Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-09-11
HARRISON COUNTY FAIR.

put up 10 mousse the added EXHIBITS,
and every man available is being en-
gagged in constructing additional hog
and cattle pens.
The live stock exhibit this year is
q wonder, both as regards quality and
numbers, far surprising any previous
Fair
The Floral hall is filled with excell-
ent products from the farm, dairy,
garden and orchard. Kitchen pro-
ducts and textile fabrics occupy =
prominent place in this years dis
play.
The implement and auto section.
and merchants displays are extern
sive and pleasing.
The sixty-second, annual fair, given
under the auspices of the Harrison
County Agricultural Society, was
thrown open to the public Wednes-
day morning, Tuesday being entry
day.
Fair is kin to the ancient "fes-
tus" and therefore cousin in some de-
gree of the more modern "feast'' and
+" festival" and the like. Always and
everywhere it has carried the away
from-work idea. It has always been
pretty much of holiday, for fair
time is play time. But for every play
there must be players, and two kinds
of them, too-players who play play
fully and players who play laborious-
ly, more or less, for the entertain
ment Of the others.
And "the fair" has q very different
meaning for the two classes. The
majority goes to visit and have good
time; to be care free, to drink red
lemonade and throw confetti; to see
the broad-backed cattle, the ptsttily
packed jellies and jams, the big
pumpkins, the intricate needle work
and the full filled ears of corn.
But with it all. they are getting an
education. for the fair is university
in which the festive students soak up
science unawares.
Then there must be the other kind
OF players-the ones who "put on the
show" And it takes weeks-even
months to get the various exhibits
ready for display. Even with all the
care possible, the animal or other
product may not be prize winner.
There can not be prizes for every ex-
!, hibitor. The fair that tries to ar
range things SO that everybody can
! get prize does not amount to much,
usually. Experts in the Department
of Agriculture point out the fact that
the prize is not the main thing after
all. To be sure, the men and women
and boys and girls who get things
ready for the fair are contributing to
an education for the public-but the
main thing for them is the education
they get themselves.
This years exhibit far surpasses
any previous displays. The exhibit
ors, the superintendents Of the var
ious departments. the officers and the
directors have so worked togethe,
that, under the direction Of Secretary
Pike, has been evolved the greatest
fair display in the history Of the
(, Society.
The Floral Hall was not large
/, enough to house the extraordinary
exhibit this year, SO an annex was
constructed at the south entrance
Among the many displays in the Hall
the booth Of the River View Club de
serves special mention. Corn, veget
ables, fruits, preserves, ETC., product,
Of the farm, garden, orchard ane
Kitchen are tastefully displayed.
The Smith Hughes Agriculture
Department Of the Missouri Vale.
High school, has nice exhibit of gen
eral farm products, the result y
quick but careful work on the part O
the students, as this department wa
but organized a short time ago. ID
4 Several booths, under the auspice
of the School Department and tn
Farm Bureau of Harrison County
contain displays that are the fina
word in that line. Among them is
most varied assortment of cannes
fruits and vegetables, contributed b,
the Pisgah branch Of the organization
The Logan branch has an equall
good display Of the same kind. Tn
basketry display of the Pisga
branch is also very interesting. TIL
School exhibit, under the direct su
pervision of County Supt. Mari
Case, is q most notable collection o
the handiwork of the students.
embraces raffia work. maps, picture,
crayon and pen work, paper cuttin
and folding, painting, oil, water colo
and china, manual training and q
kinds Of needle work. Mounted ir
sects adds interest to the exhibit
Also an airplane, most TASTEFUL
wrought, the creation Of Edward Pu1
q cell Of this city.
The general exhibit Of came
fruits and vegetables. jellies, pr.
serves and jams exceeds in quantit
any former exhibition. And but
glance is needed to sea that the quail
= ty is hore, also.
4 Applfu and rranls in nnl;m;tc
variety, testify 70 the orchard On