The Parker post., 1914-11-21
OUR INDIANS
WIN AT FAIR
IN ALL, SIX CLASSES WERE ENTER
Eds BLUE AND 20 RED RIB
BONS AND 2 SPECIALS WON
JOHN SMITH LEADS.

tne Fdrker Reservation were Wen rep
resented among the exhibitors, ac-
cording to the report of A. C. Plake,
the agency farm foreman, who was
there during thefair and had charge
of their exhibits.
In entering the contest our Indians
were in hope of making a showing
somewhere near that of the Salt
River Indians, but to their great sur
prise they won over all the other
Indian reservations exhibiting at the
state fair. They were in a class by
themselves and made a better show
ing than number of countise, TAX
nS more ribbons.
Included in their exhibit was a pic
toral story, showing the advance
nent made by the Indians in the past
three years. which was the subject
OF much favorable comment.
Many compliments were paid the
exhibit and among those who thus
spoke was Governor Hunt, who said
that the exhibit compared favorably
with the best, and that he had not
known before that the Indians at Par.
ker were making such advancement;
that in the near future he was going
to visit Parker and the reservation,
in order to see for himself the place
from whence such elegant agricultur-
al specimens came.
Congressman Carl Hayden also paid
the exhibit very high honors, saying
in part: Parker, Yuma county and
the Indian Service may well feel
proud Of the exhibit for the Colorado
River Agency.
Prof. John Logan of the State Agri-
cultural College, said: 1.-The exhibit
;, from Parker will open the eyes of
the public and do much to make the
exhibits next year of a still better
quality, giving impetus to rivalry
among exhibitors. "
Prof. McOmie of the State Agricul-
tural College, F. A. Thackery, super
intendent at Sacaton Indian Agency,
and many other able judges, spoke in
audatory terms of the Parker Indians
exhibit.
The following is the list of prizes
awarded as result of the first at
tempt of our Indians to enter the show
ring at the state fair an excellent
start, it must be said:
Baled hay-Four entries were made;
best bales, first crop alfalfa, blue
ribbon to Jim Welch.
Best 2 bales second crop alfalfa hay,
to Phil Honadick blue ribbon; to Ben
Honadick, red
Best 2 bale barley hay, Rafel Nav
arez, blue.
Best l-2 box sorghum seed, John
Smith, blue; Yellowfish, red.
4 Best 1-2 bushel barley seed, Commo-
dore, red
Best 1-2 bushel milo dwarf, Dan
Welch, red.
Best bushel hard wheat, Oey Ma
thuel, red.
Soft Indian corn, Sponosee, special
blue.
Best white yams, Harold Wade, blue.
Yellow sweet potatoes, Nat Short,
pink.
Best and largest squash, Harold
Wade, blue.
Best and largest pumpkin, Jno Smith
pink.
/ Best Rockyford cantaloupes, John
Smith, blue
Best standard cantaloupes, Commo-
dore blue.
Best and largest muskmclon, Dan
Welch, red.
Best pink beans, John Smith, red
Best white tepary, Mike Welch, red
Best peanuts, large type, Harold
Wade, red and special mention.
Best 10 stalks of amber cane, Harold
Wade, red.
Best 10 stalks of any other grain
sorghum, Harold Wade, blue.
Best sheaf millet, any variety, John
Hogar. red.
Best IL ears white corn, Dick Hona-
dick, red.
Best of any other variety of Indian
beans, Dick Honadick, red.
Best of any other white beans, Jim
Welch, red.
Best of any other variety of matur-
ed beans. John Smith, blue.
Best black eyed peas, Sponosee, red.
Best lima beans, John Smith, blue
Best string of chill, John Smith, red.
Best and largest watermelon, Mata-