The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-09-12

the valley and the coming OF the
dairy herds with the approach of sub
tantial prosperity.
Special Train for Fair
The Southern Pacific Railroad
Company has announced that special
rates will prevail from all parts OF
Nevada and from northern California
to Fallon during fair week. Ii Is
probable that a special train will b.
run from Reno on Thursday when
the largest crowd is expected. This
train will take passengers at inter
mediate points.
State fairs are generally recognized
great edueations institutions ant
S such they are endowed literally
y state legislatures. The education
4 value of state fairs to the public
epends upon the character and ex
ent of the various exhibits, livestock
arm products, etc. The Nevada state
legislature has made it possible tc
lffer a liberal list of premiums to
encourage livestock exhibits at the
coming state fair. The success o
he fair this year and the prospec
.or future appropriations will be de.
pendent largely on the local support
given TO il by the farmers of the New
'ands project All farmers having
lurebred horses. cattle, hogs, sheep
poultry or rabbits, should be suf-
iiciently Interested in the fair to
contribute to its support by exhibit
ing their stock. All stock of merit
should draw premiums sufficient to
pay for exhibiting.
Dairy Cattle
No doubt the largest exhibit will
be in the dairy cattle classes. Nine
hundred and eighty dollars in pre-
miums have been set aside for dairy
cattle. The grand champion bull In
each of the various breeds of dairy
cattle will be awarded $50; grand
champion COW. s25; bull over two
years. s35. S25 and SIS; bull one
year and under two, SIS, $40 and
bull calf under one year, $40, 81
and $3.50. COW over two years, SID
$40 and $5, heifer one year and
under two. $40, So and $3.50; heifer
calf under one year, $40, So and
$3.50. In addition to the above pre-
NUNS offered for each of the dairy
breeds, there are special dairy pre-
niums as follows:
Get of sire. $40 and SIS, this to
include bull over two years with three
offspring. Product of dam, $40 and
IS. COW with two offspring. Besi
herd. $40 and IS, to include bull
over two years with four cows milk
ing
This offer of premiums should
bring out an excellent showing oi
dairy stock, that should be of great
educational value to those interested
n the dairy development of this pro
ect.
Horses
Provision has been made for an
exhibit of horses at the fair. Tive
hundred and forty dollars in pre-
NUNS has been provided. For stall
ion one year and over, $40, So ant
SO: mare one year and over, 81
SO ands2; colt under one year, s
and So. These premiums apply Il
each of the different breeds of horses
of pure breeding.
4 good number Of line specimen
of horses has been exhibited here
tofore. There is no reason why thi
department should not be liberall'
uatroni2ed this year as in the pas
years.
Beef Cattle
Provision has been made for al
evh bit of beef cattle the same a
the exhibit for dairy cattle. The pre-
MUM list offered for beef cattle will
Ne tho same as that offered for dair,
cattle. except the special dairy pre-
= miums. These premiums are worth
of competing for by our beef cattl
breeders.
Sheep
There should be much interes
-hown in the sheep exhibits at tn
state fair. There is a good numbe
of purebred sheep on the project an
a demand for more The raising c
sheep has been a very profitable In
dustry during the past two or thre
years, and indications are that tn
raising of sheep is going to be a
tractive for some time to come Gros
returns of from $12 to SIC per ew
! have been received from pro1e'
floeks during the past two year
p These returns have greatly stimulate
the interest in sheep growing. tt
/ state fair will be a good place
{ look out for breeding stock. Bree'