The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-09-15
STATE FAIR TOPICS.

ribbons from the Washington State
Fair this year, Sept. 2S-Oct. 3, for
never before has the competition been
so high class The valley has some
famous flocks of it's own, especially in
the dairy breeds, which the owners
are constantly improving with new
importations from the east. Among
those who will show: j. P. and E. b.
Marks have within the year purchased
number of high-bred animals of the
Holstein-Friesian class from famous
New York and Wisconsin herds, four
containing the blood Oh COlantha 4th's
Johanna, greatest of all dairy cows,
with butter record of over 33 pounds
for seven days. William Todd and
Sons of the Cascade Farm, North Yak
ina, will exhibit their Holstein cattle.
Messrs Todd breed Johannas, their
bulls being bred by w. j. Gillett, of
Wisconsin, the man who developed
this great HolStein family. Another
well-known exhibitor who will be rep
resented at the state fair by his best
is l.. K. Cogswell, of Chehalis, a Red
Poll enthusiast. j. w. elise, of Will
lowmoor Farm, Redmond, Wash, has
Just added to his fine herd of Ayr
shires several blue winning animals
His herd of AyrShires is considered
by authorities the third finest In the
United States. Mr.. elise this spring
imported from Scotland forty head,
the largest individual importation of
Ayrshires ever made into this country
]. l.. Smith, of Hardwood Farm, Spo-
kane, will exhibit a yearling Holstein
heifer which he thinks is the best OF
her age he ever saw Mr.. Smith had
the junior champion at last years
state fair and his Mercedes De Kol
Albin was the test winner for 1907
at North Yakima. A shorthorn bull
which will be exhibited, in the opin-
ion of experts the finest animal of his
class in America. A. j. Splawn's
white-faced HerefOrds have been fea-
lures of many state fairs and have a
reputation reaching to Japan, where
Mr.. Splawn placed several orders this
year.
Wonderfully adapted to the growth
of all fruit save the tropical sort, it
is the apple in which this state is pre-
eminent, a fact which the state fair
board is recognizing in a new prize
to be offered this year for the district
making the best display of apples.
rivalry between Wenatchee and Yak
ina, Ellensburg and Spokane as to
which section does produce the finest
apple, and the fair commissioners have
decided to put the matter to the test,
providing competent judges to decide
and a valuable gold medal for the
winner. Varieties must not be du-
plicated in the display. The name of
&c of
display is to be a~valley, county or
district one.
A premium to be competed for at
the Washington State Fair, which has
an educative and practical side, con-
sists of four prizes aggregating $175
to be given for the best packed ten
boxes of different varieties of apples.
The commissioners agree that it will
be of practical varne for all exporters
of fruit to see just how apples look
packed in the best possible form for
shipment, and the man whose ten
boxes show the best arrangement will
be SIS the richer for his skill.
A feature which proved popular at
last years state fair will be repeated
at the annual show to be held this
wear at North Yakima, Sept 28-Oct.
3, in the $500 fruit special contributed
by the merchants of North Yakima for
the best county exhibit of fruit, Yak
ina County alone being ineligible.
The first prize is $500. The best bale
of hops grown in Eastern Washington
and the best bushel of barley for brew
ing grown in the state are down for
prizes of $25 each, offered by the
Brewers Association of the North
west, while special prizes of various
kinds are offered by seedsmen, manu-
facturers and merchants for the best
results obtained by the use of their