Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-28
BIC CROWDS ATTEND
FERGUS COUNTY FAIR
Thursdays Attendance the Largest in History of the
Association--Fine Program of Races--Quality of
Exhibits Good Numerous Other Attractions

The Fergus county fair has come
and gone and the figures show that
there were close to five thousand peo-
pie in attendance at the great an
nual meeting. The weather for the
three days was good. The third day
was rather raw and cold but ii did
not materially hurt the attendance,
for the majority of the people were
ready to stand little cold weather
for the sake of the good time to be
enjoyed. The fair this year was far
superior to anything of former years,
both in general appearance, manage.
ment and also in the racing program.
The races this year were as good
as the average county lair anywhere
in the country will put up. Fast
horses from all over the state were
entered and good time was made
The horsemen expressed themselves
as being highly pleased with the
treatment accorded them and pro.
nounced the track a good one. They
all expressed their intention of return.
ing next year and predicted a full list
of entries for the 1905 meeting. The
horses which seemed to be the favor
ties with the crowds for the three
days were r. A. Harlow's two run.
ners, Silver and Lady Ka Veena and
the horse Bert Horton, owned by Cary
Kinnie. College Maid also came in
for her share of the applause, and
was especially well liked by the la
dies. She is a beautiful animal and
works hard to make her best time in
the exhibitions.
The breed races, which have always
been the chief feature of the race
meeting so far as amusement is con
cerned, were entirely devoid of inter
est this year, as 1t was walk-away
for Berger's buckskin.
The ladies' relay race was good bui
the winner, Miss Ona Patterson. had
a far better string of horses and II
was a procession all the way.
The Exhibits.
More interest was taken this year
than ever before in the matter of max
ing exhibits at the fair and a much
finer collection was on display than
had ever before been brought here
The ranchers around the country
brought In their produce and the show
ing made in the agricultural and veg
etable exhibits was the finest ever
seen In Fergus county. The large
building in which we're shown the veg
etable products of the county was
crowded all the time by people who
went away amazed that such fine veg
etables could be produced at home.
The exhibit of E. ID. Barney. of Deer
field, Is especially worthy of mention
Mr.. Barney takes pride in his gar
den and the samples tiIat he showed
were the same things that he brings
to town and sells to the stores. As
he said himself. they were not pets
but were raised the same as the Other
vegetables on his place. He had on
exhibition GA entries and with these
he took IL first premiums. and seven
seconds. He also got the first prem
ium on general display and the show
ing was surely good one. Especially
fine were mis- tomatoes, cucumbers and
celery. The cucumbers in some in
stances measured IA inches in length
while the celery was 80 inches in
height. He says this has been the
greatest year for cucumbers and to
been in the country.
The display of Irene Desy was also
good. He nad on exhibition four cab
bages that weighed 1876 pounds. These
were raised at his place on Buckskin
fat.
William Dundom's apples took first
place and he had first-class showing
of the fruit. There we're five varieties
of apples shown and they emphasized
the fact that Fergus county is with
the best of them when 1t comes tc
fruit raising.
In this department also was an ex
hibit from Western Canada under the
direction of Z. w. Davies. of Edmon
ton, Canada. The display Is sent ou
by the Canadian government and IL
for the purpose of showing what car
be raised in the big country to the
north of us. There was an exhibit o
tame and wild grasses and grains ant
II was surely worth examining. lr
the exhibit we're samples of wheat
oats, rye, barley, speltz and flax. The
lao 10,
years &c bushels to the acre and III,
oats 20 bushels. There we're six va
rieties of wild grasses, some OF then
measuring four feet In length and the
tame bronze grass, which grows to {
height of 5h feet. The wild pea win,
was also shown. This is a wonderful
stock food and Mr.. Davies says ther,
is a great quantity OF 1t all through
the Canadian country. In speaking
of the Fergus county vegetable exhib
II he said that the vegetables showr
were the finest he had seen In Mon
lana and he has been in attendance al
all the county fairs this year. The
celery shown here was the first thai
he had been on exhibition at Mon
tana county fair. He says the eli
mate In western Canada Is almos
identical with this and he is sure tha
everything that they raise could bt
raised here TO advantage.
Ladies' Department
The display In the ladies' depart
ment was a beautiful one and was ar
ranged most artistically. II was In
charge of Mrs. T. w. Warren ant
Mrs. H. C. Brown and II is due in Q
large measure to the efforts OF these
ladies that the exhibit was as hand
some as It was. II is impossible tc
give more than a passing mention o.