Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-19
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DAYS PEAKER
AT BIG |! ! EXPO E 4
The Livestock Exhibits Are
Proving to Be Big Draw
ing Cards. N
COMPETITION IN NE.
ALL CLASSES KEEN

NOMlFhlll1 i l1NIIN In &
ALL CLASSES KEEN
Special Features Are Pro-
vided For the Program
This Evening.
I III Farm bureau day at the North Da-
kota state fair, which opened here
Monday, brought out an exceptionally
good attendance. With the 2:30 pace
and the 2:20 trot as the feature races
Of the afternoon speed program, de- /.
out in full force to view with those
attracted by the Farm Bureau pro-
gram in making the day. a success
from an attendance standpoint.
During the morning hours, the
Judging rings were the center OF at
traction. Judges were in all rings
and their work was followed with un-
usually interest throughout the morn.
ing and afternoon. 1t is expected that
sthe bulk Of the Judging will be com
pleted late this afternoon.
1--we Stock Draw Crowds.
The beef and cattle rings attracted
the largest crowds during the morn
ing. This was due to the record
breaking number of entries and to the
keen competition in I'll classes. There
are a large number Of breeders here
this year who have not entered herds
in previous shows and they had to be
Staken into account in the final rat
ing. Some lof the consistent winners
{v,ep ,@k 60 90 exy
which is a mighty gond sign Of the.
trend Of the times IL North Dakota
farming. Stockmen who have come
here year after year welcomed the
new competition, for they see in Iit a
realization of their dreams they had
some years ago when they became
the pioneers in the dairy and cattle
industry in the state. s
.,st; y 4a.s, Burtlick is Speaker.
Usher L. Burdick of Williston, pres
ident of the North Dakota Farm Bu-
reau Federation, is guest Of honor
Of the fair, association today. He was
.sched lied lto give an address-this aft
SsA31eo on III Il 6sclocksbef fore the grand
q hi s1aayox has been piaaseds L
8 81 sniaxf fornag fRants 8f the gra::sssss
= stand, through .whi ch Mr.. Rurdick Will
speak, in order that his voice may be:
heard in all parts of the stand n and
bleachers. si;. IL 3saF3 " .s, n i.
Mr. Burdick's address will follow
the regular afternoon program, and
the grand dstand gates Will be thrown,
open to the public in order that all
who are interested may hear Mr. Bur-
dick. s @ {.
The tent, which has been placed on
the grounds by the county farm 3bu-
reau, is providing headquarters today
for the; farm bureau mem bers and
o., ,,o - 10 q
fair. H. B. Fuller of Fargo is in.
charge Of the headquarters.
Fine Exhibit.
In connection with the activities Of
the farm bureau today, the exhibit
Of products which has been placed
in the agricultural building by the!
Grand Forks county farm bureau,
with D. b. Morris, county agent, in
charge, is attracting, attention.
The exhibit is a, particularly fine
one, containing some notable sspeci-
mems of vegetables, fruits and grains,
grown in this county, and Polk county.
Some Of the green corn shown is 8
feet in height, and some fine exhibits
Of grains are to be SEEM
Walsh County Exhibit.
IF. c. Hathaway county agent in
Walsh county, is In charge Of an ex-
l1ibit from the farm bureau Of that
county which is interesting. Mr..
Hathaway has laid particular stress
on the educational value of such an
exhibit and has labeled each exhibit
:. with its name, and some Information
) concerning the specified product
3.s Good Program. II NJ aa,lI
Secretary e. r Montgomery has
arranged an exceptionally interesting
program for the day. One of the
added attractions will be Jack sBonn's
sensational parachute drop from an
airplane. Al Forseth will pilot the
plane. Bonn gave Monday nights
grandstand crowd one OF the greatest
thrills they have had, and he has
promised to AIDA few more tremors
today. ;s ., ssss4 { sIJi% 4: s. {!
The success OF Monday s autorno-
bile races has created unusual inter-
est in the speed events for Saturday
afternoon. Following yeste erday's cons
tests, Mr.. Montgomer irnmedi lately
made arrangements with Alex
sloane, representing the International
Motors Contest association for a spe-
cial speed program Saturday. Drivers
who competed yesterday are expe pected
ITO, enter for SATURDAYS events, and
there will be two Or three new drivers,
Inquiries last night regarding the
events and the qua afications for en-
tering. s D III /; 5ss ! 5s5 IN
Prove Drawing Power.
The attractions are providing their
!, drawing powers today. All OF the
shows have had. A excellent crowds
! throughout the day. but 1T is expected
that they will have N much bigger
crowds tonight. h The Wortham cart
nival shows have been, crowded "a all
afternoon D Apparently, they proved
much more popular than the shows
brought here In former years.
wednesday Will be Veterans, day,
and hundreds OF ex-service men are
expected here. Special trains from
Neche and Pembina will bring large
crowds to the fair, and with excellent
/ Weather promised there will be many
automobile parties in the grounds.
THE WEATHER.
II Minnesota: Fair tonight and
wednesday; not much change In
temperature. s5$s; II ,,ie " "
North Dakota: Fair tonight Il
and Wednesday; slightly warmer
tonight IN weet portion.