Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-10-17
SWEEPSTAKES AGAIN
FOR LINCOLN COUNTY.
Our Agricultural Products Classed
as the Finest Of any in
the State.
Our Boys and Girls Win Honors.
Commissioner Rich Pays High
Tribute to the North Side
Products.


ties Of the North Side tract, have any 1
reason to doubt the accuracy Of the state
ncnts made from time to time in these
columns regarding the superior advanta-
yes Offered here for the raising OF agricu-
tural products, he has only to refer to
the records OF the Inter Mountain Fair
for the past two years to substantiate our
claim to the best agricultural section in .
southern Idaho.
Although only three years from sage
brnsh last year Lincoln county captured
the sweepstakes on her agricultural cx
hbit at the fair at Boise, and again this |
upon our products. Such achievements
attained in 50 short time against much |
Older communities, can only be attribnt- |
ed to the superior productivencss OF our
/ by our farmers in the growing OF their
crops.
let no one imagine that these high
honors have come to Lincoln county with
from the newspaper reports and those di-
roctly interested the agricultural displays
this year were far in advance OF anything
ever before shown, and the competition
for the sweepstake honors was quite
spirited.
The value to this section in securing
these high hOnOrs can be more fully re-
allied when we take into account the
high tribute paid to the North Side tract
10y :. :. Rich, state immigration com
missioner, who in referring To the various
exhibits. among other things said:
"Thc potato exhibits could not be eN-
cellcd anywhere \ very few exhibitors
have failed to recognize the standards
that the commercial world has set for
potato growers. The potato exhibits
: from the Great North Side tract ON the
: Miner Jerome. Wendell and Bliss scg-
rcgations, were ~ fine as ever saw any
: where The entire exhibit was especial
! y good and il well deserved the 40 ont
} oi a possible 900 point, in the sweep
Sibh'N N''lN ~ NV J'ft-'H'
"Thcrr are honors Il plenty for the
I winners in such victory and there need
: be no humiliation ior those defeated in
! this sweepstakes contest lnr there were
b great quantities as we'll as high quality
l. and a truly comprehensive range in va
e rictirs and types OF grains, gra>>c>, fruit.
: and vegetables.
j. at would prove Ia he a splendid lin,
Il ol publicity for the world AT large t'
j. know that the entire state al Idaho cOul'
produce such Il Wide rang, al varieties q
grains and grasses, and it is grea
credit to Lincoln county to he able t,
including alfalfa, all the cloVers, fiel,
peas, beans. vetch all soil builders an,
excellent stock foods, and all from on
is district of one county. Such distric
n has right to become great stock sec
re- ton.
N "Other districts OF the state deserve t
W he mentioned, but have referred to tn
H. North Side exhibit because OF such a wild
y
v duced upon a districts where four year
y ago the first Carey Act homesteads wer
: lust beginning to bloom and neither on
nt of the two railroads had yet sprouted. -
or But our honors are not confined to I'll
OF sweepstakes in this department alon'
ay The boys and girls of Jerome are to |
ms congratulated on their achievements. |
rd reporting the prizes awarded in the sew
ing club and the potato club contest
the Statesman says:
"Thc heroine of the sewing club col
test, competed for 10y about 10 counti
H. in the state, was Miss Della loseth,
Il, Orotina. Miss Mable Graham, OF Jeron
%. won second prize.
"Buena Roberts, of Jerome, captur,
in the sweepstakes prize OF S25 ior the he
of individual exhibit in the potato eli
rs contest, the first prize OF - for his iii
on trict, and the sweepstakes prize for Il
ty best club exhibit, S25, goes to club y
nd ~, Jerome, of which young Roberts is
he member. We might add here that Il
H. seed from which these prize potato
en- were grown was produced on the Nor
Fly Side on the Galpntine- lIawbecker ranch
m "The Burbank potatoes grown 10y TIN
les Beck, of Jerome, were pronounced Il
ny finest specimens OF Burbank potatoes
~ the fair, but the judges considered a
nix other varicto of potato superior Al
vim awarded the prize on that variety, b
ISL were pleased To give honorable menti'
to the Burbank potato.
Taken rs Il whole, Lincoln county m
ar well feel proud of her achievements,
ce, twice in succession il has been designat
Jay the banner county of the state. and Il
ay- against the competitor of much older :,
tons where lands are held at fabulo