The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-09-24
QUAY COUNTY FAIR A SUCCESS
SPLENDID EXHIBITS ARE SHOWN
Poultry Horses, Cattle, Hogs Agricultural and Horticul-
tural Products Vegetables, ETC. School and Fine
Arts Displays Better Than Expected

Tuesday but on account OF the show
most all the attractions were post
poned until Wednesday.
The exhibits were late in arriving
but all the booths were occupied anc
the agricultural display was proof OF
what man can do if he only tries.
4, j. +. Johnson's booth contained IS
{, different varieties Of grains, fruit
vegetables and were all raised on his
place north of town. His ground
was broken after June and some
of the stuff was planted as late as
the 4th of July.
The DeYampert booth was chock
full of every kind of grain and mel.
on. Three large watermelons weigh.
ing 70, 63 and SO pounds respectively
were among the exhibits. There
were so different specie on display
in this booth.
G. II. Woodland, who owns a farm
Acast of town, occupied the Bird booth
and the exhibit consisted of 20 diff
ferent varieties of grains, canned
fruit, vegetables, all stuff grown on
what is known as the old Patterson
place. A glance at the list of prize
winners will show that this exhibit
had some class to it.
The next booth contained exhibits
owned by s. Anderson, John Adams,
b. NJ. Floyd. Mrs. Chas. Johnson and
f. +. Saxon. II was filed with all
kinds of good stuff, the canned fruit
especially being Of the finest quality,
Hhowing what can be grown in this
part of the state. }. T. Crow also
had nice exhibit in this booth. Mrs.
Saxon's display consisted of 2S diff
ferent kinds of canned fruit and veg
etables.
Mrs. X. c. Moore, who lives near
Hudson, had one Of the incest indi-
vidual displays of the fair. Nearly
everything was represented in this
booth, tomatoes, cabbage, all kinds
Of grains, vegetables and melons. "a
different varieties in all. She car.
ried off good share of the prizes
and rightly deserved them.
Tom Lockett, J. N. Gamble, T.. T..
! Hall owned the exhibits in the next
booth and consisted of wheat. kafir,
maize, feterita, and a number of
other kinds of grain and vegetables.
Mr.. CANDLES stuff was raised near
Hanley and shows what that part of
the county is doing this year.
A. S. Reaves, Endee; James T.
King, Revuelto; j. c. Allen, j. II.
VanCleave, San Jon, had a number
Of products on exhibition, worthy of
special mention. the squashes espe-
cially being fine.
o. w. Warner. Lesbia, had 80 diff
ferent kinds Of products on exhibi-
ton consisting of Indian corn, oats,
vegetable oysters, cane, 80 different
varieties in all. He won LIST on oats,
and End on cane.
X. +. Brohlin and j. S. Bradley of
Rock Island; j. T, Underwood, Nor
ton; j. +. Voyles and ID. w. Egleson,
Of Endee and j. G. Boyd of Tucum-
carl, had nice display of products
which were of an extra fine grade.
j. A. Valentine had fine display
Of Brazil corn, kafir, maize, popcorn,
feterita, garden lemons, onions. In
dian corn, beets and beans and car
ried off liberal share of premiums.
M. T. Rice. Lesbia, and j. c. Moore
of south of town had "A nice display
of muskmelons, cucumbers, toma-
toes, etc.
c. A. Deaton of Jordan had some
broom corn, maize and kafr. j. II.
Hughes had good Indian corn.
w. A. Dodson had one of the best
displays in the agricultural depart
ment, having about 30 different va
rieties and won a number of the COW
eted prizes. He had a stalk of cane
which measured over IL feet long.
A. Storey, of Norton; II. C. Ste
vens Of Jordan; Wylia Ward of Quay
j. j. Murdick of Forrest; Mrs. j. w.