Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-24
LIVESTOCK EXHIBIT
LARGEST EVER SEEN
At THE OREGON FAIR
Industrial Department Crowds
Space and Others in
creased In Proportion

The state fair grounds is busy place
these days with dozens of hammers
pounding in hundreds of nails to make
the booths to exhibit the greatest array
of products that has ever been assem-
bled in this state. Not only will both
pavilons be packed to the roof but
all Of the available space for live
stock of all kinds is taken mp and Will
liam Hogg, superintendent of the live
stock department says without hesita-
ton that there will be the finest as
sortment of livestock shown this year
that has ever been collected outside of
the Panama Pacific fair at San Fran
cisco.
in fact considerable of the stock that
is to be shown at San Francisco is stop
ping off at the state fair here this
year. That is the reason that Tam
worth swine from Iowa, three herds of
cattle from Minnesota and Iowa, Pur-
cherons from Illinois, sheep from Ken
/ tucky and chickens from everywhere
will be shown this year and for the
| first time the state fair crowds will
/ be enabled to compare eastern prize
stock with the western product.
In Al Mr.. Hogg estimates that there
will be about 80 head of cattle, 500I
sheep and swine, $50 goats and 250
horses to be shown. This does not in
clude the race stock which is in a sep
arate department There will be about
100 head of Shetland ponies at the
fair this year, the Levy stable of Union
will exhibit 2S head, Wolf, of Wood
burn; H. +. Gordon, of Newberg, c.
G. Calkins Of Airlie, and numerous
others will show the diminutive horses
that become the pets of the children
and the pests of the grownups.
Ed School, a well known exhibitor
of this state, sent in a telegram today
from North Yakima where the Wash
ington state fair is now in progress
that good exhibit of livestock would
come to Salem from North Yakima this
year. Among the lists of Washington
stock coming here Mr.. School enumer-
ated, "a Herefords, 16 Shorthorns, 33
Jerseys, % Ayershires, ~ Guenseys
81 Holsteins, ll0 sheep, 10 goats, Isl
o. l. G. hogs, Is Berkshires, 40 Hamp-
shires, and % Tamworth swine. L. L.
McCaleb, of Monmouth will also have
entries in the Mule Footed hog class.
These strange swine are rarity on
the coast and their coming viii prove
an event of interest to stock men.
There is one department at the fair
this year that promises to far eclipse
all other years and that is the industri-
/ al and school department. There are
45O boys and girls alone in this com-
/ ty who have been working since early |
spring to prepare the best exhibit pos
sible for the state fair and the other
counties in proportion have as many
eager girls and boys. In nearly all of
the counties district and school fairs
have already been held and the prize
winners are coming to the state fair
with their exhibits to win more laurels
and to compete for the short courses Of
Iered by the Oregon agricultural col.
lege.
The "a club winners will receive
free trip to O. A. c., where they will
be given special instruction in the fol-
lowing subjects: Corn growing, pota.
to growing, vegetable gardening, poul.
try raising, pig feeding, dairy herd
record keeping, seed grain selection and
lPiouuVhuh' llclu pea production, trult
growing, and for the girls especially,
baking, canning and preserving, sew.
ing and farm and home handcraft.
In the old pavilion in the center of
the building will be set up booth
where Luther j, Chaplin, county agri.
culturist will hold canning demon.
stration with some of his prize canning
clubs each day. All of the most mod
ern methods of steam canning and pre-.
serving will be demonstrated and ex.
planned to all interested parties
Not only in the industrial depart.
ment, however, but in all departments
is the fair looking up this year and
considering the start that is already
made at this time the optimistic specu.
lation Of the "biggest and best" ever
held in the state appears to be based
upou real facts and are confidently
expected to materialize next Monday
morning when the gates open on the
Fifty.third annual fair.
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service during the week. The Salem
Street Railway intends to maintain its