The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-28
EVERYBODY SHOULD
FEEL ENCOURAGED

FEEL ENCOURAGED
The Marion Sumter Fair for 191 q
is over, and all should feel eneourag
ed at the result.
It is not likely that the fair man.
agement made any money. If it broke
even, that is the best that could be.
expected. The reason for encourage
ment is that we had the fair, and it
was such good one.
This has been the worst year the
people of Marion have had since the
disastrous freeze of almost twenty
years ago. They have had more 70
contend with at home and from
abroad That in spite of all their set
backs they had a fair, with q good
list of exhibits and a good sized at
tendance is a high tribute to their
enterprise and indomitable spirit, and
a promise that the mercury in the
business thermometer shall not again
fall so far.
Political conditions have all the
year been of variety sufficient to
make all business timid. Beginning
with last spring, there has been a
series of unfavorable seasons. The
war in Europe has been severely felt
| by our people. To thousands of our
farmers, a dollar has looked as big as
the moon and further of. Some peo-
pie, with bad judgment, have fought
the fair, harming it some and Them
selves great deal. At almost the
last day, came a severe cold spell,
making it imperatively necessary for
hundreds of farmers to stay at home
to save their syrup.
In spite of it all, we have had d
good fair. The exhibits were not as
many nor the crowds as large as they
were last year. But everything we
had was very good and all who at
tended had good time. We will now
take more heart and 60 forward.
Next. year. times will be better we
will have a bigger fair and more peo-
| pie present. If we had broken down
this year, the fair would have been
discontinued for years; perhaps for
all time. and that would have been a
severe setback for our two counties.
Following is list of the premiums
so far announced:
Farm Products Department A
| Best collective exhibit produced on
one farm, Mrs. w. p. Edwards.
/ Second best collective exhibit pro-
duced on one farm, Peter. Loos, Ken
Idrick.
/ Best bale beggarweed hay, J. W
!. Fennell, Kendrick. as
i Second best bale beggarweed hay,
IJ. II. Taylor.
i Best bale peavine hay, J. M. Mef.
i fert.
i Best bale crabgrass hay, G. Beville
q Bushnell.
i Second best bale crabgrass hay, j
i M. Fennel, Kendrick.
i Best bale oat straw, ]. M. Meffert.
4 Best bale natal grass, G. J. Barrett
i Crystal Springs.
i Best exhibit Rhodes grass, C. ]
! Barrett, Crystal Springs.
] Second best exhibit Rhodes grass
]. r. Wilkinson, wildwood.
i Best sample oat hay, J. III. Taylor.
) Best bale hay on exhibit, J.. M
J, .Fennel, Kendrick.
! Second best bale hay on exhibit, C
: Beville, Bushnell.
81 Best dozen bundles oats, j. M. Fen
mel, Kendrick.
Second best bundle oats. w. M
+ Gist, Mcintosh.
Fl Best bundle cured sorghum. Mrz
wv. P. Edwards.
) Best; collective exhibit hay and for
age from one farm. J. NJ. Fennel
Kendllck. Second best exhibit, J.. N
j Meffert.
II Bei,t half hushel rye, r. w. Doug
, lass, Shady.
Best half bushel rust proof see
oats, M. E. Phillips, Kendrick.
Fl Best half bushel ninety day oate
i j. M. Fennel, Kendrick Second hes
q exhibit, w. M. Gist, Mcintosh.
t Best half bushel sorghum seed, T
n A. IFausett.
i Best half bushel rough rice, H. 4
Y Farlsett. Second best, Mrs. J. $. Il
" Roche.
e Hest halt bushel peanuts, J. J
e Fellnel, Kendrick; second best, MAJ
e ion Farms.
isl best half bushe1 velvet beans, "
IS M. Gist. Second best, Marion Farm
Rest half bushel chufas, II. ]
Hunt, Bushnell. Second best, Ma
l. ion Farms.
VI Rest half bushel COOLERS, Mrs. Y
<. P. Edwards. Second best, q.
ID Falsett.
bsl Hest half bushel peas, Mario
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