Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
Villas County Fair Was
Best Exhibit Ever Held
BIG INCREASE IN EVERY DEPART
MENT MADE TWo-DAY FAIR
REAL SUCCESS


The seventh annual Villas County
Fair came to a close last night and
like all of its predecessors showed a
wonderful increase and improvement
in every department and a colossal
growth over the meagre showing at
the Masonic hall seven years ago
which was a surprise to a great many
at that time.
The season of 1922 has been very
favorable for all farm crops as whole
and with the exception Of corn there
has never been as large a showing Of
agricultural products and the quality
ranked high.
The potato exhibit as usual took
up more space than anything else and
looked exceptionally we'll owing to
the new way of showing them piled
in pyramid shape instead of in crates.
It was noticeable too that growers are
becoming more proficient in selecting
samples and the entire table would
have done credit to any state fair
CIovers and millets were shown in
profusion and indicated the results OF
fine hay crop and that most farmers
have plenty Of rough feed to carry
them through this winter.
There was a much larger display OF
threshed grains than has been custo.
mary and Of this years growth which
is really what any fair should show.
The early dates of the state fair have
been largely responsible for this and
it has been a great aid in giving the
Villas county fair the chance that it
is entitled to- Again, the favorable.
crop season was manifested in the
well developed kernel and weight
which any experienced grain dealer
can tell at once by its feel.
The vegetable display was the larg-
est and best ever shown, cabbage,
squash, pumpkins, carrots, etc, being
of the show type in every case.
The fruit exhibit created much adj
miring interest and apples crabs, cher
ries, and all small fruits were shown
demonstrating what Villas county can
produce in that line, and every varie-
ty possessed Of quality able to go any
where
The ladies departments Of baking,
canning, and needlework were equally
attractive and caused every person to
spend some. time at each display Wnen-
ever they went through the building.
The Villas county school exhibit was
another place where a crowd could
always be found observing with deep
interest, the accomplishments of pupils
of the, various schools and plainly in
dicating that they have been receiving
good instructions.and making good use
of it.
Just outside the exhibit building the
poultry exhibit was found and al
though it was only the second time
that poultry had been included, no one
would dream of eliminating it from
now on. 1t is evident that a great
many Villas county farms devote
good deal of time AMI thought to.
their poultry pens and most Of them
specialize in purebred fowls of some
variety. The choicest were at the
fair, including the state poultry show
winners of Chas. Adams in the Rhode
Island Red strain. There were about
fifty entries including chickens, geese,
turkeys, guineas, rabbits and it was
one of the. most interesting displays
at the fair.
In the cattle barn there were about
fifty head of purebred Holstein and
Guernseys, grades and native cattle
All stock showed the effect Of lots
of good pasture this year and a num-
Der of the purebreds had previously
won ribbons at other fairs. In fact
the quality was above any that had
ever been shown on the grounds.
Several pens of sheep were on dis
play and one Percheron stallion rep
resented the horse exhibit.
Strong & Marley were there. with a
full line Of Ford cars and tractors
and farm machinery, the tractors kept
constantly at work pulling plows, discs
ana other farm implements which
kept a large, part of the. crowd on both
days around their headquarters.
Behn Bros. were there with the