Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-29
AGRIcuLTuRAL ExHIRIr

AS far as the agricultural depart
ment of the seventh annual Cochise
county fair is concerned, the fair is
bigger and better The number of
exhibits in this department may not
be larger. Figures on this could not
fbe compiled yesterday, but the quality
fof the exhibits and the variety is out
standing.
I There are more varieties of fruits
and vegetables this year; they are of
better quality and they are displayed
much more effectively. Almost every
section of Cochise county has an ex-
hibit in the agricultural building and
again as in former years the crowds,
looking at the heaps of vegetables and
{ other produce exclaim in amazement
at the quality and size of the exhibits
\ One might think that the agricul-
tural building was housing the prod
ucts of some giants garden, as there
are corn stalks more than IL feet high
and sunfloWers more than a foot in
diameter and pumpkins SO large that
two men can hardly lift them into
their positions in the show.
| Aside from the regular agricultural
exhibit in this building this year there
are number of other things that
are worthy of mehtion. To begin
with, one whole corner of the building
is taken up with an exhibit of cut
flowers. This space is nearly 30 feet
long and more thans ten feet deep
and it is crowded with beautiful
| blooms. These came from every part
of the county, but especially from the
Warren district where great attention
is paid to the culture of flowers.
| Probably the most interesting ex-
| hibit and one which took great labor
and pains in its arrangement is the
exhibit of mining implements, smelt-
! ing devices and ores in various stages
of smelling. This exhibit occupied an
entire center aisle in the building and
shows what one would think is a
complete lIk-out Of everything a smell
ter or mine has that is small enough
to get into the fair grounds. Much
credit is due the men who selected
the various subjects for this exhibit
and more credit is due those who so
carefully arranged it.
/ The Douglas district has the largest
exhibit it has every displayed at
county fair Onions, corn and sun
flowers are features of the home town
exhibit which is due for some ribbons
at least Turkey creek has the small
Lest exhibit it has ever displayed. Tt is
easy to see the reason for this as it
lies in the fact that DR.. F. W. Randall,
whose beautiful apples used to fill
great space in the Turkey creek eX-
hibit has sold his orchards. The
Turkey creek exhibit makes up in
quality, however, what it lacks in
quantity.
The agricultural building houses the
booths set up by various business
houses of the district. These this year
are more carefully arranged than ever
before and have in them more to in
terest the visitors. The dairy products
l.booth is also in this building, and
while the exhibit is small, it repre-
sents the best in milk and the prod
fucts Of milk.
Until the judging is completed and
the final adjustments of exhibits are
made it will be hard to determine
which exhibit is the largest, but yes
! terday it looked as if the choice would
| lie between McNeal and whitewater,
both of which have very extensive ex-
hibits in which appear nearly every
thing that the soil will produce.
! Wilcox has a fine exhibit which
features a number of vegetables with
great size and fine texture. Webb has
brought in some fruit which looks
very tempting and that district also
has a large display of vegetables.
! Double Adobe, Pearce and Bisbee are
! represented. Bisbee has larger dis
/ play than in former years The Double
Adobe display is very extensive and
has the marks of quality on it. Pearce
has done eXcellently.
+ Pomerene is represented, as usual
with everything the earth offers, in
cluding potatoes and hay as well as