Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-04
Farmers Take
Interest in Polk
County Fair

Dallas, Or, Aug. 4.--The fact
that the farmers are taking more
interest in the Polk county fair
this year than ever before bespeaks
for the affair success that has
not heretofore been achieved.
This interest was greatly pro-
NOTED by offering liberal prizes
for the community showings. Al
ready there Is spirit Of rivalry
between the different neighbor-
hoods that promises to bring to
the fair bigger crowd than has
been present for years.
Word comes from various sec
tions of the county that already
the different organizations are
busy collecting samples for their
exhibit, and propose to be ready
for the show, which takes place
in Dallas, October 8, and s.
AS The fair was this year turned
over to the farmers the awards are
more largely along the line that
will interest the tillers of the soil.
The premiums are liberal, particu-
larly in the livestock line, and this
is expected to bring out better
showing than In past years. The
club premiums, known as the
school fair, is to be repeated, and
the children and club members
come in for large number OF pre-
miums that will surely prove at
tractive to those most interested.
Throughout an effort is going
to be made to interest the people
more decidedly in the county fair,
and 1t Is planned further to re-
sumo exhibiting at the state fair.
Polk county took the big premium
for county exhibits for SO many
consecutive times that 1t was de-
cided to withdraw from the state
fair for a few years other coun-
ties have since been getting the
big mention and Polk has virtually
decided to get back into the game
and seeif its products are still able
to land first place.
At the county fair, for the first
time, there will be offered large
lot Of free attractions. To make
This possible exhibitors and com
tickets are to be great {
Iy reduced. Announcements will
soon be made as to the nature of I
lhese attractions. Throughout the |
air promises to be the best on rec
,rd. "
Dallas Items.
While cutting wood for their 9
,wn use on the G. /. Ballard ranch
Josiah Wills, county superintend-
snt OF schools, and Flayd l.. SEN
ter. deputy county clerk, found a
bee tree. They engaged an expert
Ind invited a number of friends,
including the several court house
tenographers, TO be present at
he robbing of the tree. At the
nd OF some narrowing experiences
he party found itself possessed of n
hirty pounds Of honey, with as a
nunh more spilled on the ground. n
II. II. Crosby, poultry expert at 4
he Oregon Agricultural college,
this week giving culling demon h
trations In different sections of :,
TX county. His work is attract !,
ng much attention and many in
crested in poultry are taking les :,
ons in the art OF culling out the :
ems who do not produce.
John G. uglow has imported g,
,me OF the finest honey making n
ees from Egypt and italy that are
btainable. The last hive which i,
lme from Egypt. when they land
here, were dead; but a new G,
lipment has been made and, in =,
40 time, he will have different
'ecies OF the honey producer from
70 valley OF the Nile. II
Paving Progresses. III
The contractors laying the paw III
& on the Dalias-Salem road are /
aking good progress. They have /
arted laying the hard surface at w
Q Dallas end OF the paving and :
we already quite a strip down. ;
was recently announced by the 4
ntractors that they could lay A.
le each ten days. As they have W
miles to pave II will hustle ~
EN-, II seems, to complete the g
Irk this season. The same con-
lctors have the contract for the
10 Of paving within the city lin
to connect with the highway
'per. Much of the grading work
this latter contract has been
ne. A heavy fill has been made m
i north Of town that Is now In p
very dangerous condition for s' @
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