The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-10-13

Work the farm bureau is dong; no.
tees of demonstrations meetings and
the like; timely hints by farmers on
methods and practices; news notes of
the county agents activities; as we'll
as farmers exchange list.
Agents Busy Helping Fairs.
In almost every county where there
is county agent, these men have
helped during September in organizing
county fairs, in helping the local fair
boards to make these agencies more
effective and worth while. A county
fair can be made to serve some most
useful purposes. The agents have
tried to help bring these out, by en-
phasizing the educational features and
really worth while competitive ex-
hibits. The agents also helped to.
make the exhibits of the boys and
girls club work, with fine success.
The exhibits this year at the Gem
State Fair at Boise were exceptionally
fine. The exhibits of potatoes grown
by club members, in particular, was
the best exhibit of plot potatoes ever
shown in Idaho.
Club Members Win Prizes Over Men.
Mr.. MoCall's bows and girls made
fine showing at the fair. One of the
club boys from this county, Jesse
Wilson, of Greenleaf. won the first
prize for white dent corn in open
competition with men. Twenty coun-
ties of the state had exhibits of club
work at the fair. Mr.. T. w. Potter,
State Club Leader. said about these
exhibits:
The Boys and Girls Club work
as seen at the Gem State Fair, shows
very plainly the efficient work which
has been done in the field by county
agricultural agents, county superin-
tendents and local club supervisors.
A Girl Beats the Boys in Potato
Growing.
Nellie Chase, 16 year old girl from
Ahsahka, Clearwater county, who won
first >rize on Melted Gem potatoes at
the Interstate Fair at Spokane, also
won first ~rize at Boise in competition
with over 100 exhibitors of potatoes.
This is wonderful achievement, for
we must consider, that she was COM
peting with the best potato growing
districts of Idaho.
Mr.. Mccall of Canyon county feels
elated over the success won by the
boys and girls of this county. The
exhibits from the county totaled about
three-fifths of the exhibit from the en-
tine state. Canyon county girls won
all the premiums in the state canning
contest, speaking contest and potato
pairing contest. In the mems class,
the boys won in open competition
with the men; first on single ear of
corn; first and third ON ten ears of
white dent corn; and third and fourth
of
for dent corn in the club entries also
went to Canyon county boys. For
the fine shown and for the wonder
full interest in this work now evidenced
in Canyon county, Miss z. Fay Fow-
Ter, county superintendent of schools,
should receive great credit and COM
mendation.
Lewis County Has Best Roads in State
This is the testimony of the County
Agent Leader who recently paid a
visit to this county. Though the farm
ers were in the midst of harvesting
and marketing and though the travel
of heavily loaded grain wagons for
long distances is greater at this time
than any time of the year, the roads
were in the best shape of any seen in
the state. This is a grain country, so
loads are big and hauls long, while
the native road material is only the
fine black soil of the Camas Prairie,
yet there were no chuck-holes, wal
lows or ruts and little dust. No other
material is used and the good re-
suits are brought about solely through
persistent, consistent and conscien-
tious dragging of the roads with split
log drags by the Farmers under the
direction of the county officers
Lewis county has a lesson for every
county of the state, big one, for the
people have accomplished wonders
with fewer advantages than many
counties.
Franklin County Has Fair of RICH,
Sort
County Agent Morrison of Franklin
county, submits an interesting account
of what a community can do in the
way of making fair worth while He
says:
mo fair has been held in this sec.
ton for over four years. There was
no organization so the movement for
fair this year was directed through the
County Farm Bureau and the office O,
the county agent The commissioner.
of the county granted $4,000 for fail
purposes and leading citizens con
tributed other funds, time and labor
The fair grounds and buildings were
put into shape by the citizens of Pres
ton. Friday morning the people i've
gan to file in on the fair grounds an,
on that day more than 1000 peopl,
viewed the exhibits, and the following
day over 1900 came. 1t was the rlnan
nous sentiment that it was the bes
time ever had in the county. The ex
hibits were unusually fine and a gooc
spirit of cooperation was manifest OF
every hand.
No concessions of questionabl,
character were allowed on the
grounds. Admission was free. and ;
complete program of fine wholesome
entertainment was provided. The to-
tai expense aside from the premium
list was less than $1,000. Now the
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