Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-10-04
FAIR A BIG SUCCESS
Attendance Large Display Of Farm Prod
ucts Good and Live Stock Shown
Surpassed Previous Fairs
Ample Funds for Needs


The Cumberland County Fair melt
} Friday and Saturday was in some re
spects ahead of any previous fair held
The enthusiasm awakened was of suct
a strong kind that movement was put
en- foot Saturday to organize a stock
company for permanent fair. q full
report Will be found elsewhere in this
issue.
Thursday generous rain fell that
laid the dust in good shape. That
night the weather turned cold and FRI
day was cool and threatening day.
which reduced the number of exhibits
IN the agricultural display with the re-
suit that according to some estimates
it was not quite up to previous ones In
quantity, but the quality of the ex-
hibits was very high. Numerous per-
sons from a distance made the state
ment that it could not be beaten any
where.
One especially marked feature of the
agricultural exhibits was the large in
crease in the corn exhibits. This in
dicated very clearly that our people
are growing more corn than ever be-
fore and the time is near at hand when
very little corn will be shipped here.
Even now very many of our best farm
ers buy no grain tor their stock.
The soy bean exhibit was splendid
both in quality and volume. 1t showed
very cieariy that our people are highly
pleased with that splendid forage crop.
Many farmers were heard to remark
that they would cease to grow COW
pease and grow the soy bean instead
because 1t maze far more and better
hay than the COW pea.
A movement was also put on foot to |
send many OF the best exhibits to
Knoxville to The fair that Is being held
this week. All persons who had the
exhibits generously gave their products
free for the Knoxville fair.
Among the special exhibits Harry
/
Martin had the most diversified az Il
about twenty different pro-
ducts all from his farm, which he calls
Lodendale Stock Farm.
Mr.. Martin sold three ee-uuarter blood
Hereford bull calf for $50 and he had
several other Herefords of different
ages on display, all of which graded {
we'll and in some instances took prizes.
Mr.. Martin was chosen manager of the
'alr and it is more due to his tlreless :
work and energy than to any other
person that the fair proved the splen. t
lid success it did.
Judge e. E. Snodgrass had an excel +
EFT display of seed corn which he had II
rown on his farm here; the display
ook blue ribbon. :
Z. +, Brookhart, of Brookslde Farm,
ad the largest display of apples. AL a
red Hyoer did not have so large dis
lay but his were OF such excellent u :.
uality that he won the first prize. "
Dr. W. b. Young. of Clifty, broughti
Hereford COW and bull to the fair
hich took the blue ribbon. Owing to
le bull belonging to corporation, the
:. &. and st. l.. Railroad, 1t was ruled
1t, but 1t was of such excellence that r.
special premium was awarded. The
w IS now with calf and in event 1t
lould be a male calf it Is sold for $3.50.
he COW belongs to Master William ar
lchard Young, son of DR.. W. B. he
oung. .,
Treasurer John q. Wyatt Is now ch
ady to pay all premiums in full and tn
rsons holding premium certificates he
n have same cashed by presenting
EN- to Mr.. Wyatt. There are ample th
nds tor all expenses and there may al,
small amount left IN the treasury tn
ter all claims are satisfied. an
The six-dollar Dazey churn offered co,
c. M. McClung 4 Company, Knox. be-
lie. for the best mich COW was r.;
arded to the editor of the Chronicle. TO,
Much to our regret we are unable TO be,
blish the list of prize winners be- 7
'se no record was kept of the prizes viii
arded other than the Prize Certifi. co.
es given to the winners. Most of we
se Prize Certificates are still in the aw
Ids OF the owners and it may he ooo