The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-06
The Display the Finest Ever
Made in the State.
GRAND EXHIBIT OF FRUITS
The Display of Vegetables II . Par
ticuiariy n one-An b Asricui-
tural Departments Well Repre-.
sented-special Exhibits.


put In exceiient conoiuon ana the puiio-
ings are In readiness for the reception
Of the exhibits of fruit and farm pro-
-. no,or.u, No. % ~. oxhn-
uuc's ke"ea" many VI ~ nm.
its began TO arrive this noon ana the
halls are already we'll filed. BY noon
,o-morrox whom the exbibition will
a.. 49,. TN 80 r. 80,
open IN oisp'ss WI" oe '"e i"ises'
and finest that has ever been made in
Montana The display of vegetables
nro,n,ses IN he esneciauv fine and the
=, - ~
nan 'ha' u set apart i"r inns eiass VI
exhibits will be crowded. The speci-
mems shown are of fine quality and
srormous s,xe Their. arc souasbes
,
ana mat would MI a small
room and h turnips n potatoes
that are In the competition for size
weigh as much as melons. many OF
them. One turnip has an a~voirdupois
Of 26 pounds. n there are others that
are close to 1t. There has never be-
fore been seen in Missoula such a
grand exhibit OF fruits as Is to be
shown at the fair grounds tomorrow
and during the fair. The season has
been especially favorable for the APP
pie crop and the orchards OF the Bit
ter Root. Missoula and Plains valleys
will furnish OF their best for the fair.
From as a up the Bitter Root as
Como. including Hamilton, Corvallis.
Victor. Stevensville and the other
lower towns. the Bitter Root will con-
tribute to the show and the farms that
surround Plains in the Horse Plains
and Paradise valleys. have sent their
share Of good things. From Ravalli
Duncan Mcdonald has sent some
splendid specimens of apples n all
of the towns and farms Of the Mis-
soula valley are well represented. IL
will be such a fruit show as has sell
dom been seen anywhere.
h great wealth of The farming Sec
tions OF this part of the state has been
dependent principally in past ear
upon the crop of hay and grain that
have been produced here. These sta
pie products will be well represented
at the fair. and the grain display
promises to be an especially good one.
Farmers who have never before TAX
en- part In the fair have this year
shown c~ommendable enterprise in their
preparations for the fair. and these
new members of the exhibitors circle
will be warmly applauded when their
show is seen. The wheat Of the
farms of Plains and Grass valley will
come n competition for the first
time, and the rivalry between these
two sections Will be close and interest
ing. Experts who have examined the
wheat OF this years crop from these
places say that II Is the finest hat
they have ever seen anywhere. The
celebrated h OF the Eastern belt
Is, according to their statements. not
better than the product Of these farms.
II will be Of much interest to see what
this grain Is and VIA farmers are
raising IL.
Another display that will attract
much attention will be the exhibit of
apples that Is made by the farmers
around ~Stevensville. These men are
the ones who are shipping to Illinois
from their orchards and the apples
that comprise their exhibits will be
samples OF the lot that attracted the
attention of the Eastern buyer. who
pronounced them the finest apples he
had ever seen. The ~Stevensville peo-
pie have made a large collection to
properly represent their section of the
valley. and they Will not yield the
palm OF supremacy without a strug-
gle. uttI
The amateur photographers and the
professionals, too. have taken a deep
interest in h work OF the fair this
year. and their display will be the fin
est That Missoula has ever seen. Some
OF the large work will he worthy of
the attention of the keenest critics. as
II will compare favorably with any
that Is produced by any club in the
country. In the ladies' department
the display Will be large and attract
I've. The entries that have been made
up to tonight indicate that this de-
partment Will be well filled and hat
the Judges win have their hands full
In deciding upon the question of supe-
rior merit In the lot of pretty things
that will be shown here.
The liz stock display will prove one
OF the most attractive features of the
fair. and the show of fine stock will
be a hummer. Some of the fine dairy
herds OF the valley will be represent
ed n the farmers will take much in
terest In the competition between the
owners OF these herds.
that has been made this rear has been
extensive n the results are gratify-
ing TO those who have hNan WORKING