The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-09-23
FARM BUREAU NEWS NOTES
By A. S. GRAY, County Agent.

The South Dakota State Fair was a
decided and great success this year,
despite the fact that heavy rains
drenched the fair grounds every day
in the week except Saturday.
While the attendance was greatly
reduced the quality and number of
exhibits was better and larger than
they have ever been. With the eXcep-
tion of fruit exhibits, the agricultural
exhibits OF the various counties, In
dian agencies and individual farmers
was without doubt the best it ever
has been. While in live stock exhib-
its practically every breed Of stock on
the fair grounds experienced the
stiffest classes to be Judged on the
fair grounds. ! was told by a show
man who had Aberdeen.Angus cattle
at the fair, that the competition was
stronger in South Dakota than at the
Minnesota State Fair. All classes of
beef cattle in all breeds were filed
with large numbers Of high class
entries. The horse show was simply
great with all the barns Overlooking
with we'll built typey draft horses.
Hog judges were certainly kept busy
in some of the highest rings OF Duroc-
Jerseys, Hampshires and PolandS. In
fact It was a great sight So see the
wonderful hogs on exhibition there.
Judging rings were crowded at all
times during the day in spite Of the
fact that many classes were judged
outside the buildings and many of
these in the rain.
The Mellette county exhibit at the
fair attracted a greatdeal Of attention
to the visiting crowds and altho the
exhibit was lower than sixth prize,
comments were received from a great
many people upon the crops raised in
the county.
The exhibit was located centrally in
the agricultural building, in such a
place that it commanded attention Of
visitors as soon as they reached the
open center Of the building. 1t was
decorated in orange and black, making
a sharp contrast in color design from
all the other exhibits. The arrange
ment of sheaf grains, grasses and veg
etables was brought out in a simple
design, with the color scheme ar
ranged so that the golden color of the
pumpkins blended with the orange
border, making the exhibit harmon
ious with the background. OF the
loo points allowed for arrangement
and display Of the exhibit, we scored
96, being third in this section, only
three points behind Hand county,
which won the first prize exhibit.
Our greatest loss in scoring and
probably one which lost us a prize was
in our fruits. Unfortunately we were
unable to fill all the varieties of fruit
needed, so lost the entire 100 points.
We we're also cut some of the quality
of threshed grains, which We were I'M
able to clean thoroughly. We had
however a very high class quality Of
vegetables, grains and tame and wild
grasses.
AS an advertisement, the exhibit
paid for itself well. Capt. w. S. Gray,
who went with the exhibit, has had
experience 10 showing county exhibits
at the fair and Interestingly talked to
many people who inquired about land
prices and crops in Mellette county.
AS a real booster of the county he
certainly did his part in getting
people who were interested to become
more interested in land and farming
possibilities in the county. The Mel
county exhibit attracted lots of
attention, interested people in the
and in that consideration 1t
succeeded very well.
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