The Springfield herald., 1915-07-23
THREE GREAT FAIRS

S~A eS AS AAsSc ASiS AOi - ANAAA
ber of years past, and puts the
dates one week later than those
set for the Baca county fair.
In addition to the Prowers fair,
Syracuse, Kans., has it's hat in
the ring, and challenges Baca
county to show them something
better than they will be able to
show for themselves.
We welcome Lamar and SYRIA
cuse to the ring, and solemnly
promise both of them that old
Baca is going to do her best 10
put them both over the ropes.
They will both have the edge
over US in matters of finance,
while Prowers has row a grand
stand and display buildings that
are a credit to the state; but The
young Baca giant is going to be
with them when the gong is
sounded to start.
The one distinguishing fea-
ture of these fairs, all three of
Which we beliave will be great,
is that Baca county's will be very
largely 6ry-products fair. while
the former two will make a spec
ialty of their river irrigated crops.
Of course Baca will haye irri-
gated crops-windmill and en-
'gine irrigation for gardens and
truck patches, Artesian irriga-
tion, and the Butte creek reser-
voir irrigation in the Two Buttes
segregation; but as stated, dry
farmed products will constitute
the main future of the fair.
We believe for this reason that
the Baca county fair will be the
most interesting fair that has
ever been held in the dry west,
as it will show the possibilities of
crops By the improved cultural
methods over the west generally,
and of those now obtaining in
Baca county in particular.
For this reason, while striving
for the usual entertaining fea-
lures of all successful fairs, and
10 make of it a great social event,
the Baca county fair is and will
continue to be great big coun-
ty school, in which observations
and comparisons are the lessons,
and tie mutual exchange of meth
DDS, experiences and ideas are
the recitations.
It is now up to Baca county to
lead out and make good; and in
this m liking good every citizen
in tire county has a part to play.
The premiums the association
will endeavor to make something
worth while. Plan now for the
exhibits you wish to make, and
put everything in Gple-pie order,
as both your own success and
the success of the fair will de-
pend largely on your individual
efforts and success with these ex-
hibits.
The fair association isn't go
ing to leave any stones unturned
for the success of this great big
county educational exposition
We expect to have with us some
men of tate and nationa! prom
inence-Congressmar Heating,
Governor Carlson. probably Sup
erintendent Mary G. Bradford.
some of the faculty of the STATE
Agricultural college at Ft Collins.
and probably Secretary Lane OF
the United States agricu.tu al
department at Washington.
Ore OF the great features of
the fair will be the parade that
we failed on last year. We be-
lieve the fair this year will come
fully a week before harvest, ard
thus individuals and communi-
ties will have the time that they
aidn't have last year to prepare
those much desired floats for the
parade, and to make all 9th =
necessary arrangements for the
fair--ind above all will be aole
to come to the fai- themselves.
The Herald has predicted a
to'al attendance of 6,OOO a. the
! fair this year; but whether less
or more. we want the outside
world to know what Baca coun-
ity has and what it can do, and
that it is alive to its interests.