Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-23
FAIR WAS A SUCCESS
With Great DISPLAYS
Fireworks Shown at The Night
Fairs Much Appreciated
ali Of the Premium Departments
Made Splendid Showing of Grant
County's Finest Products

Despite the predictions made by
the prophets and despite the threaten
ing indica lions on Wednesday morn
ing, the weather for the Grant
County Fair last week was all that
could be desired, and the exhibits,
displays and attendance were fully
up to expectations.
1t would be difficult to find in any
county fair in the entire country
larger or finer showings OF horses,
cattle, swine, sheep or poultry than
were on exhibition here, raised on
the large and fertile farms of Grant
county. The showing demonstrated in
a marked degree the great improve
ment that has taken place in this
section of country since our farmers
have gone extensively into the breed
ing of the best strains of pure-bred
stock. Mongrels and scrubs have
but little place upon the farms of
Grant County's modern argiculturists,
and the showings in these depart
ments of the fair seem to get better
year by year.
In the department of vegetables
and grains the exhibits were also
remarkably large and fine. Our
farms do not have to take second
place with those in any part of the
United States when it comes to the
raising of fine corn, and the crop is
unusually large and good this year.
The corn contests of the past few
years, while confined to the boys of
the county between the ages of 10
and Is years, and which have
awakened deep and unexpected in
teIest among the hundreds of bright
young fellows who are going to be
the scientific and progressive farms
of the future, have developed such
splendid results as have proven
stimulating to the fathers and elder
brothers of the boys and proven to
them that there are points to be learned
in the scientific raising of corn that
they will have to adopt if they do
not want the youngsters to pass a
long way by them in both quantity
and quality in the crops of this great
cereal.
Alfalfa culture is yet in its infancy
in Grant county, but this year the
boys have again stepped in and
participated in contest which seems
likely to prove fore-runner of some
astonishing results tn later be reached
in this county when all of the things
pertaining to the raising of this great
forage crop are fully understood.
The boys have made great showing
in both alfalfa and corn this year
and the prizes they have won in re-
turn for their Ambitious and entel-
ligent efforts are the smallest part
of the rewards they have reaped
thereby.
In the art hall the displays of fine
needlework of all kinds, representing
many hours of patient and skillful
labor, contained hundreds of beauti-
ful specimens. and the paintings
drawings and other fancy work con-
tanned many artistic treasures.
A number of Lancaster business
houses had fine displays of goods in
the art hall-John Schreiner's Sons,
Baxter & Draper and H. Henkel &
Co., in dry goods and ladies' gar
ments and furs; H. C. Orion Com
pany and Haley & Edwards, Mems
Clothing and Furnishings, Louis
Weber, boots and shoes, Gross Music
House and Lambert Groenier, musical
instruments, and The Grant County
Herald, specimens of fine printing.
The Herald's booth was in charge of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Stone, of Brook
field, Mo-, who are here in charge of
the big subscription voting contest
now being conducted by this paper,
and found the occasion a favorable
one for meeting old and new friends
of the paper, explaining the con-
dltions and advantages of the con-
test, meeting and comforting with
many OF our contestants from various
sections OF the county, handing out
sample copies of The Herald and the
two magazines we give for one year
free with each subscription, and
otherwise advertising the merits of
the Herald printery.
The culinary department was full
to overlooking with specimens of
delicious baked things, bread, dough-
nuts, cookies, cakes and pies of all
kinds, as we'll as candies, canned
fruits, preserves, jellies, pickles,
honey, etc.
Or the grounds, under tents were
other displays made by local dealers.
C. w. Knapp & Son had the largest