Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-28

! E5t dissimilar from latter wear events
in the long history of Tire society all
though each recurring year brings seine
new features which add go the interest
as 2 whole, az educational end enter
tanning With q heavy drought THAT
prevailed during the natural growing
period OF the season it was generally
believed that there would Ice general
shortage ia the agricultural display
But I'M thIs people were haupiiV dlsHp-
pointed for there was practically G. IuI
and creditable showing ID every hing
except fruit. and there * was dapior-
ably short The weather conditions
promised ideal, and ia fact, they were
al 05 that except on the closing DAY.
Thursday program WOQgG up with
shower that made people hustle from
the grounds TO avoid dgenohiHg The
rain WAS not sufficiently heavy 60 pre-
vent comfortable travel ga country
roads or make the grounds unpleasant
for Friday, except the lowering clouds
and sharp northwest wind, ne.as sital-
ing heavy wraps fer the gentier sex,
and winter 0verc08ts for men Bat
for the exciting bail contest on that
day, The attendance would have been
zero, but that event rallied the patriot
lie partisan fans, and they gathered
from near and far 90 cheer their favor
ties. The attendance was ugobablv ] Fl
500 or 2 600 thal day Wednesday, was
not up 20 the usual standard fer tbat
day. pleasant as was the weather con
3itions, probably not TO exceed 1850
people being present But Thurs3ay.
well it would appear that 3 record was
to be scored and the 0utDmWine from
far and near taxed the ground capacity
and the ability Of hotels ar4 eating
houses to supply the damsa5a of the
seven thousand who gathered The
day was one of natures giorias { not
"a special providence Apparently. peo
pie enjoyed themselves in the annual
commiaHlnE ol friend and acquaintan.
ces who, separated by miles. meet on
this annual fall festival occasion
THE LIVE STOCK SHOWING
Year 10y year Vernon county shows
better results lee the grade ol herds and
ilocks, and il makes one smile gomela-
Gently when he recalls the class of ami
mails exhibited here twenty-five years
ago. Then there were few pure breeds
in either cattle, horses. hogs or sheep
Now it is the exception So end in the
show ring any animal not bred 90 She
full strains. Pride in bctiarmeuts is
the motto Of the progressive Vernon
county farmer and breeder They have
found il pleasant aud profitable Go i'm
prove their live stock and No now wit
ness rivalry in the yarious blood b
horses, cattle. swine and sheep eularg
ed barns and sheds were rect sarv for
last week fair shoW 1hc number
OK individual exhibitors was larger than
IN past years and Che show was all by
home county people In past year
surrounding counties hay. baea reprg
scented and competed with our herd
and Aocks, aud in q way that was hipu
~ bcnei fetal in iu6pIfir The home folk
TO reach for the best thiAgs "a be bad
If they were % keep pace Rith tIc day
Now there % eoiunaenGa a'e rt.alse sGI
home t0 show the best animal and Che
largest number of different breeds
Ard surely our county now has the
choicest OF all of these.
In cattle the Jerseys rather pYad1m
mated, hut Euiatelua Efaems eya, Rcd
Polls Shorlh0rrs and other breed
made fire showing Iaa cattle feamro
o. the Jair was highly credIGablc 20 our
farmers and others who are t2kn
pride u lat work
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pasieu ,'ito5is.' ,'le oaIl's'
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uueeIA ~ KS iat'i E.ilii iliS'Gi i1-H ii
ycstliel1 .ll'.i ~ '.attie ana 'loi s9 '.'i
the well-known gtrains of wallv and
porsy ogerrun the pens of las wees'
fair Bigger better and finer each gear
adds 20 The whole in this resraet.
Poultry breeding Is RrpA1Hg ihdul
try, II rot a science, and lht gmbar
of men and women and even chii4rau.
who are making it life work j. buoy
iag the country on % best means ans
greatest profits the Increased j1taf
est % manifest year by year In Vernon
county exhibit AZ the fair. Iais SINE
the poultry building had show os
hundred and fifteen ccops 81 chickens
ducks turkeys, pj ICONS. and no other
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
Ia mast yrara fins Csh4f{t nj line F.-st