The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-10-08
State FAIR AFTERMATH
The Awards For Exhibits Completed
and Herein Published.
SHORT COMMENTARY As TO EXHIBITS
shc Premium for the
nsaby show was = Hard Task-An
Opportunity for Kickers 90 secure
a New Heard OF Com mtssioners.

| In speaking of the fair last week THE
HERALD referred to the perfect weather
prevailing. Its remarks were appropri-
ate when written but the next day, FRI
day, the tail end OF the great storm In
the east and south struck Yakima and
made things most uncomfortable during
the day. The commissioners estimate
that their receipts we're cut down three or
four hundred dollars in consequence, but
for all Of that they will have clear sur
plus with all premiums and other obli-
cations paid. This is in marked contrast
with previous state fairs, when aside
from the appropriations for maintenance,
the state was called upon to pay nearly
$4,000 for indebtedness incurred and
even then old obligations remained un-
settled.
Notwithstanding this excellent show
ing made by the commissioners there has
been some criticism passed upon them.
This would be the case no matter what
had been their course. A number claim
that too much money was devoted to
horse racing and not enough attention to
the agricultural exhibit, but those who
offer this criticism probably do not real
ize that the horsemen were practically
racing for their own money paid in en-
trance fees and stall rent, and that the
farmers and fruit growers were opportun-
ed to make exhibits but failed to the
extent anticipated. 1t could not be that
the latter were deferred from competing
for the premiums offered by the state on
account OF the small entrance fee charged
because the competitors for the special
| premiums, where no entrance was i'm
posed, were few and far between, and
for premium OF $65 pillow there was
not a single exhibit. The fact is that
the farmers and fruit growers OF Yakima
failed to do themselves Justice. Where
were the exhibits from the great fruit or
chards OF Baker & Bicknell, Fred Thomp-
son, G. p. Wilcox, Frank Wheeler and
many others that might be named? Not
onei Some Of these will have exhibits
at the Spokane fair while others, who
did not even put in an appearance at the
Washington state fair, much less make
an exhibit, sent creditable displays Of
products to the minnesota state fair and.
in fact, finer vegetables and choicer fruits
were to be found in some OF the grocery
stores in this city, while in point of at
tendance Yakima day was the lightest of
OF the entire week.
The premium awards at the fair
were as follows in addition to those
reported in the issue of Oct. {:
FARM PRODUCTS.
Corn from 5-acre tract; first prize, l..
Gardner, Cowychee.
Bale hops; first prize, B. H. Allen,
North Yakima.
One peck white beans; first prize, Ed
Remy.
| WASHINGTON MANUFACTURES.
Fruit boxes; F. w. Morse, Puyallup,
diploma; Gray's Harbor Commercial Co.,
Cosmopolis. diploma.
Bee hives; first premium, F. w. Morse.
| FRUITS.
Winter apples; first prize. Mrs. F. 4.
Stanton; first prize for two varieties, o.
Beck.
Grapes; first prize, one variety. Ed
Remy.
| VEGETABLES.
Yellow Danvers onions; first prize, ].
Fl. Manlove.
Sugar beets; first prize, G. w. Moore.
Hubbard squash; first prize, L. r.
Freeman; second G. w. Moore.
Watermelons; first prize, B. H. Allen !;
second, J. III. Manlove.
Largest number varieties onions; first
prize, D. Haye.
Peanuts; first, B. scatchsrd; second,
J. M. @. Horne; g. w. Lord.
Kohl rabi; first, B. Scatchard.
Pumpkin; first, g. w. Osborne.
Carrots; first, Ed Remy.
Largest and best display Of vegetables;
first, E. Fl. Cole; second, Ed Remy.
HORSES.
Percherons; brood mare and colt; first,
Mckee Co.
English Shire; brood mare and colt,
first, Mckee Co.
CATTLE.
Durham COW and calf; first, Mckee Co.
Hereford cows; first and second, A. j.
Splawn.
Hereford heller calves; first and Sec
ond, A. j. Splawn.
Jersey cow over three years old; first,
Matt Bartholet.
jersey bull calf under l year second,
D. Campbell.
Jersey COW, years old; first, John
Bartholett; second, d. Campbell.
Graded stock; cows. over 8 years; first.
D. Campbell; second, W. II. Cole.
SHEEP.
French Merino; ram over years old !;
| first, Cameron Bros.
Graded fine wool sheep; buck over 2