Morris tribune., 1919-09-26
COUNTY FAIR GIVES
PRODUCTS DISPLAY
Great Showing of Stock, Poultry,
Vegetables, Fancy Work, Canned
Goods and School Work
CLUBS HAVE EXHIBITS
Some Exhibits Damaged When Tents
Blew Down in Heavy Wind
Tuesday
CLUBS HAVE EXHIBITS

Stevens county may we'll be proud
of what her people can raise and
make as demonstrated by the exhibits
at the Stevens county fair of this
week. Poultry, vegetables, fancy
work, canned goods, quilts, school
work, and livestock brought from
every township in the county go to
make up the displays.
The individual agricultural exhibit
includes in addition to a great var
iety of fruits and vegetables, an acre
contest in which each contestant has
entered SO ears of corn from an
acre. The West Central School of
Agriculture has on display an exhi-
bition of models of different kinds of
farm buildings which the students
have built to scale showing the
structures of barns, granaries, hog
houses, corn cribs and garages. Their
vegetable display demonstrates the
efficiency of the variety tests they
have been conducting. Six varieties
Of corn, pumpkins, onions, water
melons, and potatoes have been
gorwn side by side, the yield taken
and most profitable variety to raise
in the county determined.
The Boys and Girls vegetables
and canned goods exhibit almost met
disaster on Wednesday when the big
tent in which the goods were on dis
play blew down breaking several of
the jars of canned products. The
wind storm wrecked two other tents,
smashing the tent poles at the same
time. The canned goods and veget-
ables were moved into the women's
building where they were given
shelf space. The exhibits of veget-
ables show five varieties with three
specimens of each vegetable entered
The canned goods exhibits are COM
posed of three varieties of vegetables
and two of fruit.
The women have displayed all
kinds of fancy work, many varieties
of flowers, cooked foods and quilts.
One woman brought in a fine speci-
ment of American cheese which she
had made.
The government has an exhibition
at the fair of the poison bran bait
method of killing grasshoppers. The
government representatives declare
grasshoppers will be unusually num-
erous next year unless the spring is
very wet. Trays are on display
showing the peculiar kind of dam
age done by grasshoppers to grain
and forage crops. Flax has suffered
especially from them in Stevens
county according to the officials.
Pamphlets are being distributed by
them giving directions for making
the poison bran.
The Farm Clubs exhibit, made up
of contributions from all the town
ships of the county, has on display
a great variety of goods ranging
from corn to quilts and rugs made
by the women. Hodges township is
exhibiting a quilt commemorating
the war, inscribed with the names
of Red Cross workers and of the boys
from the township who were in serv-
ice.
The school exhibit shows a remark
able display of what the children Of
Stevens county can do. Tatting,
whole menageries of paper animals
cut freehand by children from the
primary grades, crocheting, knitting,
canned goods, and all kinds of draw
ing comprise the exhibit. The Nor
ris teachers spent Tuesday afternoon
at the fair grounds arranging the
Morris public schools part in it.
The poultry building with it's
variety of ducks, geese, turkeys,
chickens and rabbits has proved an
interesting place to visit. The many
booths in the agricultural building
have attracted much attention. The
American Legion with its headquart-
ers at the Victory booth has on dis
play many photographs of Stevens
County men who have seen service.
The Morris Tribune has been taking
the records and photos of the re-
turned service men for stevens
County in the World War" which
will be published within few weeks.
The Y. w. G. A. has installed rest
room in the rear of the women's
building which has been at the ser
vice of women and children visiting
the fair.
All children under fourteen are be-
ing admitted free to the fair and all
boys and girls club members over
fourteen who are taking part In the
pageant to be given this afternoon.