East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-10
A CRED|TABLE FAIR
RURAL SPIRIT GIVES
THIS SECTION A BOOST
Morrow and Umatilla's Exhibits
Would be Credit 10 Any State
Fair-BOoths Showing Results of
Dry Farming of Great Interest,"
Stock Exhibits Were Very Good
Also, Says the Writer.

The Rural Spirit paysthe follow
ing high tribute to the recent dis
trict fair held in Pendleton;
The second annual fair of the
Third Oregon District Fair associa-
ton, composed of the counties Of
Umatilla and Morrow, held at PEN
dleton September 23 to 2S inclusive,
was a most gratifying success in every
way and in most respects was decid-
edly ahead of the first one held last
year. 1t was again held in the pa
vilion on a vacant lot right in the
heart Of the city and the stock pens
were adjoining it on a vacant street
so that one low price ticket admitted
to the entire show.
In the main pavilion Umatilla and
Morrow counties each had a display
creditable enough for exhibition at
the state fair or anywhere else, fruits
vegetables, grains and grasses all be-
ing we'll represented.
They were placed so close together
1t was hard to tell where one ended
and the other began, and almost as
hard to decide which was superior.
Umatilla's inscription, "Umatilla pro-
duces one per cent OF the wheat in
the United States" was as suggestive
as the long line of wagons pouring
into town and emptying taeir con-
/
There were also booths showing
results of dry farming, where 80, 40
and so bushels of grain were grown,
irrigation bitches, etc. Milton and
fl eewater had an attractive exhibit.
including some fine corn as well as
fiuit, grain and vegetables. Pilot
Rock and Weston also had each a
nice exhibit. The Pendleton business
men had many attractive booths and
the public schools of the county also
made an exhibit.
In the stock department the show
was handicapped by not having
| Ruby's horses, but this was compen-
sated for to some extent by w. o.
Minors herd of fine Shorthorns, the
same he showed at the state fair at
Salem. They can very properly be
said to Lave beer the chief attrac-
ton. AS they are becoming well
k.own 20 Rural Spirit reade no ex-
tended mention need be made of them
here.
While Rubys fine string Of draft
stations were absent, there were
more Individual exhibits Of hor;e
flash than a year ago, esp ,cially in
the grades and mtre especially in
drIf: cclts, where the exhibit was
good and competition sharp. ]. j..
BeckhrGen showed three fine Coach
stations; w. r. Grsham's fine siaud.
lead bred Victorine, that was show I
last year, this time was not only there
hu, had four of mis- colts On tie
&, oUnd. The handsome two-year- IA
X Mac was there IN his rr,ln j.
b. joy showed four extra gDon muI+
colts and three lacks were Ia cum
competition.
Where last year less than a dozen
grade sheep were shown there was
this year a large exhibit of pure
bred animals The Cunningham
Sheep & Land company Of Pilot
Rock, showed AZ head of nice Ram
bcuillets and Delaines, ana r. E.
Grayschmig was again there with an
improved lot of Shropshires and more
CT them.
Judge Thos. Haley showed a nice
lot of Duroc Jersey hogs. and a. L
Swaggart an equally attractive lot
of Poland Chinas and there were 9TH
crs.