Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-10-04
SHOWING FROM
FIELD AND ORCHARD MARK
FIRST ANNUAL POLK FAIR
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has been found necessary to increase
the allowance, time and again, and
still there is not room enough to
properly display all that has been Of
| fered. independence Monmouth,
Perrydale, and Rickreall are, aside
! from Dallas, the principal contribut-
ors to this department
DahliaS PredoIninate.
The Horticulture department has not
been neglected.; and the space allot-
ted to this feature is a riot of color.
Dahlias are the predominating fea-
ture of the display; scores of differ
ent varieties of this wonderful flower
may be seen. Mrs. o. e. Dennis, of
Oak Dale, has a fine display in this
department, prominent among it be-
ing dahlia plant fully eight feet in
height, loaded with white blossoms.
Poultry Showing Good.
Members of the Polk County Poul-
try association have done their share
to make the first annual fair a sue
cess, and the big poultry tent at the
corner of Main and Washington
streets holds handsome display of
birds. This, Notwithstanding the fact
that the present is an unfavorable
time to show poultry, owing to the
moulting process. Among the more
prominent displays in9tthe tent are
seven coops of S. C. White Orpingtons
exhibited by Miss Dilla B. Viers of
Dallas. Mr.. e. N. Keeney, of Eu-
gene, began the judging of the poul-
try yesterday.
PercherOn Horse Show.
While there are number of horses
on exhibition, the display is confined
to Percherons, and some
very fine animals are shown. d. f. |
Burge has a string of his state fair
prize winners; E. V. d. Paul, of Buell., !
has "Pappillion," and several of his 4
get on exhibition, and the Percheron |
Horse company, of Falls City, is rep I
by an entry. Many others I
are shown. There are other horses in /
The county that should be here, but /
he short time in which arrangements 1
'Or the fair has been under way no
loubt accounts for the failure of the
of the county generally to
exhibit But what animals are shown
ire leaders of their class, and well j
worth seeing. Duncan Ross, of Yam
lill county, will judge the horse ex-
libits. At.
Great Cow From PeTFyIIaIe. Z;
One of the most Interesting fea- s
ures of the livestock exhibit is found
n the entries of f. f. Lynn, the we'll
nown Perrydale stOckman. In his
Xhibit is the famous Jersey. Ferns
'awn Zella," winner OF the state
|. ]. c. C gold medal for the COW
nth the highest authenticated milk /,
est for one year. This COW holds .
ecord of 657 pounds of butter for
ne year and more than 1900 pounds
Or two years.
The swine. sheep and goat pens on I
lain street are practically untenant- 5
q. but two or three entries being {
ound there. But. in this case also.
is probable that limited time in
.hich to prepare operated against a
reater display. 4
Notes Prom the ArmOry.
Manley Martin Of Mccoy has an
Nhibit Of farm products. including
,erything from mammoth-sized !
luash 20 a cluster Il late strawber- :
es. His products nh an entire
Doth and attract great deal Of at
ntion.
The Guthrie School booth contains :
\ exhibit Of fine paintings on leath- y
;, velvet and cotton materials. This c
taught in the school by an in b
ructor.
A piece OF tapestry two yards long
ld one yard wide. made by an old !,
dy s. years old. Is exhibited at the =
rts and Crafts. Il represents two q
iildren az play. on a background Of Il
zen. and is done ID SILK floss. on d
savy satin. G
For information Of any kind ask at :
e first booth as you enter the north /.
,or az the Armory- 4
Little fo-year old Mildred Ander- 7
a. of Rickreail is exhibiting Il