Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21


exhibition days Wednesday was cool
and windy, clearing away toward night
Thursday morning the sun came up
clear and bright, and for the balance of
the week there was not cloud in sight
and three more ideal days for fair at
tendance could not have been made to
order. 1t was what was needed to give
the fair financial boost, which 1t did.
There was good attendance on Thurs
day, thought to be 3 600, with nearly
twice that number Friday, dropping
back to 1000 on the last day, the largest
Saturday attendance we have ever seen
on the grounds. As a general PROPOSE
ton Saturday sdjourned fairs are not
financially profitable. but this year was
an exception. All in ali the fair was
what may be termed success from
every point of view. Grounds were in
excellent condition, exhibits unusually
large in most departments, good natur-
ed attendants from the extremes OF the
county. The total number of entries
was 2, 800, or 500 in excess of last year.
THE FLORAL HALL
The new fair house was fully appreci-
ated, this its second year of use, and
there was little unused space in any spot
or corner of the big building; with bunt-
ing and flags it was decorated, neat and
appropriate, and the ladies and gentle
men who acted as uperintendents, as
sistants and judges appeared to tske ex-
ceptional pride in arrangement and
show of their particular sections. The
entire western section of the floral hall
was devoted to agricultural products
and fruit exhibits, and better collections
we have never seen anywhere. In grains
and vegetables, tobacco, root crops, etc,
there was a supply that has never been
equaled here Farm and garden entr les
numbered 379 The county asylum gar
den and farm made n display of nearly
everything grown on the place, and it
was of the very choicest and most ex.
tensive kind, finely shown In apples
and crabs there were 214 plates shown,
80 different varieties and 1856 entries,
magnificent showing. OF pl1ms there
were 81 entries, % plates, grapes 30 en-
tries and IL plates. Mrs. James Ever
son of Nottingham Ridge, displayed %
varieties of seedlings, the largest collec-
ton there
The NORTH wing of the building was
given over TO ladies fancy work, educa-
tional exhibit, childrens department
and paintings In all these the showing
was most excellent Fancy and orna-
mental arrangements had lie entries,
paintings rs, educational 13l, children
II, miscellaneous II. Here too was the
floral display, embracing plants and
towering effects, And in the rotunda
was large and handsome pyramid of
plants and shrubs banked in profusion
Educatioually the Coon Valley school
made the most extensive showing
Domestic manufactures contained
much for admiration with i40 ehtries,
embracing the useful and ornamental.
But the pastry and canned goods stores
eclipsed all else in variety and entries,
there being 443 entries. The neatness
and manner of its display attracted all
| observers. OF butter and dairy products
there were only % entries very many
less than there might have been con-
sidering the new life and interest taken
on in that industry the past two years
| In the south wing Of the house the
Brown Music company put mp a big
| showing o.. pianos, organs, sewing ma
| chimes and musical instruments. Across
the aisle was a fine display Of sea shells,
and next 1. booth devoted to a well ar
ranged display Of gentlemen's furnish
| ing goods N ade by Lindemann's depart
| ment store
In variety and artistic arrangeme mt
| the fair mouse was a bower of beauty
| and healthy competition of the farm
| and home One gentleman who had
| display there, stranger who had visited
a number of fairs this season. saio to
| the CENSOR that he had found only one
floral kan with a finer showing, the Elk
horn air, the greatest county fair in the
United States,
THE STOCK SHOW.
I was creditable and large in all lines.
| demonstrating the interest farmers and
breeders are taking in animal industry
There were all the different breeds IN
horses, cattle, sheep ard swine filling
every stall and pen The rivalry was
| sbarD for best marks, and for all of these
| EXPERT iudges were sent from the state
agricultural station G. L. Underwood
Of Avoca. Judged sheep and cattle Il.
A Freeman of Sparta, horess and swine.
In cattle there were 104 entries, two OF
three herds being exhibited by adJoln'
ing county breeders, notably the Gallo
was Nv Mr.. Gochenaur of Sylvan, Rich
land county. Horses and mules 50 en-
tries were made, with over 100 show an
imals in the ring. The sheep depart
ment has not been better or more large
lv represented in any year than this
with la entries Hogs 60, choice lo
of animals of the different breeds.
c. ]. Smiths barn of seventeen Snet-
land ponies, was a station that yount
and old halted at and admired the little
! animals, two or three being not muci
larger than jack rabbit.
The poultry house, heretofore all TOT
large was crowded beyond it's capacit!
to well display the big show made thi
, wear. There were 11S cOops CI chickens
and other fowls, with 137 entries IN TIL
department. The exhibit was sur
prise and great credit TO the commuult,
as compared with former years. Mucl
of this revival of poultry interest ha
been occasioned by the organization 0
local association to promote the lfpPo
! cation of domestic birds.
, MAcHISERY AND IMPLEMENTS
, Our dealers made unusual shown.
this year, Displaying line Of farm tooi
and machines of the latest patterns: san
! ElIefson had a steam clover huller D
: operation, three gosoline engines, lee
Z grinder and bean tbresheT, saving ma
: chine and number Of plows.
A. D Helgesen exhibited VarletY 6
: ulows. manure spreader and creai
separators.
d Chas S. Slack had a thresher an
u wood saw in operation propelled oy
9 gasoline engine, hay press, side ma
4 tedder, corn planter. etc
Jacob Mork showed two United state
u cream separators, and had 81 expert
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