Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-09-12
BAD WEATHER
KILLS FAIR.
The Exhibits Were Plentiful and OF
Excellent Quality.

He is supreme, and can make or un-
make an event, and do it with equa-
nimity. He has as an ally, an old fel-
low generally known as Jupiter
Pluvius, and last week old Jupe was
on the Job most of the time. with a
vengeance. The management of the
Marathon County Agricultural assocl-
alton had arranged to hold fair last
week, but old Jupe didn't give rip
for that. 1t appeared to give him
delight to make people stay at home.
Not so with the fair management.
The latter was under considerable ex-
pense, and, as a consequence OF
weather conditions, will perhaps be
out considerable-at least no money
will be made.
Notwithstanding the fact that rain
fell on the opening day exhibitors
brought their produce in just the
same, and had it not been for the
weather which followed, the fair of
this year would have ranked with the
most successful in the state. The
exhibits were excellent, the field of
horses was fast, the attractions were
on a par with any shown at a county
fair, while the ''pike" features were
numerous. All that was lacking was
good weather, and had there been an
| nf in
have been record-breaking attend
ance.
The farmer this year was favored
in many ways, and as a consequence
his crops were abundant and of an
excellent quality. This was amply
manifested by a trip through the
agricultural hall. The samples of all
vegetables, grains, grasses, fruits,
etc, in that building were ofssa super
ior character. In fact we saw speci-
mems in some lines that were larger
and better than any ever shown at
one of our fairs, we believe. Included
in this were the exhibits of the
county asylum and the state horti-
cultural society. The latter's, we
believe, was not as extensive as the
society has shown before, but the
samples of fruit and tomatoes shown
were splendid. The fruit brought in
by farmers, too, was of very high
grade and proved that apples of a
superior quality can be raised in this
latitude. We have described the
asylum exhibit so often that our
thumb and finger is sore from push
ing the pencil. 1t is always good,
and this year some yellow squash
with warts all over them 1--WE don't
know their name) were exhibited,
which were just little bit larger
than any we have ever seen. The
asylum had a variety of vegetables
which showed high degree of cul-
ture.
The samples of timothy, clover,
millet, alfalfa, tobabco and grains,
evinced that Nature had been lavish
with vegetation this year. The Show
ing of hog corn was without doubt
the best in the history of the society.
The cobs were well filed and the
kernels well developed and the show
ing was greater in eYGent than ever
before. In tent near the building
was shown the results of the young
peoples corn growing contest which
has been general this summer through
out the state, and which was pro-
NOTED by the state agricultural col
lege. Locally it has been handled by
the county agric cultural college. A
total of $134 was offered as prizes to
the contestants as well as merchan-
disc offerings. The samples were ex-
cellent and fully determines that the
Golden Glow variety is adapted to
this section and makes great hog
feed. The promotion of corn raising
in the county will undoubtedly have
tendency to also promote hog rails
ing-something our farmers are lame
in. There are not at present enough
hogs raised in the county for home
consumption, or tuberculosis, to use
the medical expression.
The showing of butter, cheese and
eggs was nothing to brag of. 1t was
the poorest in years, for some unex-
planned reason. The few samples
looked lonesome, and the Judge in
that department had lazy time of
it. Considering the amount of cheese
and butter produced in the county
the showing in this line at our fairs
is always miserable. And this condi-
tion has arisen, too, in spite of the
fact that butter making has improved.
The article sold in our stores years
ago was "booter," not butter-only
tit to grease ones boots with.
AS to the showing of needlework
We'll pass that up. That don't inter
est 1--WE" men. We presume it was
good, but can't offer an expert opin-
ion.
On the upper floor of the building was
an exhibit which greatly interested
US. 1t was the art work of the little
tots in the ward schools. We spent
a very pleasant half hour scanning
the efforts of these little boys and
girlies, and it put us in reminiscent
mood, for we, too, made efforts at
drawing when we were younger than
we are now. But they weren't works
of art. They were pictures of the
teacher as our youthful mind con-
celyed her expression, and they some
times were the cause of our connect
ing with heavy beech ruler. Some
of the children's drawings were
laughable, but still there was mani
feStatiOn that the subject of their