The diamond drill., 1920-07-24
ONE Will BE HELD IN PRACTICALLY
EVERY COUNTY
MANY BIG EVENTS FOR 1920
Many New Features For Tourists
Who Travel Through the Upper
Peninsula This Fall


there Is one time or the year through
out the upper peninsula OF Michigan
which still claims pre-eminence in
popularity, constructive value and In
the interest and enthusiasm aroused.
That time Is Fair Time.
And Il Is just at the time OF the
year when almost every community
throughout Cloverland Il planning its
program for the annual. event. The
farmer Is spraying his fruits, coaxing
his truck products to their full
growth and otherwise looking for
ward 70 prize-winning display in the
fall; the dairyman is fattening up
his Holsteins in anticipation OF the
Blue Ribbon; poultry raisers are
picking the best OF the flock for spec
ial care and breeding; horsemen are
turning up their mounts for the rae
ing events; the skilful fingers OF the
women are hard at work preparing
fancy work, canned goods and other
"woman-made" features for the wo-
mems department. and. In fact. ev-
erywhere there are signs OF prepara-
tions for the fairs in the fall
An unofficial census OF the various
communities throughout Cloverland
has brought out the fact that practi-
cally every county in upper Michigan
will put on a fair in the fall OF 1920.
And, in a few cases where the coun-
ties do not anticipate going in on
the proposition single-handed, they
are cooperating with other commun-
tiles in the maintenance OF double
headers, featuring the work in both
sections.
The scope OF the county fairs
throughout Cloverland has expert
enced a considerable growth during
the past few years. From its earl
lest function-the display OF a few
specimens Of garden products and
live stock-the fair has grown to an |
institution which Is now recognized |
as vital factor throughout the farm
ing sections OF upper Michigan. II Is |
the medium through which the farm I
er OF one section learns OF the work
OF his co-worker In another section.
IL acts as a conference for all those !
engaged in agriculture, dairying and
livestock raising, and a time OF the
year when the three branches meet on
common ground TO compete for first
honors, and TO give to each the bene-
fit OF the others experiences. To the
farmer and his family II furnishes
incentive for al least one annual "ex-
cursion"-one time in the year when
all being well. the farmer feels justi-
fed in locking up the house, packing
the family in the "fiv," and getting
away from the steady grind OF the
farm for few days AT least.
More than that--the county fair
today offers as much OF interest 70
the business man in the city as IT
does TO the ruralite. Aside from the
possible interest he may have In the
work OF the "tillers OF the soil" the
tired business man" finds relaxation
In the gala atmosphere OF the annual
fair. He finds certain sense OF ex-
element and facination in the great
crowds who turn out to attend each
event. and he mingles, with the rest,
IN the search for amusement and en-
And the affairs OF later
years have given increasing attention
o the purely entertainment feature.
'or. after all, II is that place which
really attracts the bulk OF the crowd
For the Tourist.
For the tourists planning a trip
through the Upper Peninsula OF Mich
san. in the fall. there is a wide range
y possible features for him TO visit
Z he is interested in agricultural al
airs. A motor tour through either
10 northern OF southern routes OF
he Cloveriand Trail. during the lat
er part Of August or first OF septem-
,er. would present TO the visitor an
,lmost constant chain OF celebrations.
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