The Idaho Republican., 1912-09-20
Exhibits of Better Quality
Than In Former Years
Excellence the Watchword

The stock showed more of excellene
in breeding, the vegetables were {
more uniform and reasonable siz,
the old ambition to outdo in bignes
!. even at the expense of shape. seen
lngly having passed away to a g9ea
extent. There were big pumpkin ms
and squash, and various other thing
OF unusual size, but the careful cl
server noticed the absence of the mo
ster potatoes with knots on. monste
corn that did not develop anything
and freak things in general. Thes
have had their day for the most part
and the nee, symmetrical we'll bre,
product is in it's place.
Nowhere is this more emphasized
than in the lowly potato. The sput
was there in all its glory. All kinds
including. the Bull Moose. And thel
were smooth and beautiful. Perfec
in their respective places. The bak
ing potatoes in their boxes were al
OF the right size to bake, and of thu
same shape. The flat potatoes were
all flat; the round potatoes were all
round, and the oval varieties were
all oval, not mixed. 1t shows that
farmers are selecting pure seed and
that they are getting results. If a
man wants to buy lot of potatoes
of any particular kind he has a
chance to have his order filled. but
there was time and not long ago,
when this was not true.
The tender things were not SO
much in evidence this year owing to
the cool summer and the cloudy
month of August that kept them
from growing as they usually do in
the month of greatest growth. There
was a little sweet corn just a few.
plates of tomatoes. and just few
OF various other tender things. but
those on exhibit we're so perfect that
visitors said there must be more
where that came from. There was
some early Bantam corn on exhibit
that was much admired by the men
IN charge, but the gentleman who
brought 1t in said those ears were
the culls left over from many good
meals of the past fortnight. Five
plates of tomatoes constituted the to-
mato exhibit, except one plant that
was moved roots and all, tied up to
stakes, and it stood seven feet high
loaded with green and ripe tomatoes.
The vegetable superintendent claim
ed 1t as vegetable and the fruit
man claimed it as fruit. They had
trouble getting it in through the door
ana set it down at the head of the
Frult exhibit on the first place they
,ame to.
The educational exhibit showed
much OF the manual training product
md the needle work exhibit showed
more of children's work than before.
This was given special department
n the 1912 list, and the work of the
voung folks did not have to be en- ,
ered in competition with that of
ldults.
The University had one of the
most interesting exhibits in the build
ng, and should have been seen by
'oung and old. BY the young be-
ause it would help them decide what
hey are going to make of themselves
" the old because it will help them /,
lecide what they are going to make
4 their children. It will probably r
e at Aberdeen today and tomorrow .
In the art department the center of /.
interest was the group of mountain
Genes by our local artist, Mr.. J. E. :
'ane. One of these is Mt. Putnam ,
$ seen from the hills above town.
mother was Mt. McCaleb as seen
'om Mackay; another Mt. Caleb as
zen from one of the high valleys >
the Lost River Valley. :,
mother the view Of Red Fish Lake
'om the boat, with the charming ;,
oud effect and the shadows in the :,
ater. Still another showed Mt. >,
amer, in Washington, and each one :,
I'D its special beauty to be observed =,
Id admired. : :
Robert Pendlebury had fine paint
g of the Ft. Hall Mission and n
ece OF crayon work attracting con- =,
derable attention was the handi- ),
ork of Miss Edythe Bergman of ~
lackfoot. :.
There were SO many things Of spec nj
merit and beauty that one had to r.
g them and take time to study them r
detail to appreciate them. Lovers "a
stock found grand array of the h,
ost perfect creatures in their line, m