florence, was 

 perhaps as good an example of a "double decker" as appeared in any of 

 the classes. Her form bespeaks dairy performance and yet her confor- 

 mation does not incline to disfiguring angularity. A young thing of lik- 

 able proportions and bearing the same name, contested with Iher for the 

 grand championship, but the balance tilted in favor of the senior entry. 



FAT STEERS. 



The Iowa State Fair management provides a very liberal classifica- 

 tion for fat steers — pure bred, grade and cross bred. As a result a very 

 representative showing of the several leading beef breeds is assembled. 

 More breeders and feeders appeared this year than in previous seasons. 

 The Angus entries were passed upon by Mr. O. E. Bradfute. of Xenia, 

 Ohio; the Short-horns by the English judge, Mr. J. Deane Willis, and 

 the Herefords by Professor R. J. Kinzer, of Manhattan, Kan. One of the 

 features of the fat classes was the grade Hereford, Paragon A., exhibited 

 by Mr. S. L. Brock, of Lake Geneva. Wis. Under the watchful eye of his 

 skillful feeder this entry should be in fine fit by the close of the season. 



CATTLE— DAIRY BREEDS. 



GUERNSEYS. 



One of the best and most interesting displays on the grounds was 

 that of Guernsey cattle. Not as many herds were shown as a year ago, 

 but each of the groups which reappeared have been nicely reenforced 

 during the year. The judge, Prof. W. H. Pew, of Ames, Iowa, was 

 looking for the entries of quality, and found a fine assortment in nearly 

 every class. The alignment of aged bulls was a most pleasing one. At 

 the head of the line stood the champion, Imp. Lord Marr. This proud 

 fellow is endowed with style in abundance. With it he combines great 

 quality and to judge of his breeding tendencies by the get shown in 

 several of the classes, he is going to prove a great breeder. A bull of un- 

 common capacity and general dairy excellence is Golden Ben, that stood 

 in second place. By his side was Glenwood's Combination 5th, a son of 

 Glenwood Combination and Lucretia's Daughter. This grandly bred 



