The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-21
CHURCHILL COUNTY FAIR OPENED
With MANY INTERESTING EXHIBITS
Pavilion Booths are Crowded with Wonderful, S,o.;
mems OF Farm Products. Livestock Showing
Elicts Much Favorable Comment

ton impossible, but all serving I,
snow the diversity possible in this
section II the farmers thereof should
elect to specialize on any one of a
dozen or more of crops.
Northam District
This display, which included the
swingle bench, was largely of fresh
and preserved fruits, although as
previously stated the display OF
frnit from this section which has
been a feature of former fairs. es.
pecially from the C. G. Swingle
farm. was notlceably curtailed this
year due to early frosts and a cold
spring. However. there were a
OF ereditable exhibits OF
grapes, pears, berries, ETC.. both
fresh and preserved, in addition to a
fine display of grains, and garden
produce.
Island District
The showing from this district
was attractiyely arranged and con.
sisted OF practically every variety OF
farm produce, especially featuring
many varieties OF grain of which
they showed the largest and most
varied exhibit In the pavilion. How.
ever. the vegetable products were
there IN infinite variety and sturdy
growth, giving evidence of the soil
fertility of this favored section oil
the project and demonstrating the
possibilities when the time comes
for settling down TO real old-fash.
ioned farming The ladies' of the
district also displayed many attrac.
tive and appetizing samples of pre-
served fruits and berries, all the pro
duct Of their own gardens. Over
the booth was displayed the slogan
Watch Us Grow" and the general
verdict will be that the good people
of that district have the where
withal upon which to expand inden-
nltely
Wildes District
Had very creditable exhibit
which comprised a wide range OF
garden products. sugar beets, on
ions. celery. egg plant and potatoes
A giant stock of castor bean testi-
fed 10 the soil productivity and the
shown together with the
OF housewife activities in
the form OF preserved fruits, demon
strated that no other district has
anything on" Wildes when 1t comes
to delivering the goods.
Wingfleld Ranches
This was a non-eompetitive dis
play arranged by Manager Leidy to
show the diversity of products
grown on the Wingfield ranch north
of Fallon 10 demonstrate the possi-
bilities OF truck gardening on the
Newlands Project The exhibit took
on a vide range. including every
thing usually grown in gardens OF
this latitude. and while the ranch ia
not marketing anything this year
everything raised being consumed
on the place by the workmen, 1t Is a
forceful illustration of the possible
ties OF the lands of this project to
support large population on strict
Is home grown products. A eata-
Iogue of the display would simply
be reiteration OF what ha5 been
stated before of other districts.
Experiment Farm
Superintendent Headley had the
usual display OF crops best adapted
10 the district and Mr.. Knight, un-
der whose direction many of the ex-
hihits were grown was present to
axplaln to inuuirers the merits oil
fbe various varieties and the prob
.ems involved in their successful
saltwater District
This district. one Of the Oldest
settled In the project had the unique
listlnetion of being represented by a
Jingle individual in the person oil
Mr.. Blum, who single-handed un-
lertook to show the possibilities OF
,is nelghborhood. And well and
.rulv did he perform his task II
here was anything shown by any
,tber district that Mr.. Blum didn I
,ayo II must have been an oversight
IN his part. incidentally II may De
.tated that credit of showing the
biggest pumpkin. that goal of every
.xbibltor az county fair fell to this
,xbihit saltwater should vote a
necial medal in addition to vote
# thanks for so ably upholding the
tandard of their district.
Among the other exhibits may be
,oted that of the Fallon Flour MIL
vim its variety of mill products
he Cooperative Creamery with its
lisnlav of Heart of Gold" butter IN
N inviting and attractive carton
be Churchill County Bee Assoeia-
ion with display of strained ana
omh honey. and that of l.. E. Cline,
r s. Agriculturist, who explained
he construction of cheap put Ell,
ectiye form Of wooden silo, covered
With cement stucco over iath.
Fine Arts Exhibit
Mrs. Earl Gendron exhibited a
number of samples of her hanoi,
work in oil and water color ahu
nina painting Many of the paint
ngs were real gems and called fortn
nany favorable comments from tne
-lsitors. especially the more Iamll'
ar scenes from around Lake Tahoe
md that OF the Lahontan dam.
Fancy Work and Domestic Arts
This scribe confesses to an ignor.
,nce that is appalling on the subjec'
. needlework. crochetting, ETC.