The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-26
FOURTEENTH FAIR
MAS THE FINEST
Even al Little Better Than The Best
OF All That Nave Gone
Before 1t

The fourteenth annual Marion
County Fair, by all odds the greatest
ever held in this county, came to a
close Friday night at o'clock. This
years fair is declared " men who
are competent to judge the best
county fair ever held in Florida, and
the statement is made by one who
knows the fairs that the Marion coun-
ty show this year was one of the best
county fairs ever held in the South.
Thanksgiving Day was the big day,
and the attendance was around 5000.
Although the attendance on Tuesday
and Wednesday was light as a result
of threatening weather, the receipts
for the first three days exceeded the
receipts of any three days of previous
fairs. The number of exhibits enter
ed this year was more than double
last. Thursday afternoon more than
1900 automobiles were parked within
the grounds, and there we're many
parked outside. The cits1s fruit ex-
hibits were particularly lae this year.
The poultry exhibit was the largest
ever shown here. there was larger
variety Of breeds, ard for the first
time every bird. but one, was fancy,
showing the strides made in poultry
raising in this county. The hog ex-
hibit was the largest yet shown here,
and only thlea graded hogs were en-
tered.
The community exhibits this year
were an outstanding feature of the
fair, and the statement is made by
competent authority that the commu-
nifty exhibits Were indi'ziG lally as ex-
cellent as many coun " exhibits at
the state fair. Il me agricultural
building there were sno N nine va
rieties of oranges, ma erins, three
varieties of tangerines three OF
grapefruit, two of lemon !, kumquats
and lines, SIX Yssietios Of deciduous
fruits; 10 varieties of vegetables
eight. of nuts; II kiaGs of forage
crops; IL kinds of Fl I'D crop seeds
besides sugar c,1ne asd its products
home cured meats an n eserves anC
canned goods.
The awards fer the best communit.
exhibits this year were in the orde
named: Spar. Shady, Mcintosh, An
thony, Citra, Oak, Bolleview an
Gambler. This year for the first tim
grand championships were awarde
live stock and the awards were: L
beef cattle, bull and SOW, Mack Teu
ton, Martin; dairy breeds, bull, Par
ker Painter, Ocala; COW, Lee Raysol
Lowell; hogs, boar, w. G. Bloot
Ocala; sow, W. NJ Gist, Mcintosh.
Sparr, besides winning the frs
premium for the best community e1
hibit, won second place for the bes
collective exhibit of citrus fruits, fir:
for best collective exhibit of millin
products, eleven blue ribbons on ind
vidual exhibits and five red. Spar
showed 246 different products. tn
exhibit was gotten together by Il
following committee: Mrs. E. '
Luffmap, chairman, Mrs. ]. M. Thon
as, Mrs. T. J. McQuaig, Mrs. A.
Stephens, A. L. Perry.
Shady, which won second premiu
for the community exhibit, captur'
first premium for the best collecti'
of dairy products, second for the be
collection of jellies, and won II bl
ribbons and five red on individual e
hiDits. Shady's exhibit was gather
and arranged by Mrs. L. A. Jon'
chairman, L. A. and J. W. Jones, FIR
and George Buhl. Mr.. and Mrs. OF
Young and Mrs. Arthur Douglas.
Mcintosh did not compete for In
vidual and collective exhibits in t
community class, but had splenC
exhibit which was gotten together
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. Christian, nj
Effie Cromer, Miss Mamie Thorn
Mrs. j. R. Noteworthy, w. E. Grub
Miss Bobbie Baldwin, L. C. Dar'
and A. L. Lindsey.
Anthony's exhibit was gathered q
installed by Walter Credle, chairm
Mrs. R. E. Lindsey, Mrs. FL.
Meadows, Charles B. Swain, Ra
Manning, F. Burke, George Ket
and Baker Keene.
Citra captured first premium
TIE best collective exhibit of cit
fruits, winning six blue and six
ribbons. This exhibit was in cha
of Mr.. j. E. Borland, Mrs. Ram
Mrs. Pate, Mrs. Williams, Mr.. 81
lners, Fay Moody, Mr.. Almony
Mr.. Pate
Oak did not compete for individ