Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-09-22
OVER 5000 PAID ADMISSIONS
AT MORGAN COUNTY FAIR
Gate Receipts

Gate Receipts
Thursday, Sept. Is ......$ 896.65
Friday, Sept. 16 ........ 2,174.60
Membership tickets ...... 100
The receipts this year for three
days were only $500 under last
years, when the fair lasted A days.
Morgan county agriculture placed
herself conspicuously on dress pa
rade at the county fair, which closed
last Friday. Record breaking ex-
hibits, crowds, and weather all con-
tributed to the marked success of
this 68th annual exhibition A look
at the records of 68 years ago and
what took place last week could
only give evidence of marked i'm
provement and progress in the diff
ferent agricultural pursuits repre-
sented. In the days of the fifties,
there were no boys and girls clubs,
breed associations, extension depart
ments, strong farm organizations,
and well organized school systems
Without these, there was fair, and
the spirit of neighborly and friendly
competition was the fundamental
basis, even as it must be now for
| making the county agricultural show
possible Only in recent years have
these other agencies made them
selves known and assisted in making
display of what the section of the
state known as Morgan county can
do. While the fair, to be complete,
must have the races, the concessions,
the mercantile displays and the mid
way. yet the one big effort and the
dominating spirit must be progress
i've agriculture. After all, everybody
owes his or her existence to the prod
ucts of the soil, then why not display
these products in way that will be
of benefit in making these more
abundant and better?
The live stock show broke all rec
ords in members, and was very high
| in quality. Visitors remarked that
the live stock was not only above
average but was far in excess of 9TH
er county fairs in the same class
with Morgan county. The Short
horns were represented in the larg-
est single class, the entries totalling
48 head The Herefords came next,
with an enrolment of 81 head, but
only 23 exhibited. The Jerseys were
represented by total of 27 head.
| This placed the entries in the open
class of live stock at above 100 head.
In addition the fair had added to its
attractions the opportunity of seeing
one of the finest dairy and beef calf
clubs ever exhibited, as well as {
view herd of beef cattle from the O.
S. U.
, A word of comment on the cal,
clubs is necessary. The calves, nine
iShorthorns and 10 Jerseys, were all
in No. / condition. They showed by
the individuality and record books
the marks of good care and atten-
ton. For this the boys and girls
are to be highly complimented, and
the county should extend congratu
lations to class of it's youths who
can do this sort of work. Enroll
ment for fall club work will be taker
soon, and any boy or girl in the
county who desires to do one oi
these projects should see the county
agent as soon as possible, SO ar.
rangements can be made for secur.
| ing the animals.
Another feature of the live stock
exhibits was the University view
herd. This exhibit has been making
a tour of the county fairs and con
sists of well bred animals of the
major beef breeds Shorthorn
Hereford and Angus. Morgan coun-
ty fair was the first fair visited by
this herd where the animals were
placed in a class below animals
shown by fair exhibitors. Mr.. Paul
! Gerlaugh, in charge of the herd
passed highly complimentary re.
marks on the quality of live stock
exhibited, and it should be signifi-
cant fact to Morgan county breeders
to know that they can do as we'll as
the institution in the state which
frames ideals and standards for ouI
! agricultural pursuits. However, the
local farmers should not feel that
the compliments warrant their lack
of attention to breeding better ami
mails in the future, but should feel
that they have accomplished much
and that they still may do better and
bigger things along the line of live
stock improvement.
The horse show, while not as ex-
tensive as in former years, amounted
to at least 81 head in the PercherOn
and grade classes. A few entries in
the saddle and light harness classes
helped this feature of the fair. Nine
ponies were exhibited and several
more entered to compete in the pony
race, which amused the track cham
| pions very much.
The swine were somewhat lacking
in numbers and also in quality.
| While this is not a swine prOducine
county, if the fair indicates what the
| county can do along this line. there
| is much room for improvement. The
boys exhibited pigs in the pig club,
which was a decided decrease from
| year ago. In all there were 27
head of hogs exhibited The classes
of live stock judged thus far were
| judged by Mr.. Paul Gerlaugh, Ohio
State University extension depart
ment. and Mr.. Tobias, Putnam coun-
ty. Mr.. Gerlaugh judged the cattle
and substituted for Mr.. David M.
Fyffe, who was unable to come on
account of being called to Fort
Wayne, Ind, to do live stock judg-
ing work there Mr.. p. E. Helm of
Cleveland, o., Judged the boys and
girls calf clubs.
The sheep show surpassed that of