American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-22
DATES NAMED
FOR BIG FAIR
Premium List Is To Include
Stock and Poultry.
Association viii Lease Grounds and
Erect Large and Suitable
Exhibit Halls.

The dates for the fair which viii
be held here are September "a an.
25 and things are rapidly Shaping
themselves to have one of tn,
biggest fair ever held in this Sec
uon of the state. The Farmers da,
exhibitions which have been held a
this place from Year to year will
be out done in every way. There
are several reasons why this will be
First Is that the association thi.
year has sufficient money to carry
out the work to better advantage
Second is that the association will
have its own buildings and exhibit
halls in which to display the pro-
ducts brought for show. Third is
that permiums will be added for
stock and poultry.
Two days will be given to the
far this year and premiums offer
ed for all kinds of ~rains grasses,
fruits, preserves, pickles, tellies.
fancy work, dairy and kitchen pro-
ducts, Live stock and poultry. All
these will be on the premium list
which is now being prepared and
Will be in the hands of the print
ers within a few days. Theprem-
iums are sufficiently large to repay
for the small trouble 1t will take
to prepare and exhibit them. Two
days show will be crowded full of
amusements as well as the exhibit
ton of the many farms to be in
spected.
The judges for the show will be
from the state agricultural school
and these judges have made a re-
quest for thirty feet of space in
the exhibit hall for an exhibit
which they will bring with them
from the college and experiment
stations. This will be a feature of
great worth of the fair and one
which should attrac- the attention
OF all farmers. 1t will be a school
for them. These judges will be
able to tell them why some grain |
or some stock received a ribbon |
and others did not. Farmers will |
then be able to correct such error
In the growing and production and |
This Will tent to projection so far
as method is concerned. This is
not alone a contest to see who can
raise the biggest pumpkin or cab
bage, but rather a get together
party. when we can talk with those
in the same business and See what
they have done and show what we
have done and tell neihbor how
he can improve here and he can
tell us how we can improve in the
of other things.
The fair belongs to the farmers
and while it is intermingled with
it is not for the pur-
pose of amusement that people
generally attend. 1t is a school and
can be made very beneficial when
all will take part.
We hope next week to give the
complete premium list which will
be larger than ever and then the
people can prepare to take part in
the fair. 1t is a farmers organi-
the farmers and when they take
hold of it properly it means that
this fair organization can be built
up to be the biggest benefit to all
Of the year.
Following is the list of directors
and they are distributed all over
The territory which is tributary to
his central point and it is in their
hands that the business affairs of
me association is placed:
President, David Burrell.
Vice president, John Mehlhoff.
Secretary, T. E. st. John.
treasurer, H. c. Allen.
Third that the following named 7,
'e 'ected as directors of said
association: {
H. E. Earring, American Falls
=. l.. Myers, Aberdeen. ~
b. B. Ripley, Arbon. ,
"A. Winter, Dry Farm. f
3 W. Rowe, Fairview. /
II. T. Stanger, Horse Island
John Hartley, Landing. !
w. NJ. Maxwell, Roy. I
george Stanger, Neeley. t
John Isaak, Jr.. country south Of g
<eeley. a
ludwig Adolf, Pleasant View. i
frank Kluck, Sunbeam. i
II. P. Frodsham, Rockland. i
W. c. Snyder, Crystal. G
antoine Wrasper, Boannza Bar. =
j. 7. Hughes, Igo.
Our Grandson.
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