The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-10-31
COUNTY FAIR HELD AT DUNCAN
 A BIC SUCCESS

oNN~ONoo. p1tnt the same decision will result. The various departments all had a liberal number of exhibits, the at tendance was exceptionally large and the sports program was pulled off without hitch and everything r: smoothly. There were many visitors in attendance from all parts of the county and from over in New Mexico, some comig from miles away to visit the fair and see the sports.
 The credit for the success of the fair is due to no one person nor any group of persons, for everybody help ed and all joined in doing everything possible to bring it to a successful point. Really, the Board of Supervis- ors deserve great amount of credit because of the fact that had they not granted an appropriation for the same it could not have been held. The commissioners worked day and night for the two weeks preceding une raIr at the various and many tasks con- fronting them and it is also due them unstlnted praise. Their assistants also worked faithfully and well. The farm advisor, A. B. Ballantyne, spent the week of the fair in assisting the commission and seeing the farmers, assisting them in preparing their pro- duce and other exhibits for the oc- casion IL was great task for al who were connected with it and had they not faithfully performed their work the fair would not have been the success it was.
 That the fair was a success is evil dent by the great satisfaction voiced by everybody who attended it. No word O, criticism was uttered by any one and all spoke glowingly of the first attempt along this line in the county
 All the judges were from out of town. tree coming from the Iin::er r. sitv of Arizona agricultural cxtcns On service, while the third was from Clifton, N. L. Harris judged the live stock, poultry ,etc., while w M. Cook and A. F. Kinnison judged the farm products fruits and vegetables These gentlemen were all from Tue son. Miss Williams, domestic science teacher at Clifton, judged the domes- tice science and household art depart 1nentS
 The commissioners, J. R. Fowler, chairman, Jesse B Simms and F. R. Eigni over, deserve cred- of no mean amount for the ability they displayed in handling the event, and it is great ly due to their untiring efforts that the fair proved to be such a success. The Awards:
 The awards decided by the judges were as follows: Departmet "A"- Horses and Mules w. w Wilkey, Supt, N. l.. Harris , Judge
 2-Mares, J. Robbs, 1st, $3OO; Geo. Quinn, 2nd, $2.0Q 3-Team J. T Anderson, 1st, $3.OO M. A. Clouse, End, $2.OO; George Will son, merit 4-Cow Pony, Clarence Martin, 1st, $3.00: Roy Adams, End, $2.0O.
 5-Boy's Saddle Pony, Elizabeth Hightower, 1st, $2.0O; R. Hightower. 2nd, s1OO
 6-Colt, Geo. A. Lunt, 1st, $3OO.
 7-Team Mules, F. R. Hightower, 1st $3.OO.
 -Special-Work Horse A. T. Lay ton. ribbon Department "B"-Beef Cattle. W. w. Wilkey, Supt., N. L. Harris, Judge 9-Registered Bull, F. R. Hightower 1st, $500
 11-Bull Calf, F. R. Hightower, 1st, g co.
 12-Beef Cow, F. R. Hightower, 1st, $3.OO
 14-Heifer, F R. Hightower, 1st, s3. Department "C''-Dairy Cattle.
 W. w. Wilkey, Supt., N. l.. Harris, Judge. 23-Dairy Cow, Duncan Thomas 1st s3.0G.
 Department "D"-Swine
 w. w. Wilkey, Supt., N. L. Harris, Judge.
 24-Boar, F. R. Hightower, 1st, $500 J F. Payne, 2nd ribbon; L. B. Wilkir- son, merit. 25-Black Sow, B. Montierth, 1st, s3.OO
 26-Red Sow ,E. c. Payne, 1st rib bon.
 Specialized Pigs, W. T. Sanders, 1st, $200; C. E. Richardson, 2nd, $1. Department "E"-sheep w W. Wilkey, Supt., N. l.. Harris, Judge.
 31-Sheep, pen of 3, Ben A. Moffett, 1st, $20O. Department "F"-PouItry
 Jesse B. Simms, Supt., N. l.. Harris.
 
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