Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-12
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The Harrison County Fair

The Harrison County Fair
The Harrison County Fair, shows
by far the largest display Of live
stock ever put on exhibition at the
Missouri Valley Fair Grounds. The
buildings that more than held all the
exhibits in previous years, are all
filled and several new ones erected,
also several large tents were put up
to accommodate the entrees. The
tent showing the exhibits Of the
Iowa boys and girls Baby Beef and
Pork Club shows some of the finest
hogs and stock These entrees were
all made by boys and girls under Is
years of age. sAnother tent on the
grounds is occupied by w. H. Mat
hews and Mr.. Divelbess. There are
20 head Of fine cattel on exhibition in
this tent alone. Mr.. Mathews six
head Of Holstein and Jersey dairy
cows are indeed a fine herd. The
horse barn is also very interesting
this year. Stoll Bros, Of Harlan, Ia,
have a big Percheron and Belgium
Stations; also one big Missouri Jack.
Briggs, Of Mo. Valley, is showing his
fine Clydesdale, Belgium and Per-
: cheron horses, in the same barn. Mr..
Grooms of Mondamin has his fine
Shire horses.
The cattle barn is certainly crowd
ed this year and the people are as
tonished at the great display of Har-
rison County Prize winners. ]. E.
Mann, of Woodbine is here with 10
head Of the finest Short Horns ever
seen at any Fair. A. Spooner of Mon
DAMN, has 10 head Of Herefords in
GLIDING Vernett- Prince the 36th., and
weighing $500 pounds and only three
years old, Champion Bull among 20
at the Royal, in Kansas City.
The work horses and mules and
driving horses are there in great
numbers. The Iowa State College Ag-
ricultural Extension is something new
for our Fair. This department shows
the different types of hen houses,
chicken food and how to take care of
them. A man from the State College
is there to explain everything you
want to know about raising chickens
He shows the good layers and the
poor layers and explains the causes;
the early and late Matched pullets
and which are the best; the high and
Tow vitality birds; also how to coop
your Ahirds. One of the main attrac-
tions Of the poultry show is a bird
owned by Ben Moore of Dunlap. This
bird drew first prize at the Iowa
State Fair. He also is showing a pull
let Champion of the English Glass
There is a much larger display Of
chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, ano
pigeons this year, because the own.
ers did not have to furnish coops as
the association bought all uniform
and sanitary coops to be used in this
show.
Uncle Sam would surely be proud
: Of the owners Of the fine hogs shown
at the hog barn, if he were there tc
see them. They certainly are a fine
herd. Clayton Meats of Mo. Valley
hasS25 head Of Duroc boars and sows
Pathfinder heads the Meats herd. The
L Champion sow Of the show is alos {
I member of this herd. The Champion
Boar is owned by Fred Peterson. w
r. Vandecar of Mondanlin took End
and Srd. prize with his six month ole
Chester White Bears and Sows. Roy
Edwards of Logan is showing Is heat
Of Chester White hogs. He won LIST
yearling boar; LIST six month boar;
LIST. six month Gilt; LIST, six month
herd (under year, also owns tn
Grand Champion Sow Of the show
There is at least 125 hogs in this on
show, being by far the biggest Porl
exhibition in the history of the Fair,
The big displays in the Floral Hal
! at the Fair Grounds this year i
drawing large crowds, and givinl
great satisfaction. It is filled to full
Z fullest capacity with many wonderful
ex hibits, and the first one to cate
the eyt is large case Of war tror
HES, shown by Ed. D. Bradley Co., 0
Mo. Valley, and this exhibit shows tn
garments worn by the different a,