84 THE PORTRAIT GALLERY 
in draft horse, beef cattle, harness horse, swine and sheep rings, 
at state fairs, the American Royal, Madison Square Garden and 
the International. He was one of a group of three judges chosen 
to represent America in the first international exchange of judges 
with the Argentine. He there tied the ribbons on the Short- 
horns, and the bull he selected for champion established the 
price record for an animal of Argentinian breeding at that date. 
DEAN CurTISs more than anyone else has demonstrated to the 
breeder and practical farmer, the ultimate worth of an agricul- 
tural college education. His portrait was given to the SADDLE 
AND SIRLOIN CLuB by the students of Iowa State College. 
