The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-09-26
FA[LONS THIRD ANNUAL STATE FAIR
HAD MANY UNUSUALLY GOOD EXHIBITS
Livestock Showing was a Disappointment, But Largely
Compensated for by Marked Improvement in
Agricultural Display al New Pavilion

excellent farming district as shown
by their large hay, potato, bean and
other crops grown by several ranch
ers in that district
Too much can hardly be said in
favor of pure bred, registered stock,
hundreds of homesteaders and
ranchers in the Truckee-Carson pro-
ject as well as elsewhere through
out the State contend that they have
lust as good" stock as the register
ed herds of their neighbors, how
ever, the rules Of every State and
County Fair in the nation bar them
from showing grades. Were the en-
trie5 opened at the Nevada State
State Fair for grade stock there
would not be standing room on the
olate air ground for it let alone
stall and pen room, many exhibits
onered Lad u te rejected on this
account. Every farmer end home
steader in the project ought to get
! into the pure bred stock habit as
fast as his means viii Let him, il
means much when you want to sell
/ breeding stock and speaks ven for
your place, Mr.. J. L. Thorp OF Lock-
! ford, Cal, who exhibited his Re-iss
I'D DGloc Jersey hoss and Jersey
o.ttle last year and sold seyera.
lead to farmers in this district vas
- AseI p.eased with his experience
at fallon last year that he brought
| ais herd from the Sacramento State
lair again this year to show at Fal-
on entering some OF his COWS in the
five day milking contest and eaptur-
, ing to premiums.
More favorable weather could
Lardly be expected for fair week
than was dealt out to Churchill
County last week, aside from little
wind two afternoons no fault could
be found with the weather man.
The committee in charge of solicit
ing room for visitors to Fallon had
their hands full trying to locate
sleeping quarters and then conduct
ing them to same. Were ample no
tel facilities TO be had in Fallon
there Is no doubt but hundreds of
outsiders would have visited Fslion
who did not come on that account. +.
1t is hoped that before the date of
our next State Fair tie good people
OF F'allon will have awakened to the
Importance of a good hotel in their
midst, arise TO the emergency and in
doing their full duty shall not be
found wanting.
II is to be regretted that lack of
space forbids a detailed mention of
the various Indian exhibits. The
work of the wards of the govern +
ment is of such a varied character
and such a high standard of excel
lenee that it could not be even .
touched in the space of a newspaper F
article However, the urgent need /
of a separate building or show room I
10 Adequately y display this class of
ex' i6it5 Is yearly proving more
pressing. IN view of the importance
OF this work and the very evident
interest taken in it by both the pu
pis and the officials, 1t would seem
that the Interior department could
arrange for the construction of such
building, even though 1t be tenn
porary, at succeeding fairs.
The racing events under the man
agement Of J. p. Atkin gave the
needed touch of excitement to the
weeks proceedings Nearly $500
was raised by the local committee
consisting of f. c. Bryant, Jim
Smith and l.. l.. Allen to provide the
purses and necessary expenses and
it is gratifying to state that so well
did they perform their part that
there will be small surplus after
all expenses are paid.
The pari-mutuels we're well pa /
tronized and 1t Is said that some
thing over $1,000 passed through
the betting machines in the three
days. The races were we'll conduct
ed and the public is unanimous in
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