The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-10-08

properly gather and arrange the
display.
The blue ribbon indicative Of first
premium was also placed to Valley
county for the best collection and
largest variety of vegetables. Here
is another demonstration of n the
fertility Of soil conditions in Valley
county. We can raise more varieties
and better than many counties much
farther south.
Valley County's excellent exhibit
of watermelons also carried off first
honors. The watermelons shown by
Valley county were larger, better,
sweeter, and showed more varieties
than shown by any other county at
the big fair. Colorado has nothing on
Valley county in melon growing.
Six cucumbers from the Valley
county booth outclassed the showing
of any other county and the blue
ribbon was easy to win. In the
competition there were no cucumbers
shown that could in any manner
compete with these winners.
H Manglewurtzels from Valley county
were the best at the State fair and
received the blue ribbon award of
first in big field where competition
for second was keen. Valley county's
manglewurtzels were head and shout
ders above all competition. Here is
another demonstration of the great
feeding and dairying possibilities of
Valley county. Where such excellent
root crops can be grown without
irrigation there is no possible opening
for doubt of the wonderful profits,
that can be made in this county
raising live stock and growing the
feed for fattening on the farm.
Aside from the five first premiums
Valley carried off six seconds. They
are as follows: Bushel hullless
barley; bushel six-row barley: collec-
ton Of tomatoes: II ears sweet corn:
< collection muskmelons; variety of
) potatoes. Four third premiums were
: awarded to Valley: Display of grains
in sheaves; display of alfalfa; collec-
ton of varieties Of cabbages; head
. of cabbages.
One of the most noticeable features
of the fair this year was Valley
4 county's representation in the Indus
: trial contests. Four children were
! there consisting of Nina ISt. Clair
i representing the needlework depart
ment; William 1llman, in the spelling
: contest; Erwin Duncan, champion
potato grower: Russell Sprague, king
: of the corn growers. No other count,
was as we'll represented as Valley il
this division, except in the spelling
t contest. Some of the counties sent
several cracker-jack spoilers and this
. part of the fair was most interesting
The school exhibit from Valley
county was Il most cOmmendable one
receiving great deal Of praise from
visitors and those in charge Of TIN
school work. While it did not viii
any premium it served to showl t,
the state and to the county at larg.
that Valley county stands among TIN
: leaders of Montana in school work
: demonstrating the fact that ou
children are not being neglected from
: an educational standpoint.
Taking into consideration the fact
: that only 9.32 inches of rainfall
produced the articles displayed at Tho
State fair and realizing that TIN
products were shown at our county
fair for a week, then on the roat
: shipping to Helena another week, an(
not judged until Saturday of the fail
week then winning sixteen premiums
it must be admitted Valley county
stands at the threshold of an era O
: wonderful prosperity, with CORES
pondingly great increase in individual
wealth for the farmer.