The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-10-09
IMPRESSIONS OF THE
LATE COUNTY FAIR

The 1914 Canyon County Fair was
characterized by high-class exhibits
that Canyon county can put I'D and
deserved better treatment at the hands
of the weather man" than was ac-
corded. Exhibits in some departments
were not as extensive as thew We're
last year although all the buildings
were comfortably filled and QUALITY
of exhibits was uniformly high.
Besides the regular competition of
livestock and agricultural and horti-
cultural classes there were several
special features that attracted much
attention and interest.
Milking Contest.
This event was similar to the one
held at the fair last year. The con-
test was among individual cows and
was to last for 48 hours. The de-
cision was made on the basis of a
credit of l point for each ounce of
butterfat and l point for each s lbs.
of skim milk produced by each COW,
in addition to which handicap of
point for each 10 days COW had been
in milk over 40 days, up to IS points,
was allowed, also handicap up to "a
points, according to age, for cows
under years. On this basis the
winning COW scored 1O8 points with
a production Of 1897 lbs. milk, 4se
Tbs. fat and handicap of IL points
for age. This COW was a purebred
Holstein-Fresian belonging to J. s..
Hubert of Nampa and is the same
that won the decision in the contest
last year. The cow winning second
place also belongs to Mr.. HulbA rt,
her score being l04 points on an ac-
ltual production of 1876 lbs. milk and
over lbs. of fat.
Boys Judging Contest.
The contest was open to all boys of
the county under Fl years of age.
There wene 20 entries which was 81
more than last year. Draft horses,
beef and dairy cattle and Poland Chi
ma hogs were judged, the boys being
required to place the individuals Of
each class according to merit and to
write their reasons for their judg-
ment. Both placing and reasons were
generally quite creditable, the work of
the first six boys showing a consist
ency that was especially gratifying
In the draft horse class Fred Faris
and Franklin Wilson of Nampa tied
for first place; in the dairy COW class
Harry McCluskey, Caldwell, and Karl
Dickerson, Parma, tied in the beef
class David and Charles Vahlberg,
brothers of Emmett tied; in the Po-
land China class Earl Dickerson of
Parma won first. An average of
scores gave Charles Vahlberg 345 out
of a possible 400; Franklin Wilson
$50, Earl Dickerson BPS, Harry Nc
Gluskey BIS and David Vahlberg $40.
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Boys Clubs.
The quality of the showing in this
department was entirely creditablc,
but a great many clubs were not re-
presented. In the state contest which
was held in connection with the coun-
ty fair, Canyon county won the great |
est number of points and became en-
titled, for the ensuing year to the $sc
silk banner which Ada county held
last year. In the county pig club con-
test, Ollie Burns, Greenleaf won first
with barrow that was also first in
the open class; Theo. Hanlon, Green
leaf, won second, and Joe Kidd, En-
NETT, third. In the corn club contest
final results cannot be decided until
reports of the yields have been
reported but in the ten-ear ex-
ALOlLS Nay JoHHSOilp SdluWclII |
won first and David Vahlbere,
Emmett, second. AS a club, Fruit
land was an easy winner, quality and |
quantity considered. The club corn
was all entered in the open classes
where the first premium club corn
took third in the white dent class
Competition was slack in the potato
clubs, Maple Grove club winning first
as club, Milo Hampson of the same
club winning first in the individual