Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-08
Nebraska.
BEACHEY ABOVE The CLOUDS
Noted Aviator Gives First Of Series
Of Startling Exhibitions.
WET TRACK STOPS THE RACES
Governor Morehead and other Ne
brpsI<ans Deliver Speeehes--Pure
Food Department Has later
estinR Exhibits.


CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Sept 7.-tSpecisl)-The
flight OF Lincoln Besche was ythe Drin-
oipal attraction at the state fair today
the rain this morning putting the race
track in such shape that the races had to-
be postponed
Beachey made a most spectacular ascent
and while he did not loop the loop or fly
upside down in his initial flight he flew
70 high that for a minute or go he was
lost TO sight behind the clouds which
hung over the fair grounds. While high
In the air Il began 20 rain and he was
compelled 70 alight making a shoot for
the ground at an angle OF about fifty de-
Rrees.
The fair opened with a dedication OF
the new agricultural building, President
Roberts Of the fair association presiding
and delivering a short address. lie was
followed by T.. NJ. Pollard on behalf Of
the horticultural soclet and by Secretary
Mellor OF the state fair. Governor More
head was the principal speaker and told
Of tho great things which the people Of
the state could expect from the society.
Superintendent william James, superin-
tendent Of the new building closed the
speech making.
on account OF IN rain very little Of the
original program could be carried out
the flight OF Beachey and the musical pro-
gram by Conway's band being the main
features. Conway's band, in the estl-
nation OF many 10 the best which has
ever been heard at the fair for some
years. Laura Goochs mixed quartet has
caught the crowds with their selections,
their singing being in English instead OF
italian as In former years.
Indian village Drawing.
An attraction which IL drawing crowds
is the Indian village. Four OF five large
families composed of dad and ma with
their several Bons-in-iaw and daughters
in- law make up a camp of about thirty
or forty people. One family has the dis
tinction Of having a pair OF nice chubby
Fat twin babies about months old which
are source of great curiosity TO the
white mothers who crowd the village
in the lot are four chiefs. Running Hawk
Iron Bull. Lone Wolf and Black Deer
The tribe is in charge of Alex MerrivAn.
an interpreter The tribe IL from the
Pine Ridge agency.
ola agricultural hall r. another place
visited by the crowds The building Is
the headquarters Of the state pure food
department, which has on display every
thing connected with the work OF the de-
partment and Is in charge OF Food Com
missioner Hartman. with corps OF four
INSPECTORS who look after the sanitary
conditions about the grounds, In THIS
building there are several exhibits. one OF
especiai interest being the exhibit from
the state agricultural farm dairy depart
ment
Production of Cream.
rrhia exhibit covers the proposition of
the production OF milk and cream from
The time the COW Is a calf to the time
the butter IL produced. A pen containing
four high grade calves comes first, then
Soiiows another pen in which there are
live Of the best cows owned by the state
sarm beginning with LaMay, the Hoi-
.te,n COW which leads all other states In
thA production OF milk and butter the
reeord of the different cows being as fol-
lows; =,
.Atav a Hoistein, 26.ee0 pounds or
,otsts and a67 poSinds>ot butter In one year.
T-adv lincoln an Ayrshire, produced
1ST45 pounds OF milk and vi POUNDS oi
butter. .,,ooa ca.
mounds OF milk and AL pounds OF butter;
Nebraska Girl, Jersey, produced !so
pounds OF milk and 7s2 pounds OF putter.
Roam Florence, produced s,WO pounus
If milk and 1876 pounds OF butter. rus
cow just about paid for its keeping.
There ia no attempt to show that one
breed is better than another. but SHOWS
what the best COW OF each breed owned
by the farm produces.
Milking by Machinery
-.
During the day the milking proeeSs by
machinery Is gone through and the
rlethods shown from the time II leaves
the COW until II Is made into butter, the
browning victory being the large life-siEe
production in butter Of Dean Burnett OF
the state farm driving a team OF horses
hitched 90 a piaw The sculptor respon-
aibIe for the work IL J. E. Wallace OF
IAncoln, and the display Is due 70 the
efforts of the Nebraska dairy and cream
association, which put In the display at a
cost OF about $1,000 About 1900 pounds
OF butter IL used in the exhibit.
Races which had 10 be postponed this
afternoon on account OF the condition OF
the track will be sandwiched In with the
other speed events, making the balance
of the week an especially good program.
Many OF the departments az the state
house are represented. the veterinary de-
partment. stallion registration board,
gene warden's office and several others
being In evidence