Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-25

was any intention on the part of the
fair people to impose on the public.
Especially disappointing was the fail
ure Of the company to make good in
the matter of the balloon ascensions.
1t was the meanest thing the company
did, saying nothing to the contrary
till about 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon when they said the man who was
to make the ascension was unable to
reach Orofino on account of sick
wife. That was as near as the outfit
came to doing one thing to entertain
the crowd in return for the kindness
of the fair management, and the
privilege of operating on the grounds.
THE EXHIBITS.
So far as exhibits went the fair
was success. For quality it would
be hard to be at the showing made.
There might hi We been more thus add
ing to the interest of competition, but
there was plenty to show what the
county can produce.
Probably the exhibit of most inter-
est was that of George Alteneder, who
displayed some hundred products from
his farm just above Orofno. There
was everything that usually grows in
warm climates like Texas, with the
products of the northern states thrown
in. He had sweet potatoes, egg
plants, peanuts, several varieties of
other nuts, and large melons. In
grass he made creditable display,
while his fodder corn and fodder cane
were the wonder and the marvel of
the fair. People from the best corn
states in the United States were quick
to admit that it was as good as any
thing they had ever seen, and the far
mer here in Clearwater county should
not be slow to take advantage of the
situation made possible through the
experiments of Mr.. Alteneder. And
this is the value to the county of
county fair. It justifies the county
board in making liberal donations,
and should inspire every farmer to ex-
hibit his best products.
T. J. LaForest had one of the most
beautiful exhibits shown. His hobby
was fruit and berries, and he showed
what is possible with pedigreed trees
and scientific care. His apples were
free from imperfections, convincing
argument that it pays to spray and
prune and look after the trees. He
exhibited beautiful display of can
ned and preserved fruits and berries,
and had his booth handsomely decorat-
ed and arranged.
The Orofino asylum was in evidence
with magnificent products from the
state gardens, products by the pa
tients under the able supervision of
Farm Foreman johnson. With this
exhibit was also shown creditable
display of canned fruits prepared at
the institution. Samson Snyder ex-
hibited honey that for quality was par
excellent, attracting much attention.
Mrs. Harry White showed over fif-
ty varieties of pure fruit jellies, and
carried off the blue ribbon in this line.
There was other fine entries but no
other general display in this line.
For sheaf grains and grasses P. L.
Orcutt, WINDY Pete). exhibited many
varieties. This display was collected
for the purpose of showing people
what can be produced in the Clear
water valley in this line, and was
we'll calculated to inspire an interest
in this line of products. There was
rye from Fraser eight feet tall, and
some almost as tall gathered here at
Orofno. There was one bunch Of rye
hay produced by T. j. LaForest. This
was over four feet tall and was cut in
May. Where can you beat that? In
this exhibit was bundle of wheat
from Reds Prairie, seventeen miles
east of Orofno, where wheat is not
supposed to mature, yet it carried off
first prize for the best sheaf of wheat.
Time and space will not permit de-
tailed review, together with the
names of all winners in this issue,
but we will try to give it next week.
just one word in closing: Keep in
mind that there was no rain in the
Clearwater valley for II days this
summer and fall, or during the entire
growing period of most of the pro-
ducts shown. What other country can
produce such crops under drowth con-
ditions?
Elk River was represented at the
county fair by Attorney Smith, candi.