Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
PRIZES FOR INDIVIDUAL Dis
PLAYS OF PRODUCTS AWARDED
At STATE FAIR.
COUNTY CROP AGENTS
IN DAILY ATrEN DANCE
Exhibits OF Thousands Of Boys and
Girls Indicate Interest in Farm Work
and Rural LKe-O~nerS Of Belgian
Horses Withdraw Exhibits Because
of Oh eotlonable Acknowledgements
Stands by Appointes.
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Des Moines, Aug. 27.-The winners
In the Individual farm exhibits at the
Iowa state fair have been announced
by the fair management.
Willis Matthew'S, of Danville, Des
Moines county, won the sweepstakes
prize with his exhibit. Mr. Matthews
won first In the 160-acre farm display;
f. M. Wilson, of Panora, second, and
w. F. Otchek. of Grinnell, third.
In the eighty-acre farm display j. E.
WATSON. of Panora, won first; Charles
Malone, Of Atlantic, was second, and
". F. Lyon OF Pleasantville, third.
In the contest between counties
Guthrie county was first. Polk county
second and Cass county third.
In the Polk county farm contest G..
o. Garrett. of Mitcheflvilie. was first;
A L. PIummer, of Altoona, second, and
John Justice. of Ankeny, third.
The county crop agents from every
county in the state are now in daily at
tendance on the fair and are making
a thorough study Of the exhibits. The
men go out each day in groups and
study especially the winning live stock.
the agricultural and seed conditions
which have produced the winning agri-
cultural exhibits, the college displays
and various other agricultural condi-
tons as shown at the fair. In the eve
ming the men meet and discuss what
they have seen. ask questions and plan
the studies TO be followed the next day.
Thru these methods these 100 county
farm experts expect to become &C
quainted with conditions IN this state
which will prove of value in solving
their own problems.
Exhibit by Boys and Girls.
That thousands Of boys and girls on
the farms and in the small towns are
being interested and awakened early in
life to achievements in stock raising
and other farming activities is shown
in the exhibits Of stock and farm and
garden produce exhibited by these
young people. The girls have also en-
tered wonderfully creditabIe exhibits IN
canned vegetables and fruits, much Of
it grown On their own home place. as
we'll as plain sewing and fancy work
articles.
Among the winners announced In the
Iowa boyr calf feeding contest are the
followtnsr Clarence Erwin, WapeIlo;
Charles Warren, Gilbert: George Ros-
enfield, Kelly; Richard Sieberling.
Mitcheltville: William Kelly, Osceola;
Horace stoner, South English: Watson
Davis and Roy Longfellow. Blockton.
In the Hereford classes announced
Monday E. ii. Cassidy & Son, OF Whit
ing, made important winnings. G H.
Pevereu, OF Waterloo. Is the only Ayr
shire exhibitor and has therefore made
q clean sweep In Ayrshire winnings.
Trouble Among Belgian Breeders.
Because OF their objections to the
Judge, John l. Delaney, Of Chicago,
the majority Of the Belgian breeders
at the fair who have entered their
horses are refusing to show. The
trouble developed last Friday and has
not since been settled TO the satisrac-
ton Of these exhibitors and they are
still Withholding their horses from the
show. The management Is supporting
the Judge, agreeing, however, to appoint
Il man TO work with him and assist him.
This proposal has failed to win the ap-
prevail Of the exhibitors. II. Lefebure
1. Sons, Of Fairfax; Champun Bros,
Of Clinton; w. c. Estes, of Packwood,
and the Iowa State College have been
gan classes.
In the Shire classes Truman's Pioneer
Stud Farm, Bushnell. ILL.,; +. A. Hud-
dIeston, of Webster City. and Smith
Bros, Of Altoona, have been pulling
down the premiums in the first classes
Judged
Judging of art exhibits in the women
and children's building has been COM
pIeted. This art exhibit is necessarily
high class inasmuch as every picture
entered must be passed upon by a COM
petent jury and all works which fail
to reach the recognized worlds stand
ard of drawing and painting can not
be displayed. The management claims
that this brings out a creditable ex-
hibition and L. an incentive to Iowa
artists. Charles A Cumming. head Of
the Cumming Art School and OF the
state university art department. is the
superintendent Of the art department
at the fair.
Jean Dayton West, of Iowa City, won
first place in Oil paintings by Iowa
artists, carrying with it prize Of $50.
She Is an instructor at the state uni
versity. Claude A. Patterson, of Des
Moines. also of the state university fac
ulty, won $3.50 in prizes, winning second
place in the oil paintings displayed
third In water colors. first in mono
chromes third in posters and fourth in
designs.
Ka:s Ee!th ya.dnzee Of Dubuque
won first in water colors. Gladys Cor
bett, Of Griswoid, won first in posters