Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-12
INTEREST INDICATES
BANNER STATE FAIR
Inquiries and Demands for
Space Greater Than Ever
Before


fair is over. This measure is taken to
protect the lawns and flower beds from
possible injury.
The fair grounds and buildings are
all in excellent condition at the pres
ent time for the opening of what prom
ises to be the greatest state fair ever
held in the Pacific northwest and the
fair board does not desire to take any
chances of courting serious damage to
any of the beautiful flower beds and
the velvety green lawns just upon the
eve of the big exposition, or with the
possibility of need Of repair and re-
placement, at considerable expense,
when time is now at premium:
With the baling of the oat hay,
noon, the work of getting in the hay
crops will be well in hand-the vetch
and oat hay having been baled and
hauled away. 1t is expected that a
crew of convicts will be put to work
harvesting the crop of flax early next
week and, when this is out of the way
and the big oat (grain) crop harvested
the cutting of which will begin Mon
day, Secretary-Manager Lea will have
been relieved of the heavy burden of
farm work and responsibilities and will
be able to devote his exclusive atten-
ton to state fair details.
Great Poultry Exhibit
W. L. Fulmer of Portland, who will
be superintendent of the poultry de-
partment at this years fair, called up
ON Secretary Lea at the grounds yes
terday and made thorough inspection
of the building, equipment, etc, and
outlined his plains in general way.
Mr.. Fulmer, one of the best known and
expert authorities upon poultry, has
some excellent and original plans in
formulation for the big Oregon show
which are calculated to bring out the
very best that is in it from an educa-
tional standpoint Aside from the lee
lures upon points of Judging, which
will be given by w. M. Coats judge OF
the poultry exhibit, each day, arrange
ments will be made to have other lee
lures delivered by well known and ac'
cepted authorities covering the most
essential features of poultry culture
from a show and commercial stand
point.
From the number and character OF
. inquiries and requests for premium pstS
and entry blanks being received by
both Mr.. Fulmer and Secretary Lea
scores of such inquiries being from
poultrv producers who have never
shown at the Oregon state fair before
assurance is given of the interest anc
enthusiasm aroused in this years show
and indicates the biggest and best t.
3 have ever been held in the northwest
Superintendent Fulmer is liv'
nd N nf nOlll
S trv exhibits and he is entering into tl'
t spirit of the Oregon fair show with
: zest and enthusiasm which does ever
him proud.
Many Fast Horses
Entries and inquiries are also com
, ing in in all classes of livestock am
the different departments Of EXHIBIT
> and the scope and character of all o
!; these will be much greater and bette
= than ever before. In keeping with tn
policv of making every feature an
pnase of the 1916 state fair educatlona
in every sense of the word arrange
ments have been and are being mad
:. for practical demonstration work J.
0 every department of exhibits so tina
l. the state fair visitors will be accorc
:, Gu rho toeis borses p in training at Lone Oa
v .nooL aro working ont very satisfaC
t 80 ond rn6er the most agreeable @
|. ona;t;nns oo and with some of the bes
n Iouas Ona tolant IN the country entere
a' !" tbo @ 1ifferar+ early closing evets an
.n notto,;na tne % nrosnects for heavy entri,
an1 i'e,,n axn;t;ng comnetitIon in the lat
G ah~ ains;nG ovanis the ind;ca lions are tina
A. ~ spooa nroaram win be one of tn
a s+ d,.or nnlIed off west of the Rock
/. ,monntains mo-, The track is in exceler
nond;t;on beino worked every day wit
horrnw and float. and will be in pc
faet condition at least a SECOND fast,
e. tbon ever before in its history, befol
lie tbe oono sounds for the opening rae
Is If the state fair program.
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n city on business Wednesday. Mr. hra'
is berger SAYS that the hops Will nee
d several more days of hot weather an
n. that they will be in excellent shape
n- the time Of picking. He will have
good crop. and will pay from 40 to
cents box this year. He has 10 aer'
of land planted to hops but in form'
wears has planted more of the ground
II this crop. Owing to the conditions
Ig the present time hs had large porte
,U of his "a rm land ulanted to other crop