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bull is modeled somewhat along the same lines as Lord Marr, while the 

 fourtih prize winner is still of another type. Boisterous is a low-down 

 fellow, not at all unlike the well-known show bull, Robiana's Standard. 

 The junior champion of the male contingent was uncovered, in the year- 

 ling group. Dairy Maid's Pride of Iowa was sired by Stranford's Glen- 

 wood and is, therefore, a grandson of Glenwood Boy of Haddon, a name 

 known to all breeders of Guernseys. His dam was also sired by this 

 same bull. He is truly "a marvelously bred bull in producing lines." 

 Among the bull calves appeared two youngsters of unusual prominence — 

 Meriann Son of Lavourne and Stranford's Glenwood of Pinehurst. The 

 former is a son of Raymond of the Preel and the latter is a "Pine- 

 hurst" product. Mr. Pew had a hard task assigned him in arranging the 

 aged cows. Duenna B, the champion of a year ago, was in line, as was 

 Iowa's most famed cow, Dairy Maid of Pinehurst, and Mr. Marsh's Glen- 

 coe's Bopeep, which was expected would prove a strong contender for 

 one of the very best places. The dual arrangement, however, found Lalla 

 Boots of Chantilly 3d at the top, with last year's champion in second, 

 Dairy Maid third and Glencoe's Bopeep just inside the money. The 

 winner of the Iowa contest was, of course, the center of attraction, and 

 well she might be when we consider what her performance has meant and 

 will mean to dairying in Iowa. It will be remembered that by producing 

 14,600 pounds of milk, 860 pounds of butter fat and 1,032 pounds of butter 

 in a single year, she has "swept the board" in the Iowa Cow Contest. 

 Wlhat is of more moment, she has taught many a corn-belt farmer that 

 to succeed in dairying he must equip himself with profit-producing cows. 



Although but four herds of Jerseys were shown at the Iowa fair, 

 the breed was, nevertheless, most worthily represented. Mr. C. T. Graves, 

 of Maitland, Mo., who has had a wide experience with dairy cattle, both 

 in the capacity of breeder and judge, was called upon to make the 

 awards and repeatedly expressed himself as highly pleased with the 

 entries brought before him. Messrs. Dixoh & Bruins, importers and 

 breeders, had the largest number of animals in their herd which con- 

 formed to his ideal. Their aged bull, Beauvoir's King, had no difficulty 

 whatever in winning special courtesies in the shape of blue and purple 

 colored ribbons. This proud son of Sultan of Oakland, while not a large 

 animal, is nevertheless a very impressive chap. Of course, he is far from 

 a stranger to the show rings of the middle west. A year ago he appeared 

 at several of the leading state fairs and finally at the dairy show, and 

 upon each occasion won merited recognition. He is starting the 1910 

 circuit in comfortable condition and will likely continue a particular 

 favorite. The five-year-old, Nesta Cannon, was clearly entitled to lead 

 the matrons, although in standing in first position she deprived some 

 very good cows of the place. Eminent's Leda is a cow of pronounced 

 dairy qualities. This daughter of old Nesta and Money Cannon is of 

 an extremely typey sort. She is all cow, having quality and dairy tem- 

 perament in great abundance. Her several excellencies gave her undis- 



