The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-06
IS
IN FULL BLAST
SPLENDID EXHIBITS AND FINE
PROGRAM OF SPORTS, RACES
AND ADJUSTMENTS DAILY
NIGHT PROGRAM
Threatening Weather On First Day
Retards the Bringing In Of Live
Stock and Exhibits


Stock and Exhibits
The Brookings County Fair opened
Tuesday with entry day. And the
threatening weather was certainly re-
sponsible for a large number of peo-
pie not coming in with exhibits. The
woman's building is the one particu-
lar spot where a shortness of exhibits
is noticed. and 1t seems as if with this
year being given particularly to the
work of canning and preserving, that
there should have been a larger dis
play. The poultry display is also not
as large as usual, the entries of Mrs.
A. f.. Gentle being very noticeable by
their absence. Mrs. Gentle is acting
as Judge in this department and did
not want to exhibit under those cir
c~umstances. While there are many
fine birds, on show, the absence Of
the Gentle entries makes a hole in
the usually well filled building. Other
well known fanciers, as l.. C. Dewing
and G.. T.. Poole are not there with
the usual display.
The vegetable display is as fine as
any one could ask, the superinten-
dent, A. Fry, tells us that it seems
as good as last year in every respect.
The fruit is not exhibited in as many
numbers as ii was last year, perhaps
owing to the large amount of can
ming that was done this year. And
the flowers do not seem to be in such
profusion as usual f.,
In the stock department. there is a
very large .Abowmx Of hogs, represent
ing all thenweA kpoYns brsfds that are
raised here AND ihb abnpba AS large
as it waSilaFteX eaaFf,h TJhfi other live
stock are SPLENDID ospeGimens and are
a fine CREDIT ~ what fan Ae, done in
B~rookinTsa COUNTY, oyed e~7aoosIr
The children's and school depart
mcnt, Is larger thap ever. and, if the
enormous amount Of work that has
been done b" The acknowledgement, H.
L. Blakely, and all Of the loyal teach
ers of the county does noe merit
credit and appropriation, hen there is
nothing that is entitled to applause.
1t certainly IS a wonderful exhibit of
the industry and ability of our school
children, and also an evidence of the
care and patierce of the teachers In
the rural schools. The little building
that houses this display is not large
enough by half and 1t has been run
over into the woman's building. The
Importance Of this department GER
tainly entities 1t to better and more
commodious quarters. Next year
should bring a new children's build
ing.
notwithstanding there Ices not
seem to be as big a lot of exhibits
this year. as there was last. there is
absolutely no diminishing in the quail
ity Of the kinds that are shown. 1t
seems almost impossible that a finer
lot Of live stock could be gotten to-
gether in any one place. We do not
refer to show stuff, but to the kind
that the farmers are breeding and
raising for dairy, beef and pag
ton uses. The hogs for instance are
all Of them unusually fine specimens
Of their kind, and In sheep, cattle and
horses the individuals are all of them
exceptionally fine types. Brookings
county can again pat herself on the
back, as the things that she shows
at the county fair are certainly ex-
amples of the ~thoroughness and In.
dustry of the farmers of the county.
The vegetables are another depart
ment in which the product of the soil
is shown In the greatest profusion
and the highest development. If any
of the visitors come from the east
they must be having their eyes hung
on the outside Of the faces this week,
for the display of what nature can
do in BroOkings county, with the help
of man, is certainly making them look
with all their eyes.
The shows on the midway are about
the usual kind seen at the county
fairs and are not Of 81 much import
ance as they used to be. The crowd
yesterday seemed to be glad to buy
things to eat. and all the stands SELL
ling eats and drinks were doing a
rushing business.
The amusemeuts are not all that
have been adver tised, but there Is no