The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-05-05
/ COUNTY
FAIR NOTES

The Premium List is completed and
is being mailed to exhibitors as fast
as possible. IL you miss copy it is
because you didn' .aw last year and
we DO not have Stat. ,me on our
list in which event - His,. aretary
q line.
The Race Programs are ais stp
for distribution among horsemen .
tefested in the coming events.
A meeting of the Board will be held
in the near future at which time sew.
eral odds and ends will be considered
and the final plans laid for staging
the Biggest County Fair in the North
west. One Of our directors suggests
the staging Of real attraction in the
nature Of a Parade This will be tax
on up at our meeting and if the plan
is considered feasible plans will be
put under way to carry the proposition
through. We have the plans and speci-
fications for this parade at hand but
will withhold publicity at this time, or
until it is definitely decided to stage
the attraction. Something unique, nov
elsard hit if it. can. be staged.
Have you read The Dakota Farmer
May list issue. N. r. Greely has some
pertinent sheep dope in reply to some
queries from Mr.. Chapman, Maxbass,
superintendent Of our Sheep Depart
ment. Look this up Mr.. Sheepman.
We have q live bunch of wool growers
in Bottineau County.
Hon. Duncan Marshall, minister OF
Agriculture for Alberta will be unable
to attend our Fair, so he writes, as
he will sail for England in May and
remain there an din Scotland during
June. Too bad, as he will miss the big
doings here.
After we get little more practice
in writing we may decided to write
an article on early Day Rhode Is
land Reds in Bottineau County"
Frank Mckay, one of our Superin-
tendents Of Poultry will undergo an
operation at st. Andrieux Hospital
soon. We trust he will have a speedy
recovery and be on the job again this
year.
We hope to soon announce the clos
ing Of our contract for Band. How.
ever, at this time we have nothing def
inite as to what band will be secured
to play the Fair.
In his article on sheep in Dakota
Farmer, Mr.. Greedy suggests that
cram exchange be arranged where
rams one is through with will be of
fered for sale or exchange. This is
good suggestion. Let US have a ram
exchange" at our Fair this year. Look
Mr.. Greeley's article up on page 526,
Making Sheep Shows Interesting, is
the title.
After going to press with our Prem
ium List the Secretary Of the Botti-
neau County Shorthorn Association
comes with the news that this Asso-
ciation will again award Silver Cup
for the Best Shorthon shown at the
Fair, bred and owned by County ex-
hibitor. Fine idea this. A supplement
al page will be printed fully announc-
ing this special and also a $25.OO cash
special allotted by the Horse Associa-
tion Of America for team of draft
geldings or grade draft mares, shown
in harness to farm wagon. Horses IN
such teams to be ut least is hands.
high and weigh 5000 or over per pair.
Rules Of this competition will be print
cd fully explaining the requirements.
Just talked with President Brain
ard, and he thinks he is q pretty busy
man to attend to any Fair meeting
Just now, and decided that about the
middle Of May viii be as soon as he
could attend. So the meeting OF the
Board will be held on Saturday, May
18th at the Secretary's office, Both
neau. Only seven weeks to Fair time,
SO it behooves the management to get