Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-12
PAST SEASON GOOD ONE FOR MA.
JoRITY OF COUNTY AND DIS
TRIcT SHOWS.
NiNETY.NiNE FAIRS
HELD DURING SEASON
Combined Attendance Somewhat
Larger Than Half Of Population Of
Entire State-State Horticultural So
ciety Opens Annual Meesins-Orch.
ards Make Money.
Somewhat
al 10 Republican.

DeS MONIES, Dec. l2.-l MS past sea =
son for the most part vas a good one
/ Tor county fairs. according TO the
who are in Des Moines today for their
annual convention. Fair weather
T. cans more at county fair time than
1T any other for fair weather is in
truth fair weather when the fair is on.
During the past year ninety nine
fairs were held in Iowa. This sounds
ike one for every county in the state
| but that is not the case County fairs
were held in fact i'll seventy-seven
counties with fifty eight counties hav-
.rg one fair each, two having two
each and three having three each.
Sixty seven showed total profit OF
$50 230S0 and thirty-two a loss OF
SIS s95 o6
The total attendance at these fairs
was a little more than half OF the en-
re population in the state being
I.-72.479 This was an increase over
the previous year of 156.SIi and an
average attendance for each fair OF
l2S53 The gate receipts showed an
increase bI = per cent tN'l 1910
The amount paid out in premiums
by these fairs increased % per cent
over last year. The state aid amounted
L. S56.s70.67 which IS an increase OF
s.. 7S4.69 over the amount received last
year and an average of $5.4.45 A)r
each fair
The following thirteen fairs paid in
excess of s., 600 in premiums which en-
titled them To $500, the maximum
amount of state aid:
Burlington Tri-State Fair. Burl!ns-
ton. sl0.92325: Sioux City Live Stock
Fair Sioux city, ss.I53.50; Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress. Waterloo
s5,2s3.SS: North Iowa Fair, Mason
City. s5,O2465: Cedar Valley Fair
Cedar Falls, s4,204.66: Marshall County
Fair. Marshalltown. $3.s75.35: Southern
Iowa Fair. Oskaloosa. s3,1S8.5e; Henry
County Fair. Mount Pleasant. s2.S12.oS;
Bremen County Fair. Waverly. 81
1856: Johnson County Fair Iowa
City. s2443.SO: Union District Fair
West Liberty. s2.36S.05; Lyon County
FAIR Rock Rapids. s2.l26.25; Clinton
County Fair Dewitt. s2.030.15.
The total expense Of conducting the
fairs was s626,S7o.I4, an increase Of
% per cent or sI05.2T0.2t over the
cost Of 1915.
The reports Of these county f9irs TO
the state department Of agriculture
show that seventy-five associations
own the grounds and buildings. three
own part OF the ground and lease part
and the ground for one is owned by the
county and the ground for another by
the city. Fifteen lease their grounds
and four are street-fairs that have M
grounds or buildings.
The following fairs received aid from
their counties: North Iowa Fair. for
grounds $4,000: Dickinson County
Fair. 800; Humboldt County Fair. s5s:
Jasper County Fair. $500: New Sharon
District Fair. $500: Eden District Fair.
800: Marshall County Fair, $500:
Mills County Fair. $500: Big Four Dis
trict Fair. Fonda. $3.50; Central Iowa
Fair, Ames, $500: Tama County Fair.
800.
Horticultural Society Meets.
The state horticultural society
opened its annual convention in the
state house today and along with ii
the finest showing Of apples it has
ever made. At least that is the YER
dict Of several of the old timers
Iowa apple growers who are max
ing a. business Of it are producing
better apples than they did ten years
ago" observed Wesley Greene, veteran
huffman and horticultural and secre-
tary of the state horticultural society.
This has come about from their study
Of the business. thru careful pruning,
nf he I'd Tho
Iowa apples are NOT only better col
ored and more sound and perfect but
they are better favored than in former
years.
There are many men who are max
irg financial success Of their orchards
too, year in and year out. c. o. Gar
re.t Of Des Moines, who some years
ago was driving laundry wagon
about the streets OF the capital city, is
enc of the men who has made a
marked success Of apple growing. He
has one orchard near Mitchellville and
another south of Des Moines. In the
orchard south Of the city this year he
harvested 10000 bushels from forty
acres He has marketed his crop at
good prices. receiving for much Of it
from 81 TO $3.50 per bus'lel. Mr.. Garrett
is rot only good fruit grower but he
knows how to market his products to
good advantage.
One Of the features Of the conven-
ton this week will be the apple judy
ing contest. Teams from Nebraska
Iowa and Missouri will compete and
tie speaking contest in which students
from the horticultural department of
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