Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-05
GUADALUPE FAIR
EXHIBITS TAKE
THE RIBBON
FARM PRODUCTS BEAT
BEST IN THE WEST
Enormous Melons, Fruits and
Vegetables Displayed and
Exciting Bronco Busting
Contest Pulled OFF.

Especial biepateh 70 ue hor"thA Souf"''i
Santa Rosa. y. M, Oct. 3-The
Guadalupe county fair closed tonight
The agricultural and stock eNhibit7
we're BY far the finest ever seen m TINS
part Of the territory. Among the
Judges on agricultural products were
Mr.. w. T.. Jefferies Of kentucky, and
Mr.. Charles kellar, Of Indiana Both
OF these gentlemen are recently from
the agricultural districts OF their
states. They say unquaiiiedly that
the Guadalupe county farm products
were equal 10 any they had ever seen
In their home states. In awarding the
prizes the products Of unirrigated
farms came IN for competition Wil.t
the irrigated products.
The fair was Well attended and eX-
hibita brought In from all parts OF the
county. There was considerable
friendly rivalry between j. w. Wood,
who has q beautiful Irrigated farm In
the Pecos valley, just south OF Santa
Rosa, aud Mr.. A. r.. Johnson who has
"a dry farm west of the PccOs river
and on the upland. Mr.. Johnson ~
cured first prizes on indian corn.
millet, Irish potatoes. mile maize, ma
tive beans, peas, and second prizes on
navy beans and general display. He
also received o special prize on Two
mammoth twin pumpkins and on cit
rons. Mrs. Johnson secured first on
home made pickles.
Or. j. W. Wood secured first prizes
on best general exhibit, Rocky Ford
cantaloupes. peanuts, onions, native
peas. native cabbage.. dairy butter,
and second on chile. He also received
a special prize on stock beets. These
beats were fully two feet long and
ten inches through.
Mr.. Bias Hohne, Of Plntada, first on
sorghum. largest aud best squash. n
cncumbcrs,
j. :. Arnold, OF Cuervo. first on
sweet potatoes and pumpkins The
sweet potatoes were not especially SEE
lected for the fair but were a crate
taken at random from a wagon load
he had In town for sale.
Pace Baca, Of Santa Rosa, best yell
pumpkin
Matilde Chavez, first on tomatoes.
Mr.. william Johnson, Of Los Tancs.
first on watcrmelons. The exhibit OF
Watermelons WAS large ana particu=
LARRY fine. The largest melon was
from ~SumnNaide, was raised by Canldn
prize melon was smaller but was q
perfect specimen OF a variety that
was supposed 60 be better.
Jose Abran Salaxar, Puerto dc Luna,
FRA prize IN chile.
Santiago Moreno, first prize on red
pablo Urban. second prize on sweet
potatoes
AIrs. ]. D. Lovelady santa Rosa
first prize on hHifer and bull.
sandy Fluitt, Los Tanos, first prize
Dn bear.
A. r, Johnson. hrst prize IN native
mares.
Mr.. y. Cox, OF AlamoRordo best
coop Of Brown Leghorn chickens.
Dr. Rudolph. first prize on best
'oop OF White Wyandottes. Charles
Of santa Rosa second prize on
White Wyandottes.
same chickens. :
Eddie Tice FIRST prize on Rantams.
In the ladies department OF the
air, the first prize for the best needle
york sent 20 Mrs. j. $. de Gonzalcs,
econd prize To Mrs. Johnson. H@st
lRnd lace. Clotilde NJ. de Lastre, sec-
ma to Mrs. j. $. de Gonzales.
BEST embroidery, Mrs. " H.. Brown
first prize. The judges in this
department were Mrs. +. ID. Morse.
+. Montana and Mrs. LoVelady. /,
A very Interesting feature of this F,
air was the bronco busting Bob
imith. Jim Giles and Eugenio iiael +,
competitors. and some fine riding I.
done. Bob Smith was the vim p,
Inr 81 the first prize. /,
On the base bail tournament the
ANITA Rosa nine were the winners ,
ne winner IN the roping contest was
a.. Sena. OF Pintada. i
The great success Of The fair this
ear has determined the holding here !
fer OF a like annual fair la this
onntv. II h probable that a county
Nhibit will be taken 10 the territorial
fu Athuuueruup :