The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-09-02
s,o1N TO GET READY
FOR THE COUNTY FAIR.
s.cond Annual Lewis County
Farm Bureau Fair to be
Held in Nezperce,
Oct. s and 8.


plans for the Second Annua
1ewis County Farm Bureau Fail
are ~ rapidly taking shape an(
arospects :, are for the biggest ant
hest display of agricultural pro
Sucts J ever held in the county.
The Premium List will be of
+be press in few days and copies
# i will be mailed to the farmers
If Lewis county, together with
sntrv blanks for the listing Of the
exhibits they wish to enter in
competition at the fair. Liberal
nremiums are being offered in all
the various departments; approx
imately 5000 will be distributed
for premiums, in cash, ribbons
and awards
The premiums in the livestock
divisions will be most liberal and
Indications thus far are that com
petition will be keen in the var
ious classes. Quite a number of
purebred breeders have stated
their intentions of exhibiting
their stock at the Fair this fall,
especially in thhe beef cattle divi-
sions. The two new livestock ex-
hibit barns built in Nezperce for
County Fair purposes are cap
able Of housing approximately 60
head Much Of this space has
been spoken for and breeders who
intend to exhibit livestock at the
Fair should begin to make res
srvations for stall space imme-
diately. Only purebred stock
will be eligible for entry. The
livestock departments will con-
sist of horses, beef cattle, dairy
cattle, sheep, and swine.
In the farm crops department
premiums will be offered for all
the standard varieties Of grains,
grasses and vegetables. Now is
the time to select some good ex-
hibits Of grain sheafs before you
have done all your threshing. |
that the soil will pro
duce, whether it be the biggest or
tallest sunflower, the best pota-
toes in your garden or a quantity
Of the best sample of grain, will |
be the things you want to lay |
aside now and plan to exhibit
them at the fair.
There will be school exhibits
from all the rural and town
schools of the county with prizes
'ffered for the best general rural
'chool exhibit and the best gen
'ral town school exhibit. Prizes
vill also be offered for the best
Individual pupil s exhibit both of
ugh school and below high school
ge The school exhibit will be
eld in the high school building.
Arrangements are also being
made for poultry show in con-
ection with the fair and all the
t! tandard (. breeds Of poultry will be
llglble for entry. Competent
Judges have been secured from
ne University and Extension de-
artment to do the judging.
Exhibits Of machinery will be
! n display at the fair also, sever
OF the tractor and implement
callers of the county have stated
nelr intentions of putting on
'me novel displays of farm home
onveniences and labor saving
Inc amusement features will
: o,y no means a negligible part
the fair. The committee on
musement and entertainment is
'!o1rklng hard and plans are being
y "a Tor two days Of big time"
mere will be special features af-
srnoons and evenings Of both
aays of the Fair at the Temple
heatre with a minstrel act and
nglng. Arrangements have been
AGE to secure the loan from the
,. Department of Agriculture,
reels OF motion picture films
SUBJECTS that will be of espe-
Al interest to the farmers Of this
'unty. Negotiations are being
que Tor a two days street car
Val, with a ferris wheel or mer
-go-round and other conces-
ons y that hold the interest Of the
y, y as well as the young. There
III be automobile and horse
ces, bucking contests and music
!, IN days Of the Fair. Dances
" " De held in the Fraternal hall
'.h ~ evenings. The committee on
easements ~ is doing its best in an
loft to entertain the public for (
TWO days of the fair and new I
are being added to the t
ua ogram every day. AS soon as
have been complet- 6
. In this line, complete list of e
attractions will be published.
any person not receiving a S
Ct e9lum List or entry blank and '
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