Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-09-15
COUNTY FAIR NOW GOING ON
ATTENDANCE YESTERDAY WAS
GOOD-ABOUT AS MANY EN-
TRIES AS LAST YEAR

County Cooperative Agricultural So
ciety opened here Wednesday and is
now in full swing. On Wednesday the
weather was favorable except in the
evening and yesterday it was fair al
though the temperature was rather
low. At p. III. yesterday the total
number Of paid admissions were 1000
and the management expressed the be-
lief that last years record for the
first day would be broken as a large
crowd was expected to attend last
night. The total attendance on Thurs
day last year was 1862.
Exhibits in the livestock, agricul-
tural and fruit departments are more
numerous this year than last but there
are 500 less in the scnool and women 8
department. The exact entry figures
are as follows: Agriculture 500, live
stock 1O6, poultry A, fruits and mis-
cellaneous, butter, cheese and honey,
POI, women's department, 42S, school
department 902, Farmers clubs, 5.
The receipts for entries this year were
less than last We T, being $130.5O as
compared with $173.5O for 1915.
All the numbers on the program OF
entertainment are said to be very
good and the trap shooting of ). ID.
Stair and Dave Flanagan, which takes
place at 100 p. m. each day, is fine.
For the kiudies there is merrv-go-
round.
Tomorrow afternoon, in addition to
the regular program of entertainment
and tug -of-war between Farmers
clubs, the fair visitors will be given
the opportunity of hearing Daniel W..
Lawler, democratic candidate for the
[. S. senate from this state, speak.
Mr.. Lawler is an able speaker and his
talk promises to be interesting.
The exhibits at the fair this year
are, On the whole, very good, in spite
OF the unfavorable growing season,
which, of course, was general through
out the country. 1t is clearly evident
that the farmers in this vicinity are
each year giving their crops better at
tention with view to getting their
y products more uniform in size and OF
better quality, rather than to see
how large products they can grow, re-
gardless Of the quality.
First as one enters the fair grounds
ones eyes meets that most delectable
display of fruits, which indeed is
splendid and would be a credit to any
county. True there are as yet no per-
sons who are growing fruit On large
scale in this county, but nevertheless
the fact that Morrison county is adapt
ed to the raising of fruits cannot be
disputed. The apple exhibits constitute
THE greater part of the display and in
cludes the various kinds of eating ap-
pies, as we'll as crab apples Of the first
class. Then there are plums, several
different kinds Of grapes, strawber-
ries. raspberries, cherries, and even
cranberries.
The agricultural building, next in
line, is we'll filled with exhibits OF farm
produce The corn exhibit Is probably
the best Of all and large number OF
entries have been made in this. Grains,
while not as good as usual, owing to
the fact that the unusually hot wealth
I er caused them to mature too soon, are
we'll represented in their section, as
are beans, peas, clover and timothy
seed. etc. Grasses are fine and there
are pumber Of good exhibits Of al
falfa. The potato exhibit is fine
one.
Garden vegetables, such as cucum-
bers. radishes, beets, turnips, cabbage,
tomatoes, carrots, celery, etc., are all
very good. And talk about water
melons, musk melons, canteloupes, etc!
There are an usually large number of
entries, and there's no use talking
the kind we grow in Morrison county
are equal to any, barring none.
A feature of the agricultural build
inc is the farmers club exhibit. There
are several entries and all promise to
be in close competition for high hon
ors. Their exhibits include every
thing grown on the farm, as well as
canned fruits, preserves, flowers, etc
Don't miss seeing these, if you have
not already seen them, as they are sim
ply great.
The number of exhibits of stock is
some larger than last year. Blooded
and pure bred stock is very much in
evidence. showing that the farmers ir
this vicinity are getting away from
the scrub stock. The first line Of stalls
contain horses and colts, then come
the cattle, poultry, hogs and sheep.
y In the women's building the first
thing that greets your eye as you enter
from the south entrance is a child vel
fare exhibit, which was loaned to the
Civic league by the Minnesota Public
Health association. This exhibit con
sists mostly Of large placards with pic
lures and reading matter, explaining
how to take care of baby and what il
good ami what is bad Tor the little
one The ladies are also distributing
literature along this line which is sup
piled by the association. Make it e
point to see this exhibit.
The display OF fancy work and sew
ing of all kinds in this building il
wonderful. There is among the ex
hibits al entry which consists of 6
table set which the party making thu
: entry insists, was made entirely by {
man. The display Of baking is mos1
inviting one The exhibits in this de-
partment are shown in a glass foo
case.
Although the last to be mentioned
the school exhibit in the school build
ing, is by no means the least, bu'
rather one Of the most important ane
interesting on the entire grounds. Here
one can find almost anything one cal
think Of, even to an almost perfec'
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