The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-25
SCOTT
TALKS ABOUT
COUNTY FAIRS
INTERESTING AND VALuARl :
INFORMATION CONTAINED m
ARTtcLE by EXPERIMENT SRA
TI0N EXPERT.


Information in regard to co,,ntv
fairs and how TO make them success
full, which viii be of interest and
value to readers in all counties plan
ming fairs next fall as is the case In
Escambia, is contained in an article
sent to the Journal by Prof. John
M. Scott, vice president of the Ex-
pertinent Station, University of Flor
ida Prof. Scott says:
what is the object OF q county
fair? What benefits are derived from
it? Who is responsible for making
the county fair success?
The object of county fair should
be educational to the largest degree
possible. This can be accomplished by
having exhibits OF the best crops and
of the best livestock in the county,
along with some information, such as
the name and variety of the crop
shown. how many bushels per acre was
grown and the expense of growing
the crop, including the amount and
analysis Of the fertilizer.
This will bring before the people
of the different sections the best crops
that are being grown. and will be a
help to others in growing these crops.
With exhibits of livestock, the breed,
age and weight should be given. II
| it is a dairy COW, give the gallons
or pounds of milk produced in the
year, and the pounds Of butter made.
It would be interesting to state the
kinds of feed and the amount given a
day.
Exhibits must be made attractive
so that people will take time to stop
and examine them thoroughly. Looks
count for a great deal in exhibits, as
well as in other things. The writer
has seen many good exhibits at fairs
that were not appreciated simply be-
cause they were not arranged in an
attractive manner. Other exhibits that
were not so good, but arranged more
iattractively received more recognition.
In exhibiting livestock it is abso-
lutely necessary to have the animals
in good condition il you wish to make
| a good showing. They should receive
a little extra feed and care for so
days before they are put on exhibit
ton, and should be in good flesh.
ut will be necessary to use shears
or clippers to remove any long hair
around the horns and ears of the cat
tie. and especially inside the ears. ut-
1.-THE rump and tail will greatly inn
prove the appearance OF the animals.
The shearing and clipping must be
done with considerable care so as not
! to disfigure the aniaml. Practically
the same treatment should be given
the horses and mules. This preparation
should be done at least month before
the animals are put on exhibit. Don't
be afraid to use soap and water. See
that the skin is in good condition. Use
the curry comb freely, and also a
good brush. See that the hair is bright
and shiny. The horns of the cattle
should be polished. This can best be
done by the use of sandpaper or en-
cry paper, which will take off the
rough edges. After these rough edges
are taken off, polish with a wooden
cloth, and a little oil applied to the
cloth will be found helpful The hoofs
of both the cattle and horses should
have attention. See to it that the
hoofs are trimmed and clean. Horses,
mules and cattle when shown as indi-
viduals should be broken to the halle.
so that they can be shown to better
advantage.
Plan Ahead for Exhibits.
Getting exhibits is usually diff
cult problem. This is not because the
farmers have any objection to exhibit
ing material but because they do not
have the material. To have an album
dance of good material for exhibits
means that plans for having it must
be made in advance of the planting
season. The same Is true with live
| stock The COWS and sows must be
bred at the proper time So that the
calves and pigs will be the. proper age
to enter in the various classes.
The individuals Responsibility.
"a successful county fair should
have exhibits from all sections OF the
county. II all sections OF the county
are not represented it is not truly
q county fair. If all sections of the
county are represented, as they Should
/ be, it means good deal of individual
responsibility. 1t means that some
one must be responsible for exhibits
! fro meach section of the county. Are
| you willing to take this responsibility?
There is no reason why YOU should
not take that responsibility and see to
| 1t that there is a creditable exhibit
at the next county fair.
| Community Responsibility.
| TN addition to the individual re-
isponsibility, there is q certain amount
Of community responsibility. In addi-
ton to Individual farm exhibits. there
should be community exhibits. There
lis no good reason why the next coun-
ty fair should not have from ten to
a dozen community exhibits. To get
these community exhibits there must
Ibe cooperation of individuals in each
4 community. The farmers and stock
linen should get together four or five
months in advance OF the fair and de-
Ieide on what they will exhibit. Then
larain some one must be responsible
for getting the exhibits ready to send
J The fair and see that It is arranged