The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-09-10
SPACE AT STATE
FAIR IN DEMAND
BY EXHIBITORS
Entries d Al Departments MucA Greater
Than a Year Age, Whea Previsss
Records We're Broken.
FAIR TO Be BEST IN HISTORY
Livestock Show Promises to Rank
With Those Of Fairs In Older
States In Middle West and
East.


will offer in excess Of $4,000 In pre-
miums and purses this fall with a
view to making it the greatest live
stock and agricultural show In the in
termountain country, according to a
statement made here this week by the
board Of directors.
The big fair will open September q
and close October 2. Entries to date
are by far larger than those OF pre-
vious years in all departments and the
amusement program Is superior to any
yet attempted Mt state fair.
Much building has been necessitated
by the heavy entries in the dog, cat
tie and poAltry departments and the
demand for space in the quarters given
over to the automobile show Is unpre-
,edented. The greatest demand for
space has come from owners Of swine
herds. with the breeders of fine cattle
crowding them for first place. Last
year less than 500 head Of hogs were
entered at the state fair, while it Is
now known. that double that number
Will NC SuoWH tliS Auil. 40 AcSuil
Of the demand for space, the fair as
ISOLATION has authorized the construc-
lion OF four new hog barns and more
space in addition to that now being
provided for may be needed.
Breeders Of Duroc-Jerseys expect to
make the best showing with more than
thirty-two herds, but the breeders Of
Poland China are a strong second,
with more than twenty-five herds. The
Berkshires and Chester Whites will be
well represented at the swine barns,
but not in such large numbers.
Entries in both dairy and beef cat
tie have been heavy, but the beef
breeds will predominant this year as
last. The unusual demand for space
IN the barns by breeders Of the lat
ter class promise to make the cattle
show at the fair equal to the best
found In the west and only five fairs
In the United States will make bet
ter showing In beef cattle. The Amer
lean Shorthorn Breeders association Is
offering 1890 in special premiums for
beef cattle Of that breed In addition
to the premiums hung up by the fair
association and that Is having the re-
suit of bringing many exhibitors to
Idaho from other states. The Ameri-
can Hereford Cattle Breeders asso-
citation is offering less In special pre-
| miums, but enough money has been
| pledged to bring the best stock In that
| breed to the fair to stir up great In
terest among the livestock Of the
northwest.
The fair association Is unable to ac-
count for the exceedingly heavy en-
| tries In the poultry department, which
Includes rabbits and pets. Lack OF
space last year in that department
made it impossible for the fair asso-
| citation to quarter the water fowls In
| the poultry sheds, but the demand this
| year is so much greater that 1t has
| been necessary to rent some large
tents. Exhibitors are bringing theil
| flocks and pens from Montana, Ore
gon, Washington and Utah.
| Demand for space at the automo
bile show overshadows all expecta
tons on the part of the management
Of the fair and plans have been com
pleted for quarters almost double TIL
size of the floor room given over
year ago to dealers. 1t is that wa.
In almost every department. Breeder
of livestock and poultry, automobil
dealers, manufacturers and horticu
turists and agriculturists all wan
more space than Is available and tn
fair association is being hard put t
find room.
II In 1919 the fair association offere
$4,000 in premiums and purses, pay
ing in full, and made permanent In
provements on the fair grounds to tn
value OF many thousands of dollar
while this year it is offering a tot'
of S51. 1856 and is spending In additio
Il large sums for additional barns an
sheds. In 1915 the fair associate
h offered $4,000; in 1917, $3l, 900, ar
In 1918, $40, 600 The fair has grow
/ larger each year and the livestock d
partment has outstripped all others
Il the fairs Of the northwest.
Il The wild west show, which has b
/ come a feature Of the state fair, W
4 command prizes tota1ing $1S.400 al
\ will bring to Idaho many of the
j nous riders of the west. The ia
dates have been so arranged that tn
: will not conflict nor interfere with L
round-ups in other states and as
; result the best obtainable will be Sc
In action at Boise.
In an effort to make the state IA
an outing for both parents and oh
dren. the management has thro,
open a tract of land on the fl
grounds for the accommodation Of o
tomobile parties and it will provi
tents which may be rented for we
at a reasonable cost. Free wood W
be furnished and every effort made
provide ample accommodations for '
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