Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-10-19
LINCOLN COUNTY'S TRIUMPH
0utclasses All Other Counties in
The State at The Inter-
Mountain Fair.
The North Side Tract Captures the
Sweepstakes on Agricultural
Display and Potatoes.

Residents of Lincoln county can
well point with pride to the achieve
ments attained at the State Fair
held at Boise last week and this,
exhibitors from the North Side tract
carrying away about all the good
premiums in sight.
In the hog department, Messrs.
G.. ii. Lawshe, with his Improved |
Chester Whites, and ID. c. Mae
Waters with his selected strain of
Duroc-Jerseys captured most of the
honors awarded, and their respect
i've exhibits were highly compli-
mented by the judges who made
the awards. Both Of these gentle
men have spared no expense in
bringing to the North Side some OF
the finest porkers that could be
found, and the results at Boise
plainly indicate their success along
this line.
In the contest for the sweepstakes
for individual exhibitors Of a dis
play of agricultural products, which
was open to the entire state, Lincoln
county was given first award and
$500 in cash, Canyon county second
and 1925 and Idaho county third
with SO in cash.
Speaking of Lincoln county's dis
play the Statesman says:
Visitors from Lincoln county to the
fair are jubilant over the success OF their
exhibit, the North Side taking the sweep
stakes prize for the best agricultural dis
play and the sweepstakes on potatoes.
Besides this they won - first premiums,
10 second premiums and Il third premiums
They received prizes, they claim, on mort
marketable crops than any other county
} Many inquiries were made Of those il
charge of the exhibit ior seed potatoes
, Lincoln county making specially o
, stock raising, alfalfa seed and seed pota
toes The exhibit at the lnter-mountair
lair will be sent on to Chicago, Pittsburg
D Philadelphia and New York
Y The judging OF the agricultural pro
/ ducts is almost completed and although
=, the competition was very keen the Nortl
Side tract Of Lincoln county carried oil ;
. generous share OF the honors on the FOL
! lowing products: On grain in the shea
= the awards were all given to the splendj'
I display OF the North Side tract. Some q
a the principal awards were those given 10
onions, alfalfa seed and potatoes. TIL
potato display was given the sweep
= stakes over all other exhibits, and il
the opinion OF the judges was the fines
q display of potatoes ever exhibited i
!. Boise
The Lincoln county people attendln
the fair are very much pleased over thl
II splendid showing, especially in aliali
d seed, potatoes and onions, from the fac
l. that these crops are the very highe'
priced crops that can lie grown
The awards are rs follows:
" First prize on the best three sheaves I
r wheat, u. C. MacWatters, Jerome.
|. Second prize on the best three sheav'
or of wheat, w. II. Clifford, Wendell.
Il First prize on the best three sheaves
barley, Settlers Reclaiming and Opera
ing Co., Jerome and Wendell.
First prize on best three sheaves OF r.
IL Settlcrs' Reclaiming Il Operating Co, j
he rome and Wendell
At First prize on best three shcaves OF a
oi ialfa, d. W. kasscns, Wendell.
ir- First prize on alfalfa seed, f. d. Hin
an Wendell
First prize on hest three sheavcs of oal
its Carl Dean, Wendell.
of Third prize on alfalfa seed, W.
cv Evans, Wendell.
=. First prize on navy beans, j.
''' Keith, Wendell.
oi Second prize on navy beans, T.
ng Dodd, jerome.
lis First prize on sweepstakes potato Il
play, settlers Reclaiming and or~ratl
Co.. Jerome and Wendell.
First prize on late potatoes +.
Id Hastings, Wendell.
er- Second prize on early potatoes, Settl
". Reclaiming 4 Operating Co., Jerome a
tor Wendell.
First prize on red onions, F. W. lila
" ings, Wendell.
First prize on white onions c.
The Black, Wendell.
ce. Second prize on yellow onlons' W
lace Baker, Wendell.
the Third prize best three sheaves AHA
act Rex V. Wilcox, Wendell.
ned Third prize on red clover, [. A.
ORG lictt, Wendell.