The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-29
COUNTY FAIR
WILL Be HELD AGAIN THIS
YEAR.
Producers of Exhibits Should
Make Plans Now
the Fair.

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gardens and fields are receiving the at
tention of the agriculturist, it should
be borne in mind that we are going TO
have another county fair this fall and
we should all strive to make of it a
still greater success than the last. The
farmer must know that practically
every fair exhibit worth mentioning is
the product of his mind and skill and
he should make plans right now for an
exhibit this fall.
The fame of our last fair has spread
beyond the confines of our state. Pic
lures were secured on that occasion
that have conveyed something Of cur
possibilities in distant states. Nothing
is more effective than a picture, wheth
er in book in the hands of child or
in homeseekers' magazine in the
hanas of an adult Unconsciously our
r.inds are influenced by the details of a
handsome picture, so let us get busy
and raise some products worthy of a
picture.
When you are debating whether you
will be represented at the coming fair
and are weighing the cost of producing
something worth while, with the good
10 be obtained, do not fail to remember
that a county fair is one of our most
potent means of advertising our re-
sources and that every additional fam
lily located in this section helps you
along with the rest Of US. The time is
not far distant when this section will
be developed lar beyond the present
point, and the county fair should be
made to keep pace with the section.
/ This year has been an unusual one in
a go-ahead sense and the fair of this
fall should be made to indicate to the
fullest just how much we have gone
ahead.
1t should be remembered that our
county is pioneer in this state in the
movement for county fair, and its
activity along this line is one of the
cheerful signs of the times. The rev.
ival of rural fairs, after period of a
decadence is eoincident with a new rec
ognition with their true opportunity
and mission.
What is the true mission of the
county fair? Not SO much amusement
as recreation; Not so much oratory as
display of products. 1t should afford a
restful pause in the year 8 labors, a few
days for leisurely refectionin harmony
with.the benign Indian summer sun
shine. There is nothing frivolous
about the early months of fall. They
are mature, gentle, serious, perhaps,
rather than gay, and the mood of the
county fair is in keeping with the
season. In early months of fall, the
rural community turns from manual
labor to concerns of the intellect and
social life. Dancing begins, visits are
commenced, after season of work.
Who is there who will not enjoy the
county fair at time of year when the
product of the field has matured an
the leaves on the trees are reddening
before they fall laying bare the knarl-
ed limbs of the mother trunks to
the stormy blasts Of winter
The recreation which the county fair
offers should be reflective and social;
1t should be place to effect demon
strations of what we are good for and
opportunities lost 1t is there that We
can see why we should have weeded
/ the scrub cows out of the herd, and
why our fruit trees should be sprayed.
1t is there that we should reflect why
a certain kind of seed used by youi
neighbor, and on display is better thar
yours in results. 1t is there that we
should be made know that our brains
are more effective than our muscles.
The fair gives the farmer leisure te
make new acquaintances with bloodee
stock, with methods of tillage, with
butter making and crop growing. After
all we can not give our fair too mucl
support. We need it and the results
to be obtained only through it, too bad
to do aught, save to make it an institu
tion that will grow in scope and influence
until it will be place for all the pur
poses cited.
1t is a matter of keenest regret thai
an appropriation for the local fair was
not granted by the last legislature
Such a provision was contemplated
but it was laid on the shelf for othel
measures deemed more important. Al
a result the fair expense will have t
be met by local citizens, but it is pro
posed to have a racing program ant
charge admission to derive q part O.