Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-07-27

BY OLIVER {. REMEY, Secretary.
Milwaukee, July 1O.-With competi-
ton in live stock divisions open to the
world; with all ciassifications revised
and brought up to date; with improve
ments in buildings and on grounds
costing 100000; with the best array Of
special attractions ever presented at
the fair; with four days of high class
harness racing and two days Of sensa-
tional automobile racing; with night
fairs Tuesday and Thursday nights;
with big free $4,000 Badger Festival
downtown in Milwaukee on Monday,
| "Wednesday and Friday nights; with
$65,000 given in premiums and purses;
with the first and greatest automobile
show of 1917 models this year, there
bis every indication that the 1916 State
Fair will establish a complete set OF
new records for this great Exposition,
now in it's sixty-siXth year
Governor Philip Urges Support.
IN a statement asking the people Of
| WISCONSIN to support this years State
Fair Governor E. L. Philip hits the
nail on the head in saying:
"Since the close of the 1915 State
Fair officials of the Fair have been
Earnestly at work on plans for the 1916
Estate Fair. | am familiar with these
plans, and | assure the good people of
WISCONSIN that the 1916 Wisconsin
State Fair will be more nearly the kind
Of State Fair and Exposition that Wis
consin should have than any Wiscon-
sin State Fair held to date.
Ordinarily for the encouragement OF
the breeding, agricultural, horticultural
land dairy interests of the great state
of Wisconsin, to which over $4,000
will be given in premiums, the State
Fair, however. belongs to all citizens
of the state, and it is SO planned that
it will be of educational, inspiratlonal
and recreatiOnal value to all citizens.
"Wisconsin presents no better oppor-
tunity for survey Of its resources
than through it's annual State Fair.
The 1916 State Fair VIII be worthy.
"Give it your patronage.
Great Display OF Live StoGN'
Last wear. owing to prevalence Of the
foot and mouth disease, the live stock
divisions We're closed to all but Wis
cOnsin exhibitors. This year, however,
all clasSifications, excepting special
WISCONSIN classes, again are open to
the world. and correspondence to date
Indicates record breaking exhibits in
all live stock classes.
The swine and sheep departments
will be housed in spacious new struc-
lures costing nearly $4,000 and pro
nounced by breeders who have exam
lined the plans the best swine and
sheep payiliOns in the United States.
These structures will house over 2,6OG
swine and sheep in addition to provid-
ing two spacious judging pavilions.
These buildings not only provide great
ly needed accommodations for swine
and sheep, but add greatly to appear
ance of the grounds.
Next year a 5000 poultry and pet
stock building will be erected
Live Stock Classes Changes.
More money has been added for
classes in all live stock divisions. In
classes for horses there are premiums
for mare with foal at her side, and
among the special premiums is the A.
T. A Stallion cup, valued at 5000, to
be competed for by standard and trot
ting bred horses.
For cattle a Wisconsin class has been
added for Herefords, and there are in
creaSes in money given for Guernseys
and Jerseys.
One of the features of the cattle di-
vision will be the Cow Testing asso-
citation demonstration, for which there
are liberal premiums and special prizes
The first prize of $50 is given by
Hoard's Dairyman. Breeders Of the
state are behind this demonstration
and have been showing great interest
in it to date.
There have been increases in money
Offered in the sheep division, and in the
swine division the Poland-China Flu
turity is continued and a Duroc-Jersey
Futurity added. The Wisconsin Farm
er gives valuable cups in these futuri-
ties, in addition to the many other
prizes offered.
The poultry and pet stock division is