Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30
Lady'S Relay Race Of 20 Miles an In.
tereSting Feature-A Series Of
Farmers Institutes Will Be Held
During the Fair Week.
ATTRACTIVE PRIZES ARE OFFERED

The offering for livestock and farm
droducts at the Montana State Fair
for 1903 will exceed $1,000. Consider
ing the fact that the state appropri-
alton is only $4,000, and that over $3,-
600 will have to be used for betterment
of the grounds and new buildings, the
distribution of the money among the
producing interests of the state seems
attractive enough to bring out a grand
exhibit. The racing program, which
is demanded by the Montana public
carries $500 in purses at this time
in addition to the novelty events.
One of the features of the State Fair
will be lady's relay race Of 20 miles.
The riders 60 four miles each day for
five days, changing horses every mile.
In all of the cattle-raising countries
are girls who ride quite fearlessly, and
can make the 20 miles in record time.
There is great deal of generalship in
relay race, and it is one of the most
exciting features of aprogram. Ladies
should select their horses and train
them for this race. The secretary of
the state fair will send the particulars
OF this race and the rules governing
the same to any one asking them. The
purse is $500, and worth trying for.
Stockmen and farmers should com.
mence now to plan their exhibits ar
the state fair, as we'll as for the coun-
ty fairs. The classifications of the
state fair call for exhibits by indivi-
dual farmers and for collective exhibits
by counties. This county will be able
to show surprising exhibit of pro-
ducts, and the matter should be at
tended to.
Samuel Dinsmore, one of the ey1cu-
tive committee of the state fair, on his
recent visit to Helena, stated that the
two counties of Missoul2. and Rava1l;
would want 1000 square feet of space
for fruit exhibit alone. He said the
state fair offered opportunity that
Western Montana had long wanted
as an opportunity to show the people
of Montana the advance being made by
this section in horticulture.
feature that will attract great
many farmers to Helena during the
state fair is the series of Farmers In.
stitutes planned for four evenings of
fair week, with full corps of state
and government lectures. All subjects
bearing on the livestock and aericul.
tural productions will be taken up and
discussed, and an opportunity will be
given for the farmers to receive infor-
nation and instructions on manv suh.
Jects that have been perplexing. 1t
will be one feature of fair wee. that
will assuredly attract earnest farmers
and stockmen who want to advance.
The beef cattle classes at the state fair
are made especially attractive by the
addition of $500 for Herefords by the
National association, coming through
the Montana Registered Cattle breed
ers association, organized last winter
ana WnlCn neld sale at Helena last
May. The executive committee of the
National shorthorn association has the
same matter under consideration, and
if they add $500 to the state fair pre-
MUM list for shorthorns it will give
over $1,000 for the two breeds of cattle.
This list is sufficient to induce every
breeder in Montana to fit some stock
for the beef classes.
The draft horse lists are ample for a
splendid show of classes in this de-
partment. There is some attention he.
ing given to breeding draft stock in the
various parts of the state and the in
dustry is gaining rapidly.-Bozeman
Chronicle.