Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
THE ANNUAL COuNTYFAIR.
BAD WEATHER ANU OTHER CONDITIONS
UNFAvopABLE

, BAD WEATHER AND OTHER CONDITION
uSFAvopABLE.
Live Stock Exhibit Best Ever Made on the Ground
Racing and Some Other Departments Fan Be
low ne Average Society VIII Probably PA
Aboas Even Notwithstanding unfavorablc Con
ditions.
The forty. fifth Vernon unity fair h
a thing of memory onls. The weathe
and other conditions apparently con
spired 70 defeat the efforts Of .hose whs
had ia charge the management ane
making q success or faiiare of the exhi
hition. Tuesday was cold and windy,
following closely on protracted rain
leaving roads in almost inlpassahle con
dition. That day did not find great
I number of entries made. "Wednesday
was bright but cool. and things moved
I nicely aud a fair crowd of people were
in attendance. Thursday came ~ibil
an all day rain, but still 1900 tickets
We're sold at the gates. Overhead 10th
ing could have BEEN desired to make
Friday more ideal aud enjoyable A
conservative estimate placed the crowd
Mt 4. 600 IN that day. 1t was thought
advisable to continue the fair over Sat
urday aud 1t proved the proper thing.
both from q financial aud entertainment
standpoint. 1t was the largest crowd
yet gathered at an adj0urued Saturday
show, after four years trial When we
consider all the perplexiug conditions
the society has cause for congratulation
over the fact that it is not liable TO go
in the ''hole" financially. The executive
board does not meet till next Saturday
and 1t Ia therefore impossible to give the
financial status of the fair.
As u whole the fair was a medium
showing of the results of Vernon county
husbandry. In horse and cattle classes
there has never been anything to equal
it on the grounds, sheep the best breeds
and numerous entries, hogs light and
not half show of some years. Poultry
was never better here
LAVE STOCK SHOW
That the herds of Vernon county are
rapidly improving nothing more would
be necessary to convince one than TO
look through the entry list of last eek.
More animals of the best breeds, were
shown than at any previous fair. In
cattle there were fi8 entries. Splendid
herd shows were made in most of the
breeds. In shorthorps E. ID. and l.
Jones of Leon, made large showings,
Oswald Evans, Ellis Reed, w NJ. King
ston Chri Ellefson, Martin Root. In
Polled Durhams G. J. Smith made the
only exhibit OF five head. Herefords
were shown by Griffin Bros, Fred Stoil,
J. R. Mckee, A. T. Jordan Griffin
Bros. had the only Red Polls, while S.
Nj. Aker displayed fine herd of Aber-
deem Angus, the only cattle of that
breed in the county. The Jersey show
was by L j. Brye, G. J. Blowers, s. r.
Pollard, L. w. Green, f. w Alexander,
I'll. Z. Rogers, Owen Buchanan. In
Guernseys Mrs, Mary Heron had the
only animals, lin all
In the horse line the exhibit was out
OF sight more animals and a greater
number of entries than ever shown here.
There were e3 entries The Percheron
exhibit by Levi Eckhsrt of Sylvan, Rich
land county, 10 animals was, the finest
bunch of hesvy horses We have ever seen.
Among other breeders wefesO. j. Nh.
ssad, Ed. Thorsgaard, Westby and CASH
ton Horse Unions. Ed. G ,rsline, r. M.
Minshall, w. n. Thomson, A. J. Rusk,
Il. Randl6s, Jos. Buchanan, N. Dahl.
Henry Reynolds, John Miller, w. w.
Powell, Richard Eilacott, G. L. Wood
bury, w. III. Banks, Fred Stoll, r. Z.
Bentson, A. o. Espeseth, John Lake, r.
Rariles, Whitney Nichols, VIM Smith,
L. lilies, John Tewalt c. G. Brown,
Allen Graves, Kenneth Smith, Scot
Sandwich.
Sheep had the greatest number of en-
tries in live stock, 100, and all the best
breeds were represented Among the
exhibitors were Griffin Bros, Geo. B.
Fisher, Richard Sannan, Jacob Amo6t.
J. L. Jones, W. II. Fisher J. w. Norris,
H. s. Chapman, Fred Stoll, W. A. Bailey
L. w. Cox, r. T. Bentson, Fantus wy
man The Cstswolds, Southdowns. Mer-
inos, ,Shropshires, Oxforddowns, Hamp-
shires. Leicestershires, Lincolnshires,
Dorsets, were all well represented and
competition was sharp for premiums.
The swine show was limited as COM
pared with past seasons, only 10 entries.
Poland Chinas we're shown by J. Fl.
McLees Geo B. Fisner, Forum Brothers.
Jersey Reds by Samuel Strait, Chester
Whites by ]. A. Doerr. There has sell
dom been better showing in the poultry
department than at this fair. The house
was crowded and many more coops were
demanded. Here there were rs entries,
and the exhibitors were Geo. B Fisher,
j. A Doerr, Mrs. JOHN Griffin, Harold
Dennis, John Lake, Whitney Nichols.
Mrs Gott os. Buchanan. Paul Dahl,
F. II. Graves. w. r. Wilson, w. s.
Arnold c. M. Thompson, Columbus Mil
Ter, e. Reed, F. w. Alexander, Griffin
Bros, Bennie Nuznm.
IN FLORAL HALL n
Like the fast horse department, this
end of the fair was lacking in its usual
attractiveness, and in none of the nu-
merous classes which here have head
quarters was there beyond fair show
ing. Farm and garden products were
good quality but Of scanty display. Corn
and wheat and most vegetables were
light but good Fruits, for non bear
ing year, shown up with excellent speci-
mems, bat not great in number. w. w.
Powell made the largest display of
vegetables and farm cereals. Pastry and
canned and glass preserved goods were
mp -to-date. Butter and cheese had few,
specimens In domestic wares, fancy
work and paintings were many new and
novel things, and flowers were pretty
and well arranged. isl
The educational department attracted
greater attention than any other feature
| in the fair house, and it was a most
creditable showing for the schooisaof
| the county. Supt. Gardner had smore
| than two hundred Qntries in this lina