Decorah public opinion., 1920-08-18
FARM BUREAU
PICNIC AT PARK
Arrangements Being Made for Big
Labor Day Picnic Here on Mon
day, Sept. @ at Decorah's
City Park.
WORK OF BUREAU
AT FAIR VERY GOOD
Demonstrations Made and Display of
Charts and Farm Crops Were
Very Interesting and In
structive

Did you manage to break away
to the county fair? If you did, you
surely must have been impressed
with the magnitude of the live
stock and farm crops exhibits. The
livestock display was the greatest
in many years if not the greatest
ever" at our county fair. The ad-
ded feature of the livestock parade
meant a great deal toward a better
showing of the livestock exhibit.
The demonstration plots consist
ing of clover, alfalfa, soy beans and
grasses created a great deal Of in
terest thruout the entire week The
placards which had bean prepared
enabled people to study tao plots
carefully and to better appreciate
the significance OF the iemonstra-
ton. These plots together with the
display of grain in the Farm Bureau
tent was an added featare in our
fair this year. The display OF charts
and farm crops at the Farm Bureau
tent portrayed more clearly the true
character of farm bureau work.
The fruit display was v.ry good
and would have been even better but
for the fact that one OF the U,h'bit-
ors in the last minute failed to bring
theirs in. Everything taken as u
whole it must be admitted that the
array OF livestock, farm crops and
fruits added materially to ilake the
Winneshiek County Fair an all :
around, well balanced agricultural
show.
The attractions were all good.
They were enjoyed by all. These
however, would not have been com
plete alone. The fair was Nd the
attendance fine. All who got away
enjoyed an annually good fair.
Members of the Farm Bureal ap-
preciate the part which the farm
bureau played in it, 1t has been a
piece of work of real pleasure and
satisfaction. 1t has been immensely
veil worth while from every view
point. The Farm Bureau appreciates
the response and interest that the
farmers Of Winnestirk county .are
taking in their county fair.
Farm Bureau Picnic.
We are especially Glad to an
nounce to all citizens of Winncshiek
county and to others, that arrange
ments are progressing nicely for a
Zig celebration and picnic FOR every
body at the Decorah City Park On
Labor Day, Monday, September eth.
We have the promise of State Fed
Grafton President Mr.. c. w. Hunt, of
Logan, Iowa, to give us a good talk
cn the work of the State Federation
and on the Federation movement as
his intimate contact with it makes
It appear to him. 1t will be worth the
while of every citizen of the county
be he farmer, banker and what not
to attend this picnic.
This picnic has been arranged for
the convenience of everybody on a
legal holiday. Plan to take your
family out for a picnic dinner, to
visit with your friends and neigh
bors, to enjoy the talk by president
Hunt, other talks, music by the City
Band and base ball at the Fair
grounds. The Farm Buerau is fur
nishing the coffee free of charge to
all who come. Provide yourselves
with lunch baskets, cups, coffee pots,
sugar and cream. Make a day of it.
Forget your work at home.
You had plenty Of that all summer
There will be lots more of that left
to do at home Break away from
your work to everybody's Farm Bu-
reau picnic on September 9th.