Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07

n from the number and variety It Is
probable that they will lead in the
machinery line. There are perhaps
more kinds Of these tractors made
and exhibited at the different fairs,
than any other kind Of machine. This
means that there is a great demand
for small tractors, and undoubtedly
the ones that have merit will soon be
found out, and will fulfill the purpose
for which they are intended on the
larger farms of this region. There
has been a greater increase in the
number Of small tractors sold, than
almost any kind of machinery that
has been put on the market recently.
Entertainment-Lots of Fun. y
Not all the fair will be looking at
cattle and horses and hogs. or watch
ing machinery operate. There will be
many other things to attract atten-
ton, and there will be plenty Of good
wholesome fun of every kind. for
everybody. 1t would take too long
to outline the different features Of en-
tertainment hat will be carried out
on the Fair Grounds, but for the price
Of admission, it will be the greatest
show of the season. There will be
something doing all the time, and it
is simply a question of getting around
and seeing it all. One day is too short
for spending on the Fair Grounds.
One cannot more than, get around to
the different departments, let alone
study things as he should.
Come and Get Acquainted.
There is perhaps no feature of the
Fair that Is more important than the
fact hat it enables people tt get ac-
quainted. Inside the Fair Grounds
one should get acquainted with every
body he meets. If you see anyone
that o think you would like to
speak to, you are at perfect liberty to
do so. If you are from owe in Min
nesota, and see a farmer from central
North Dakota, and you ond how
the crops are out there, and how they
are getting along, it is perfectly prop
er for you to step up to him and ask
him any questions you feel like ask
ing. This matter of getting acquaint-
ed with your neighbors in different
counties is something that is badly
neglected. The automobile is making
it possible for the farmers to get
about the country, n see what other
farmers are doing, and it is probable
that this is having a greater influence
on improvements in farming opera
lions than almost any other factor of
today. There are very few real red
blooded men and m who want
their neighbors to get ahead of them.
If they can get ideas that are advance
ed and put them into practice, they
are always proud to do SO, and 1t is at
the Fair that they perhaps get more
ideas in a day than they could get in
a week in any other a
Come to the Fair!
We believe that there is not a
farmer within a radius of $50 miles of
Grand Forks, who owns an auto
mobile, and almost all the farmers do
now, who a afford to miss a day or
two between the 18th and 21st, at the
North Dakota State Fair. It will be,
a vacation, in a way, and one that
will prove profitable in more ways
than simply resting up. It is also true
fair, and they should be brought
along.
This is a State Fair, and in order
to be the great success it is, it must
be supported by the people, because
it Is the people who make a great
fair. The exhibits in themselves are
only incidental to the people who
view, them, and the more that come
and see what is accomplished, the
more good the Fair does.
If you miss this Fair, you will be
the loser. Plan you work. so hat
you can attend, and bring the whole
family along. There is nothing that
will do the boys and girls more good
than a few days at the Fair, as they
will see the products from the best
breeders n growers Of the state, and
learn lessons which canno he acquir-
ed from any other source than this
great effort which has been made for
your benefit, by the State Fair asso-
citation, m the Agricultural Society
of Grand Forks county.