Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-14
AFTER THE FAIR,

Every farmer should take trip. once
year, and visit successful farmers on
fairs, for the purpose Of getting higher
ideals,
saw at one fair a man looking at
an animal in a pen, and went over and
looked too, Il had only size TO recon-
mend il. no particular color, breed or
characteristics. but well grown scruu
calf, not worth a minutes time. The
man hung on the fence looking at IL foe
a quarter OF an hour. Why? Because
he had no ideal animal in his mind,
and anything would please him. He
was satisfied with cheap things.
a very fine looking man was walking
through the crowd with a small haske,,
selling peanuts; he looked smart enough
20 be a bank president. but his Ideals
were small, and he was content he
lacked what a slender young fellow who
was striking the maui had-"yim.' A
big, coarse giant. proud Of his strength
had put the weight on the striking
machine up to high notch, and dared
the crowd 10 match It. a nervous, small
but cordy boy accepted the challenge
He was cautious, setting the pin with
precision. placing his feet in position
and putting his hands on tie handle
so as to get all the force he could. lie
beat the giant, and the crowd cheere1
him. astonished and delighted
Great luck" said one Nonsense.
said another. "lIe knew Just how to
place the pin, just where TO strike, and
exactly what angle was needed to get
the whole force, and vim did the
rest"
lie had studied cause and effect.
Many Of MS fail 10 do this, and dearly
we pay for II.
Successful people prepare before.
hand one exhibitor said II got thu
wrong rooster in that coop; you know
one has to hurry so the day before thu
fair" I could tell by the pullet with
a white feather in her wing. which
barred her from a premium; by the ola
patchedup coops, too small 10 show the
stock: by the dirty plumage-that he
had neglected 10 prepare for the show
TN the last moment, and he win have
plenty II time after the fair 10 count
his prizes The boy with his fowls ac-
cuslomcu 10 handling and trained to
stand as II on parade commenced
weeks before and won many prizes
Since the adoption OF single expert
judges, strangers to the exhibitors. the
! chances for the product and not the ex-
hibitor 10 win are good; and the New
York state breeders have done good
work fer agriculture. by urging on fair
societies this system, which is becom-
| INK central.
Not only are those men able to award
! imnartially and intelllgently. but theS
| cN~ on1 s1oulA explain the reason why.
"wfat alls that butter?" said one ex-
| hihtor decidedly "The same thing
that ais nine samples out Of every
| ten-too salt" I answered Taste this.
| then yours, Compare the two. Yours
| leaves nothing but a salt tsste In the
! mouth. the other a flavor You cannot
| distinguish any butter flavor N too
much salt Is used" lie was satisfied
but me man whom q Judge answered
| by sayinE' ~ YOU 10 not like the
Gward get oui"-learned nothing.
A man had a great crowd around him,
| 90 which be- was explaining the merits
% fountain pen. lie took Il out and
| raked ID across n board tin the points
were bent double, stralghtened them
| out and bent them over back the wrong
way. How he ala bang II around, and
then Il would write as well rs ever.
which he proved by writing. Then a
common black penholder was shown,
md six pens, same kind. put In the
handle. Then q black lead pencil hold
| er FOR marking linen was held up and
q boys handkerchief daubed with his