St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-10-30

In spite or rain, mud ana ulsaSr req
able weather generally, the manage
ment OF the st. Tammany Parish Fa r
are to be congratulated upon its be-
ing a financial success. The gross
receipts will approximately be $1,000,
which will leave a net earning of sew
eral hundred dollars. This Is most
remarkable showing and Is due to
the energy put into the fair work.
Industrial exh bits were made by
International Harvester Co. (Afex-
ius Bros) the Bogaiusa Paper Mill,
Turpentine Co., and Conservation
Department; the State Conservation
(Mr. Core); the Dodge Auto tRich-
ard & Riggs); the Nash and the
Chevrolet (F. G. C. Auto Shop; the
Studebaker (Covington Garage); the
Overland (Jo3. Caserta); the Scripps-
Booth (C.ement and Ga1igher); the
Coyington Moss Works; the Burns
Furniture Co. (model kitchen and
domestic science); Corn Products Co.
of Illinois (Ma"ola Cooking OiD; /;
Fordson Tractor IL. F. WehrlD !;
the Cletrac Of. G. c. c. Auto Shop !;
and the Ranger Tractor (Mr. Bull
loch).
The ladies made more money in
the restaurant than last year. Ar
rangements were more convenient;
service was better
The Red Cross Tent was equipped
for taking care of emergency cases
and did, in fact, handle several cas-
GO, besides taking care Of some who
were overcome or lost consciousness
for a short time. Babies, also, were
taken care of and some examined for
defects. Mrs. Exstrand, Of New Or
leans, assisted Mrs Wharton and
Miss Lans: :ng and DR.. Maybe was in
attendance daily.
Lieut.. Higgins stated that we had
the best aviation field Of the coun-
try fairs, and this will be further I'M
proved next year by making OF an
GIL and probably the building OF a
shelter for housing of aeroplanes In
bad weather. In fact, quite num-
ber of improvements are anticipated
for the Twelfth Annual Fair.
The following are the executives,
directors and chairmen Of the Fair
Association:
J. H. Warner, president; C. E..
Schonberg, vice-president; E. G..
Davis, treasurer.
Executives and Chairmen.
Mrs. J. B. Wortham, Woman's D.
vision; J. L. Haller, Finance; DR.. A.
q. Maybe, Amusements and Conces-
sions; Robt. W, Badon, Racing and
Aviation; H. A. Mackte, Grounds and
Buildings; F. F. Wigginton, Manu-
fscturers; E. j. Domergue, Floor; E.
g. Davis, Invitation and Reception,
Eads Po;tevent, Transportation; C..
e. Schonberg. Admission; w. p.
Minckler, Premiums and Auditing;
Mrs. J. C.eBurns, Educational; ]. H.
Warner, Executive Committee. .4.,
II Directors. as.-....z
Fritz Salmen, Slidell; w. H. Kahl,
Bush; s. II. Cleveland, Slidell; A. o.
Pons, Abita; J. d. McLain, Folsom;
N. H. FitzSimons, Cov:ngton; Mrs.
e. r. Moses, Covington; Mrs. B. B.
Warren, Covington; Mrs. J. H. Wa
ner, Covington; Mrs. B. H. Gardner,
Slidell; Miss Kate Eastman, Coving-
ton.
We are able to publish in this
weeks issue only partial list of the
prize winners, but will have the re-
ma!nder in issue of next week, which
will be the Red Cross Roll Call
Special Edition. We will publish In
that issue other fair pictures and pic
lures Of the parade;
Winners In Livestock Department.
Aberdeen Angus bull, 3 years or
over, Reuben Bennett, first,
Hereford bull, Morris Lacroix,
4irst and second.
Jersey bull, years and under g.,
Felix Bachemin, first.
Jersey heifer, year and under 8,
Felix Bachemin, first and second.
Ram, years and over, L. T.
Heintz, first.
Ram, year and under 2, L. T.
Heintz, first.
q Eve, 2 years or over, L. T. Heintg,
first.
Eve, l year and under 2, L. T.
Heintz, first.
Eve, under 1 year, L. T. Heintz,
first
Flock sheep, L. T. Heintz, first.
Duroc-J Jersey senior yearling boar.
+. w. J. Warren, first; Mrs. G. A. Clam
second.
Duroc-Jersey junior yearling pig,
Fred. W. Yates, first.
Duroe-Jersey junior yearling boar
pig, Morris Laeroix. first; Tom Rout,
second.
i Duroc-Jersey junior SOW pig, S. c..
! Y. Jenkins, first and second; Fred
j w. Yates, third.
Duroc-Jersey SOW, any age, M. and
il. Edgar, first.
p Duroc-Jersey senior SOW, J. Fl.
Smith, first
Poland China, best aged boar, b.
/. w. Brown, first.
Poland China, best junior sow pig,
Tom Rout, first.
Poland China, junior boar pig,
Tom Rout, first.
Poland China, SOW pig, Tom Rout.
first.
! Mare, 6 years old, Maurice Heintz,
second.
Stall on, flrst, w. T. Wallis.
Jennet, first, Herbert Warner.
z Stallion. over 3 years, Fielder Fitz-
morris, second.
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