The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-09-02
Estnes d All Departments Much Greater
Than Year Ago, whea Previous
Records We're Broken
FAIR TO BE BEST In HISTORY
Livestock Show Premises 10 Rank
With Those OF Fairs in Older
States In Middle West and
East

view 10 making II the greatest live
STOCK aud agricultural show In the In
tsrmountaln country. according to a
statement made here this week by the
board Of directors.
The hig fair will open September n
and close October = Entries 10 date
are by far larger than those OF pre-
vious years In all departments and the
amusement program 10 superior 10 any
yet attempted NJ state fair
Much building has been necessitated
/ by the heavy entries in the dog. cat
Z tie and poultry departments and the
demand for space in the quarters given
over 10 the automobile show Is unpre-
cedented The greatest demand for
snnce has come from owners Of swine
herds. with the breeders ~ fine cattle
crowding them for first place Last
year less than 500 head OF hogs were
entered ~ the state fair. while It Is
now known that double that number
will be shown this fall. As a result
Of the demand for space, the fair an
ISOLATION has authorized the construc-
ton Of four new hog barns and more
space In addition 10 that now being
provided for may be needed
breeders OF Duroc-Jerseys expect to
make the beet showing with more than
fhiriy-iwo herds. but the breeders Of
Poland China are a strong second.
with more than twenty-five herds. The
Berkshlres and Chester whites will be
well represented at the swine barns.
but not Ia such large numbers
Entries In both dairy and beef cat
tie have been heavy. but the beef
breeds will predomlnhte this year M
last The unusual demand for space
Ia the barn~ by breeders Of the lat
ter class promise 10 make the cattle
show nj the fair equal 10 the best
found In the west and only five fsirs
Ia the United States will make q bet
ter showing In beef cattle The Amer
lean Shorthorn breeders association 10
offering $3.50 In special premiums for
beef cattle Of that breed In addition
TO the premiums hung co by the fair
association and that 10 having the re-
suit Of bringing many exhibitors 70
Idaho from other states. The Ameri-
csn Hereford Cattle breeders ssso-
citation IL offering less In special pre-
mlums. but enough money has been
pledged 10 bring the hest stock In that
breed 20 the fair TO stir up great In
teresi among the li.sstock Of the
northwest.
The fair association II unable 10 sc-
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 IL Impossible for the fair asso-
citation 10 quarter the water fowls In
the poultry sheds but the demand this
year Il 80 much greater that u has
been necessary TO rent some large
tents. Exhibitors are bringing their
flocks and pens from Montana. Ore
ron. Washington and Utah
Demand for space ~ the nutomo-
bile show overshadoys ali expects.
lions 90 the part o. the management
of the fair and plans have been com
pleted for quarters almost double the
size % the floor room given over a
year $50 10 dealers. n Il that way
Ia almost every department Breeders
81 livestock and poultry. automobile
dealers. manufacturers and h0rticui-
turists and sFricHlturisis all want
more space than Ia available and the
fair association In being hard put 70
find room.
In 1919 the fair association offered
$4,000 Ia premiums and purses. pap
ing Ia full, and made permanent ius-
pro-em~nts on the fair grounds 20 the
value Of many thousands Of dollars
while mi. year n II offering a total
o. s5f .ess and Is spending 10 sdcition
large sums for additional barns ard
sheds In 1915 the fair association
offered $1,000: In 1917. $1,000. ana
In 1915. $1,000 The fair has grown
srrsr each year and the livestock de-
nsrfrnent has onfsfrfpped all others ~
he fair Of the northwest
The Wild ~est show. which has be-
zone a feature Of the state fair. win
-omrhHo FfiArr toteHhA ~t's'~ a"~
sin bring to Idaho many Of the ia
nous riders Of the vest The fair.
isfes have been % arranged that they
-fll nor conflict nor interfere With the
,ounc ups is ether staies and "a
~suii ne best obtAlnsble win be seen
y sction AZ Boise.
In an effort to make the state fair
n outing for both parents and chill
rsn. the management has thrown
pen a tract OF land on the fair
rounds for the accommodation Of su-
omobile parties and II viii provide
rnts which may be rented for = week
I q reasonable cost. Free wood win
E furnished and every effort made to
roride ample accommodation for Wis
ers- .-...z.zu.su.