112 TwBNTY-FlEST BiBNNIAL RbPOET 



Mr. Hugh G. VanPelt, of Waterloo, Iowa. Because of 

 the rather meager entries in some of the classes there 

 was an abundance of time in which to judge the dairy 

 stock, and for that reason the visitors and exhibitors 

 were encouraged to ask Mr. VanPelt any questions that 

 arose in their minds. As a result there was always a 

 group of interested spectators about him as he judged 

 the cattle, and they stateithatjthey learned a very great 

 deal about dairy cattle from him. Some of the oldest 

 breeders stated they had gained much information about 

 dairy stock while at the State Fair. 



On Friday morning at 11 o'clock, Mr. VanPelt made 

 an address in the small judging pavilion to an audience 

 of two hundred people in regard to the points of the 

 dairy cow. We secured two excellent cows from each 

 dairy breed, and in concluding his address Mr. VanPelt 

 told the people in the audience why he preferred one of 

 the cows above the other. The audience who heard Pro- 

 fessor VanPelt was composed of over one hundred boys 

 from the Farm Boys ' Encampment, prominent breeders 

 of dairy cattle, and visitors. 



In the past few months there has been som,e dis- 

 cussion about reviving the large Jersey cattle show that 

 used to be held in Shelby county, but I believe that the 

 breeders now see the wisdom of combining all of their 

 energies with the State Fair, in order that a show of 

 Jersey cattle may be made at Louisville next September 

 that will rival the exhibit held at the National Dairy 

 Show in Chicago. A movement was started by the breed- 

 ers of Jersey cattle to duplicate the premiums offered by 

 the State Fair. In past years the State Fair has ap- 

 propriated $898 for premiums for Jersey cattle. I be- 

 lieve it is going to be possible before next September for 

 the breeders of Jersey cattle in Kentucky, through pri- 

 vate subscriptions, and through financial assistance from 

 the American Jersey Cattle Club, to duplicate these 

 premiums so that the total premiums for Jersey cattle 

 next September will amount to $1,796. Mr. VanPelt 

 stated that with such liberal premiums we might expect 

 an entry of some four hundred Jerseys at the next fair. 



PbOP. J. J. HOOPEB, 



Superintiendeiit of pe,partmenifc., 



