The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-07-30
VALLEY COUNTY
WILL H0LDFAIR
Commissioners Reconsider Ac.
ton and Vote in Favor of
Fair for This Fall.
DATES SEPT. .3O,OCT. and 2
Exhibitors Urged to Prepare Exhib-
its Early-Entry Blanks Ore Now
Available-Premium List Will
Be Out Soon.

Due to the insistence of Valley
county grain growers the board of
county commissioners have reconsid-
cred their action in regard to calling
off the Valley county fair and have
authorized fair for the week of Sep
tember 3Oth, the dates being Septem-
Der Both and October 1st and End.
The fair board as appointed for
this year is composed of the follow
ing members: Otto M. Christinson,
president; d. S. Hall of Glasgow, j.
T. Rose of Hinsdale, w. M. Leonard,
Glasgow; Fred Scott, l.. E. Jones,
secretary.
Exhibitors are urged to begin prep
aration of their exhibits now as var
ious kinds of grasses and grain are
ready to be put into sheaves for ex-
hibition purposes.
Valley county will send an exhibit
to the state fair this year as usual
and the best of the exhibits will be
returned for the county fair. The
Montana state fair is set for Septem-
Der 18th to 10Th. Exhibitors desiring
to exhibit their products at the state
fair should begin to plan at once.
Write or see Secretary L. E. Jones,
at Glasgow, for further information.
We would suggest that you go over
your fields and select those grains
that you desire to exhibit. When
County Agent Stebbins is in your
territory, tell him what you expect to
exhibit and he will furnish you any
desired information.
The fair commission is in touch
with some unique attractions and it
is expected that some of the very best
players will be secured at the fair
this year. Boost for the Valley coun-
ty fair, it is your fair, and you owe
it to our county. The biggest and
best county fair ever held in Valley
county is set for September 3O-Octo-
ber l and 2, 1920.
Below are some instruction which
should be followed in the preparation
of samples:
Sheaf Grains.-Go into field a few
days before grain is ready to cut with
binder. Select samples, and with
knife cut them close to the ground,
so as to get the full length of the
straw. Be careful not to break the
straw in handling. Spread samples
on board in the sun to bleach. See
that samples never get wet after be-
ing cut. When green color is entirely
gone and straw perfectly dry, strip
the leaves from each individual stalk.
Then bind in bundles from three to
five inches in diameter below the
head, and tie snugly in at least three
places. Then hang in dry place with
the head down until they are brought
to the fair.
Sheaf Forage Exhibits.-Select the
most leafy types to be found in the
fiefd-the best individual specimens
obtainable, and cut close to the
ground. Place in loose bundles not
more than four or five inches in di-
ameter, and wrap loosely in a news
paper or cheesecloth. Then hang,
head down, in a dark place to cure.
Do not strip single leaf or branch
let from the stem, as forage should
retain it's color and leaves. In ma
king up show bundles, select those in
dividual stems that have retained the
most and best leaves, with their COL
or. Make bundles from three to five
inches in diameter and tie securely
in at least three places.