Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25
THE MODERN FAIR
What the State Fair of Colorado
Will Show in 1911.

The Colorado State Fair will open
at Pueblo Sept. I8 and close Sept. 23.
1t will be a night and day show with
the night program consisting OF the
wonderful exhibition of fire works
contracted for with the Pain Com
pany at cost of $500 for each night
of the Fair. THE Last Days OF
Pompei," complete in every detail
and without doubt the most wonder
shown every night and in addition
there will be special pieces of historic
and local interest. The magnitude. of
the fireworks display which is to be
shown can be surmised when it is
stated that 200 people take part in
the program.
For the daily program the races
will perhaps interest the greatest
number. This year the race program
for the Colorado State Fair will sur
pass any races to be held in the west
ern half of the United States. There
are IS horses enterd in the harness
events. In the 2:3o pace there are
10 starters entered and II starters
entered in the 2:24 pace. There are
five pacing races and three for the
trotters. There will be three or
more running races on the program
each day OF the Fair.
The exhibition hall this year prom
ises to be the most interesting fea-
ture of the fair to the farmers and
fruit growers and their wives. The
departments are complete and the
premiums offered by various live
stock associations will bring the
value of the premiums up to more
than $2s,ooo.
For the first time the fair man.
agement has arranged for milking
contest. 1t has been SO arranged that
it will be thorough test of milk
cows in Colorado. Thoroughbred
cattle, grade cattle and mongrels are
eligible for entry. Every COW will be
tested for her milk regardless of
breeding or other conditions. Entries
will be open up to September 10 at
I2 o'clock. Just who owns the best
milk COW in Colorado and what sec
ton of the state can produce the
best milker will be proven by the
state fair contest. Already about 80
cows have been entered for the test.
1t is hoped that at least 100 entries
will be made before, the contest is
held. 4sls
As a special feature of the bee and
honey department there will be daily
lectures by Prof. Frank G. Odell OF
Lincoln, Nebraska, who will talk
from screened cage in which swarm
will demonstrate his theories i'll re-
gard to the control of bees. Some
of the feats he performs with the aid
of the bees are highly sensational.
The management has arranged for
an attractive rest room for women
visitors to the Fair this year and
many other Improvements have been
made to the buildings and grounds.
The rest room is the gift of the wom-
en- of Pueblo to the women OF Colo
RADIO.
For the first time at the fair there
will be herd of mule foot hogs, the
new breed which is said to be choi-
era proof Special premiums are oil
fered in the. horse, swine, cattle and
sheep departments and every bit OF
available space on the fair grounds
will be taken UP in these depart
ments.
The poultry department also prom
ises to be the largest ever shown at
the fair in the number of exhibits
and the most excellent in the quality
of the breeds shown. Colorado poul-
try is high scoring and some fine
birds will be entered at the fair this
year.
In the various women's depart
ments special pains have been taken
to make them as attractive as posi-
ble The largest number of entries
in the history of the fair will COM
pete in the horticultural department
and this department might be com
pared to the Garden of Eden" in
the wealth of beautiful varieties of
flowers and foliage which will be
shown. The premiums in this de-
p tment will be the largest ever of
fered at fair west of the Mississip-
pi River.
The wonderful progress made by
Colorado during the past year will
best be exemplified by the exhibits of
stock, horticultural and agricultural
products to be shown at the fair and
the fair this year will be a revelation
to many and a liberal education. The
has been planning for
the 1911 fair since the close of the
successful fair held in
1910 and the people of Colorado will
have cause to feel proud of the state
when they view the best of her pro-
ducts from fields and mines as shown
at the state fair.
TENNIS ASSOCIATION