The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-25

With tho superintendent in every
department confirming the statement
that they never have had better ex-
hibit nor gone into the opening day
with their exhibit more nearly in
stalled the sixteenth annual Washing
ton State fair opened yesterday and
presented its first program of enter
tainment to the fair visitors. Indeed,
the general preparedness of the ex-
hibits marks the feature of the open
ing day.
II want to lay claim" said Harry Fl.
Collier of the poultry department. "of
being the first department ready on
the ground for the judges to begin
work. Every thing will be in the pen
by three o'clock and the judges will
begin work in the morning" But the
honor could not go to superintendent
Collier for Miss Sue Lombard. of the
Woman's building had everything in
readiness in her department by noon
and the judges began their work at
two o'clock yesterday afternoon and
decided the cut flower display before
lation marks the work in every de-
partment of the fair from the sup
erintendents office to the keeper of
tho grounds.
81 feel that we are ready for thr
opening day in every department
said Secretary Harry b. Averill. "and
that In every department we have a
show that will please the people"
uts~ ntpr,lnv In HorttcuItIre
"rThere Is every available foot OF
space taken in this building and
could distribute more if ] had it," was
the comment that S. M. Mckee, of the
Horticultural department In speaking
of his work. "And you can say" he
continued, that everything Will be In
place Tuesday morning and ready for
judges and visitors"
The display in the horticultural
building will full meet the expecta-
tions Of visitors who believe that hor-
ticulture Is the great industry of this
section OF the state. The district COM
petition will be keen and the rivalry
among individual exhibitors will keep
the Judges busy. "I have visited all
the fairs in the northwest that have
opened this fall" said Charles Il.
Arney, Industrial agent for the North
ern Pacific" but the finest display-s>
have yet seen is here In this hall. The
colorlng in the apple display is the
best have ever seen"
ChiIdren's Display a Feature
The north end of horticultural hall
is devoted to the display from children
who are competing for prizes for gar
den display. Commissioner Il. n.
n. 1, I,a 81 10 60
estimates that he will have thous-
and entries in the line of vegetables in
this part of the exhibit. The larger
part of the display is in potatoes, with
corn ranging next but nearly every
kind of vegetable is shown. The COM
petition will he keen and the ex-
hbitors are enthusiastic
Poultry Department BEST Ever
1.-The poultry department Is best dis
play ever made and | have been here
every year since 1894" said Superin-
tendent Harry H. Collier. az attribute
the increased number of exhibitors to
the interest created in the laying
contest. For the first time we have
state wide exhibit with competition
in every class. The bantam show is
the greatest ever put on in the north
west. 1nefe Is an eXCeptlondlly line
show Of water fowl. The judge will
be f. C. Brands of Lee Summit, Mo,
a. member of the revision committee
of the American Poultry association,
and he Will address the poultrymen
Thursday on this question" The judg-
ing in the poultry department will
begin this morning.
live Stock Big Display
EVERY department in live stock Il
up to the standard of last year" sa \
G. f. Monroe. OF that department. w
showing In dairy cattle win be lie
feature. All the Holstein breedkrs
that competed here last year are mere
again The Judging in this department
will be by Hugh Van Pelt. of Witer-
loo, Iowa, a Judge of national re kuta-
ton. He will begin his work Tues
day morning"
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