Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-23
GOODPASTURE FAIR
DRAWS Big CROWD
Excellent Exhibits of Fruits
and Vegetables and Live
stock on Display

Pueblo county's 1921 fair at Good
pasture is decided success.
1t was opened yesterday for two
days session with splendid displays,
perfect weather and a fine attendance.
AS predicted recently by The Chief
tain, there we're a number of real sur.
prisos among the exhibits in various
departments.
A bundle of sudan grass from the
second cutting IL feet tall.
Australian corn which usually carries
but eight rows on the cob, bred up un-
til the cars are much longer than the
former standard, and bear from ten to
twelve rows.
Strawberries of the cver-bearinS
variety as large as English walnuts,
perfect in shape and fully ripe, raised
at an altitude of 100 feet above sea
level.
Lemon cucumbers from California
seed, but larger and better in every
way than those raised on the Pacific
coast.
| Well maturcd sweet potatoes raised
in an altitude of $500. crop which is
supposed to be almost exclusively
product of the south. where the soil
| is sandy and the nights are hot.
Real gherkins like your grand father
used to raise for choice pickles in the
middle states.
Wonder berries as large as chickasaw
! pums perfect in shape and fully ripe.
Ripe tomatoes are large and perfect
as the best picture you ever saw In
seed catalogue.
Apples as large and perfect as you
ever saw the same varieties in Illinois
or Michigan.
| Solid cabbage heads Weighing 20
pounds and OF the most symmetrical
shape.
Carrots pumpkins. ruta bagas. par
ships, potatoes, beets, and various 9TH
er vegetables of equal excellence.
The various grains. forage crops and
hay of all sorts were as good as the
farmers down on earth" ever saw.
| The pantry stores are of tho very
best; one exhibitor is showing SO varie-
ties OF canned and preserved fruits
and vegetables and jcllies and jams.
Tho showing of bread. pics. cakes and
the like are OF tho kind that mother
used to make"
Much praise is duo the fancy and
needlcwork deps trnent, showing that
the women and girls on the farms are
fully abrcast'of their city sisters with
work artistic.
The ehowing of flowers and foliaEes
| Is truly commcndah able. much In this
| limo being shown that is never seen in
the lower attitudes.
Very creditabIc showings are made
in livestock, particularly in horses.
mules, cattle and hogs.
Judges werc busy In all departments
most Of yesterday. and the prize win
ming exhibits will show up today's visi-
tors with their various colorcd ribbons.
Tho racing and contests department
comprising a large and varied program.
tho best of which will be pulled off to-
day Tho half mile race track runs
around small lake, and the grand
stand faces tho track and tho lake to
the north.
Beside the prizes offered by the Pu-
ehlo County Fair association there arc
n number by individuals. ASSOCIATE
and business firms. Prize winning cS-
hihitA will hc brought To Pueblo where
ncxt week will compete with state
wide exhibits.
Following arc tho officers and dircc-
tors OF the Pueblo County Fair asso-
ella tion.
John Simonson. president: Fred W.
Lytol, Secretary: Wilbur Roper Treas
urcd. Stanley Lewis. Fred W. Lytel.
walter Heller. Lee Roper. Frank kc-
hoe. Harry Short. sam freeman. w.
!, Rains. John Simonson. Fred Jaqucs.
Arthur Edmundson. directors