The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-12
FARMERS TAKE
INTEREST IN
COUNTY FAIRS
lCONflnnad fro,an
Continued from page one)

'oruihg TO some secretaries the most
prosperous farmers take the most in
terest in local fairs,
Discuss New Factors
Ihey take in" the various shows
ana rae on the go-round but
most or all they gather at the stock
pens and in the exhibition halls and
LAX over with their neighbors and
others the various new factors in the
development OF agriculture. Their
ar, is to gather new ideas which
can be profitably put into practice
on their own farms.
City business men throughout the
districts are active in supporting
fairs because they know it helps the
farmers and whatever helps the
farmer helps the city business man.
the secretaries say.
Prizes awarded at fairs already
held and to be awarded at fairs
scheduled for later in the summer
wiIl easily total more Than 100000
At the Northwest fair at Minot $780,
600 IN prizes were awarded. The
Stutsman county fair at jamestown
-" the Rottireau county fair 1T Bot
tineau were close behind that figure.
lay county Ialr at New mock
ford, the Steele county fair at Finley
and the >Richland county fair at
"ahpeton offered $4,000 each. In
rAch of the fairs already held, pre-
iimlnary. reports show, attendance
figures for last year were exceeded
this year. Stutsman\ county had
nearly 10000 and the Northwest fair
more than 10000. Bottineau county
exceeded its $4,000 of last year; Eddy
county added several thousand to it's
1926 mark of 5000; Steele county
showed its last years mark of 1900
TO nearly 5000 and Richland county
boosted its attendance from 5000 to i
nearly 10000.
about seven fairs already held or
pending have horse pulling contests.
Teams pulling on machine which |
registers the power extered. Bot
tineau county added little variety |
by holding post-driving contest.
Expect New Record
Officials Of the North Dakota state
iair. which opened Yesterday at |
Grand Forks, expect to beat the at
tendance mark of 10000 established
last year. Thousands of exhibitors
were attracted by premium lists ag-
gregating $4,000. The Grand Forks
fair was begun ,25 years ago and has
R40Wn larger each year.
The Pierce county fair, opening to-
day at Rugby, will continue until
July II. 1t offers $4,000 in prize
money and expects to boost it's
1000 attendance of last year to 10000
this year. Pulling contests, judging
contests and the work of various
demonstration teams are expected to
stimulate interest.
Wells county introduced new idea
IN connection with it's fair which
opens today and continues through
July Is. Trucks called at the var
lous towns in the Wells county area
yesterday and picked up exhibits of
poultry, farm products, garden vege-
tables and domestic science work for
display at the fair. ~Thev also will
DC returned to their owners free of
charge. The prize list for the fair
runs to $4,000 or more. The II boys
and girls clubs of the county are ex-
pected TO make an excellent show
ing. Last year they showed several
hundred animals and over 500 birds
in the poultry show.
A.. F. Belcher, secretary, said S12.-
600 has been spent in improvements
at the fair grounds during the last
year. He expects last years ut
tendance mark Of 1900 to be
eclipsed BY az attendance Of $1,000 ,
this year. II