The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02
cAieAstFU PARISH FAIR GREAT SUCCESS.
Large CreWds In Attendance. ~-Fiae
Dhplay Of Caloasieu PrsAusts.--
Welsh ana Iowa SteskRsn
Carry Or Hest OF the
Prixes.

| The CslcAsisu Parish Fair Associa
eion closed its first annual fair SAtur
day, after having enjoyed ave dsvI
OF unprecedented success. The fAil
association and citizens OF LAX,
hsrlss, have spent much slime and
money in making the Calcasieu parish
fatf successful and psrmAnent in
stiinsion, and are worthy OF much
credit for .heir ansiriug efforss, which
were crowned with an abundant meas.
ure OF success, last week.
The company has purcA ssed eighty
acres OF lsnd. just south of Hi-Nouns,
and have graded Q splendid race
track and erected O large number of
buildings for she care and protection
OF the various displays Of the parish.
A thorough examination of the
,, large display Of Calcasieu products,
produced establishment in the minds
OF even the most optomistic of her
citizens, far exceeding in variety and
quality. the dreams of the most san.
gulne advocates of diversifcatiOn.
Excellent samples Of practically every
great agricultural product of the
southern half Of the United States,
was on display from different Sec
tions of Calcasieu.
A number of splendid horses were
on exhibition and pleased the fancy
of lovers of blooded stock.
a large amount of interest was Gre
ated by the cattle display. Il number
OF splendid representatives of the diff
erent breeds that have been grown
successfully in this section, we're ex-
hiblted by breeders from different Sec
tions of the parish Welsh and Iowa
stockmen were successful in carrying
Off practically all the prizes for beef
stock, Mr.. A. II. McBurney of Welsh
and Mr.. L. ?. Wilcox of Iowa, exhib-
iting a number Of fine Polled Angus,
while Mr.. Geo. w. Cosner maintained
the reputation of this section of the
parish for fine stock, by exhibiting a |
number of prize winning Herefords |
from his fine registered herd. These
three gentlemen took the following |
prizes: First National Bank, $4,000 .
prize for best bull and three COWS of
any one strain, owned for one year by
he same individual: first prize on two
year old heifers; first prize on three
year old heifers; first prize on two
ear old bull; first on COW and calf;
irst on yearling better; first on heifer
alf; first on yearling bull first on
age bull; first on gradebull: a lsO sec
md prizes on the following: Bull
alf, heifer calf, yearling heifer, COW
nd calf yearling h9ifer, grade two
ear old hefer.
There was some little dissatisfac.
on in the matter Of judgment on the
took, as the decisions were rendered
Y single individual, and he not
ell recognized authority on the sub
ect. The fair association has given
be different breeders the assurance of
better system of judging stock in
lture.
The attendance throughout the
eek was quite large. Thanks giving
ay was, Of course the biggest day of
re fair, when it was estimated that
etween nine ana ten thousand people
listed the grounds.
The fair was decided success, and
e believe that every citizen who at
'nded it could not help feeliag proud .
the fact thai he is au inhabitant OF
ne biggest and best parish in the (
ate.