Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17

when along came the fair at Prescott
and behold Navajo and Apache coun-
ties had fine exhibit OF forage plants
and among them emmer in variety.
The gentleman in charge OF that ex-
hibit knew all about the crop, could
tell us the best varieties, the soil, the
cultivation, the planting and harvest
ing time-in fact we gained many
dollars worth OF information in half
an hours very pleasant conversation.
To the real farmer and to the stock
man one of the most valuable features
OF this fair is the large collection OF
forage crops shown; 1t is the one
place where most OF US get chance
to compare the merits OF Sudan grass
and the sorghums, the possible value
of Soy beans or velvet beans-where
we can see the seeds OF crops of
which we have read and talk with the
men who have grown them. In other
states fair time IS the great center OF
seed sales and it should come to be
so here. Homegrown seed yields
the biggest crops and every farmer
should hail fair time as his chance to
see If his fellow farmers have any
thing so good that he ought to have
it on his own farm
Yavapai county has a record al
ready for fine fruit and every man
who owns an orchard the fruit ex-
hibit at the fair Is worth more than
the cost OF going all three days The
packing OF fruit for market IS the big
question for us in the country and at
two fairs. at least, | have seen large
exhibits OF apples that were an object
lesson III fruit packing-in TACT at one
met very obliging man III charge
who was very ready TO show the
knack OF getting the fancy rows that
make the boxed fruit so attractive.
/ remember another fair when the
exhibit OF insect pests likely TO be
found III the orchards OF this region
was OF greatest value and where one
could learn in an hour how to combat
our most dangerous insect enemies
to orchard growing
l am recalling ali these things be
cause want all my neighbors TO
think in time OF the real money value
this fair may be to them. \ full
premium list can be obtained by any
one interested and just looking it over
viii show how varied the exhibits
viii ne
Mo- am not boosting Tor just the
fair-nor to please anybody, nor TO
sell anything-I am boosting for
Yavapai county and for all OF us in
it-ior q better understanding oil
what we can do here Tor the prosper
ity OF our own land and our individual
homes. Farming mas changed more
tlan any other occupation IN recent
Yeas; new methods and nel. varieties
OF crops have brought success AID
prosperity TO many regions formerly
Just struggling along. Col.nt-y lie
Is sharing more and more in the i'ie
OF all the world; such gatherings as
tlls iair make it clearer TO us a.. row
grea. the progress has been and al
the same time give Us rl4liy :. h.iI:
Tor better things to come.
l have been asked several times OF
late about the possibility OF grouping
exhibits from certain localities or
neighborhoods so as to make an at
traotive collective exhibit, which
would be striking feature and call
attention to that farming district
A few years ago such an exhibit
was prepared by representatives OF
Red Rock on Oak creek, and it is safe
to say that it had more visitors while
in place and was remembered longer
than any other exhibit at that fair
doubt 1t any other advertisement OF
the Oak Creek region has been re
membered so long or so pleasantly.
Another fair showed a delightful
exhibit from Miller valley which was
so excellent and so artistically dis
played that it attracted crowds every
day.
There IS no question as to the very
special value OF such exhibits and
there is still plenty OF time to plan
Tor them l have asked the secretary
OF the fair association about this
grouping OF exhibits and am told that
there Is no objection If it is we'll
planned. There are parts OF Yavapai
county to which such an exhibit
would be worth more than hundreds
Of dollars spent in ordinary adver-
Using.
Ny own memory reaches back over
most OF the fairs held in Arizona.
even though I did not happen to Be
here to welcome Governor Goodwin
and his party, nor did I have a per
sonal acquaintance with Coronado. as
one lady from the East once asked
me; but l have attended fairs many
times and at each one OF them
wished there was some place where
could sit down and rest between
times OF looking at the exhibits, with
out going up in the grandstand, which
was often crowded all day long. This
year I am going to have such place
for ANYBODY who wants to rest q few