The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-09-03
IDAHO STATE FAIR
WILL Be A HUMMER
DEAN E. J. IDDINGS, HEAD OF
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
TELLS ABOUT 1T

Farmers and stockmen of the state
of Idaho are gratified at the showing
that has been made during the past
three years in building up in Idaho
a real state fair. This fair has come
forward rapidly from position but
little known to a status of real i'm
portance in the states agricultural
and other industries.
When first identified with the Uni
versity of Idaho and the agriculture
OF Idaho nine years ago, the writer
was surprised to find the institution
that stood for the state fair to have
no state support, and to be conducted
by an organization of individuals
under the name of the Intermountain
Fair. This fair was presently allow
ed to lapse and was succeeded by
the Gem State fair, still without state
recognition, but step forward in that
claim was made to the state for
money. The legislative session of
1917 for the first time provided a
small appropriation for conducting in
Idaho at Boise a state fair, and the
present institution was organized
under the name of the State Fair of
Idaho.
Those who are acquainted with the
place real state fair occupies in the
life of people are intensely inter
ested in the progress and development
of the State Fair of Idaho. This in
stitution has made gratifying pro-
gress and advancement over it's two
Intermountain fair
and the Gem State Fair-and the last
three years have shown marked i'm
lin the present organiza-
tion. The attached table shows the
premiums that have been offered
year by year from 1915 to 1918 in
elusive in the various classes, and
here are added the premiums offered
for 1919. The premiums for all ex-
libits are almost five times what they
we're four years ago, and a marked |
Increase is made this year over the
offered in 1918.
Those who exhibit at and visit the
tate fair this year must necessarily
'e pleased by the comprehensive plans
Or rewarding exhibitors Secretary
Iendershot has examined the pre-
mum lists offered at the various
hows and fairs of America and tells
Is that Idaho now stands fourth
mong the state fairs in amount of
ash premiums offered in the live
took, agricultural and horticultural
apartments. Texas, Illinois and
ore the only states that
ffer more money in the allowed nam
d departments than does the State
air of Idaho.
There will be many conveniences ,
ound for the exhibitors in the way :
f enlargement of exhibit grounds, !
improvements of all sorts for the /,
aking care of the people, and in the :
rection of new buildings. Additional !
are a Horse barn 4Ox14O j,
aet; two cattle barns 28x104 feet;
acing paddock 40x6O feet, and :
O0-foot addition to the grandstand.
hese improvements and additions +
ill mean that better care can be /
lken of the exhibitor and the visitor
i'll find it more convenient to inspect
lie exhibits of the various depart
ents. =
The fair of 1918 was a really worth :
hile exhibition. For the first time =
,veral out-of-state herds found it &
orth while to visit the State Fair of - -
aho. The COMPETITION, particularly = =
the beef cattle classes, last year at n
,ise was unusually keen and the ex- :. :.
bits were of more merit. The ''
cretary's office this year states
at entries are already made from
ch big breeders as A. B. Cook,
Montant; Allen Cattle d'
Colorado Springs, Colo; pl
arnock & Son, Loveland, Colo; az
y & Rothrock, Spokane, Wash; q
nvue Stock Farms, Denver, Colo; az
H. Dammier, Portland, Ore, and TO
. Duluth Farms, Duluth, Mimi, as ST
II as from number of Idaho
,eders. Lemhi county is making
,cial plans for sending compre-
lsive livestock. exhibit from the wi
mon River country. There is also W
endid promise of full exhibit in VIZ
departments devoted to fruits and tet
.etables. a
he writer has been more and more SUI
'ressed with the Importance of the pls