The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-08
SHERIDAN COUNTY
STATE FAIR EXHIBIT
Is BEING PREPARED
l.. 5. Olson. Manager, Now Busy AS
Cranberry Merchant, Getting Ex-
hibits in Shape-Old Sheridan Will
Make Showing In Spite of the
Drought.
COOPERATION FROM
FARMERS NEEDED


Patriotism, refinement, education
and recreation, with a Victory Jubi-
lee, will characterize the Montana
State Fair and Victory Exposition
OF 1919, which will open Monday,
September 9Th and close Saturday.
September 18th.
The varied exhibits will show what
the grand old State of Montana has
been doing in the production Of live
stock, agriculture, horticulture and
poultry; and in the development of
her industrial and commercial pur-
suits.
What Sheridan County is most in
terested in, and the showing it will
make will be along agricultural lines,
although some stockmen and poul-
try growers will also be there with
their exhibits, and a number, of la
dies will exhibit their needles WORK
and fine arts, but all in all the agri-
cultural exhibit will be the headliner
from our county.
Here are some items which the
farmers should not fail to have an
entry on, providing your crops are
really good, and this applies to dry
farming only, and the irrigators
cannot compete with:
For the best ten sheaves of Dur
ham wheat taken from a field of not
less than 10 acres, and to gather
just as it comes from the binder, and
to be threshed upon the State Fair
grounds during the week of the
Fair: First prize $50; second, $25.O0;
third, $3.50; fourth, $3.50; fifth
$500.
For the best ten sheaves Blue Stem
wheat taken from a field of not less
! than ten acres, and to gather just
as it comes from the binder, and to
be threshed upon the State FAN
grounds during the week of the Fair
First, $4,000; second, $500; third
$3.50; fourth, $3.50; fifth, $500.
For the best two sheaves and one
peek of Marquis spring wheat taker
from the same field: first, $500
second, $500; third, $1,000.
The special on oats CONSISTS of ont
bushel and five prepared sheaves Of
oats, and carries five prizes, totalline
$4,000. Sheridan County has wol
several prizes in this class hereto
fore.
The fax special has never been los
by Sheridan County since 1t com
menced to exhibit at Helena and w
should not lose it this year. Thi
consists Of the best peck and thre
sheaves of flax, and the prizes ar
as follows: First, $4,000; second, SIS
third, $1,000; fourth $500.
Ii you have any corn you mus
bear in mind that there is specia
district for this of the northern tie
OF dry farming counties, and tt
special prizes are for ten ears o
. white or Yellow Dent or Yellow Film
corn, and the prizes are $500, $50
!, and $500 for each class. She1da
county won five of these prizes las
year and if you contemplate an entr
be sure and let L. S. Olsen know
plenty of time. There are also
: lot of prizes for twelve stalks of an
variety of corn including Sweet corr
!, Indian corn, roasting corn and Pc
! corn.
Have you any vegetables that loo
promising? Mr.. Olsen, our exhibit
e OF is not having very much success
I in finding good vegetables, potatoe
: root crops and so on, and if you hay
any, be sure and cooperate with hin
: Just drop him line and he will kno
where to go and get them. Almo
every vegetable from A to q hs
from three to ten prizes attached
R it. He also wants to get at least or
or two entries of the following var
f cites of potatoes: Early Rose, Iris
+ Cobbler, Blue Victor, Melted Ger
;" Burbank k, Early Ohio, Mills Priz
: Green Mountain, Howard Elliott al
n Eureka.
Remember farmers: The succe;
!, of the county exhibit is your success
= Cooperate with the exhibitor.
- There are very few farmers wi
= are taking the interest in the Sta
Fair which they should, and so +;
r L. S. Olsen, our exhibitor, has ira
- eled over a thousand miles in his t
II lizzie looking for good exhibits. The
= trips are not only expensive but tax
= away his time which he should devo
:, to preparing exhibits, but here is
y specimen of the right kind of farm
= y er who wants to help the State Fa
- exhibit for this County:
= Flaxville, Nor
n July %, 1919.
Nh. Olsen,
Dear Sir:
i have a good field OF oats, if y