South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-26
Large Cattle Exhibit and Good
Racing Card Are Features
of the Week.
BY WALTER j. vINCENT

held IN many years.
Whether IL has been a success
from an agricultural standpoint is
question N the minds OF many
progressive agrlculturallsts in this
vicinity.
Fairs. like many other things to-
day are passing through an evolu-
ron Originally the best farm pro-
ducts the best cattle, sheep and
hogs the best handiwork Of the
rood farmers wife were brought to-
rether and exhibited with little fuss
and few IL any pyrotechulcs. Now
adavs 10 appears necessary TO create
great program OF expensive thrill
lers. inoludlu2 fast horses, hre-
works and Ife endangerug games.
If enough of This sort of entertain
ment is furnished. with Iair weather
and not too high an entrance fee,
Inc association putting on the fair
bids 20 check up ON the safe side OF
the ledger when the gates are closed
on the final crowd of homeward-
bound visitors
This Is not a reelection upon the
management of our Interstate Fair.
They were simply far-sighted enough
60 realize what would appeal TO the
average fair rOor and furnished il.
Until many more persons become
interested in scientific farming ana
demand is created for finer quail
ity products. in all divisions of farm
industry we shall find large amount
oC light. frivolous entertainment at
our fairs.
When one considers that over
200 entries were made I'm various
departments OF this fair it can be
seen that there has been much dis
PLAYED of am educational nature for
those inclined TO study and reflect
10 was Indeen gratifying 10
those who admire pure-bred live
stock 90 lind the stalls and pens
this year fairly bulging with a
crowded entry list i'm almost every
branch of this department, But.
the agricultural exhibit. on the
whole, was far below the standard
OF former years.
The chicken show was even more
Disappointing 90 those who viewed
last years exhibit and from the
birds displayed. there is plenty of
room for Improvement in the poul-
try industry
The home economies division
showed that the men should better
he careful or the farmerettes would
surprise them shortly, or at least
be real competitors In the raising Of
fancy vegetables ana other farm
products.
Industrial exhibits this year were
superior TO those Of last season.
The many efficient labor saving de-
vices exhibited makes it apparent
that there will be less drudgery
connected with farm work I'm the fu-
ture. and this should tend 10 make
the farmer and his family more sat
isfed. more cOntented and more
prosperous.
Mr. George Y. HepIcr. secretary
OF the Fair association feels that
real progress has been made as re-
suit OF the successful week just pass
ing. He is warm i'm his praise OF
those who have assisted him i'm his
work of making IL a success.
Considering the enormous task OF
keeping track of an the exhibits and
the work OF providing competent
Judges there has been minimum
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