Show T Thelm h e I 1 M ortance of a coun y F air 0 lite grand county fair him hits alx lx an institution in lit southeastern I 1 lah tali me hm annual lain lairs already held have resulted in great real ix 1 tit its through stimulating in in lit agricultural pursuits and the fair in now on in a firm foundation target due to the of the 1421 exposition in the accompanying article J 11 I 1 miller manager of the he 1924 fair 11 of the he to lie dermed from runty and nil keate tat fairs and him hi commentz should im 1 carefully read by every citizen or rand county IN time has now novi arrived to commence preparation preparations for ahe 1923 fair and mr nir miller article contains contal nr many valuable lualle a which aich hould gitlit in making this thin yeara erra fair even a greater HN than dinst 1 year sot 11 J JP P MILLER the tile advantage of i counte or state fair sire tire man and arild first arst a 1 fair stimulate an till ambition among the tile people to produce something bitter to ho be exhibited than had thereof ore been shown along similar hilua if it lie be fruit oi 01 torn orn or nic niclous lons or O 0 other ther products tho then ill alvn or to sho iio their skill in making a creditable exhibit of the tile finest specimens that can be produced athly will ill cult nate thur thir cops butr and devote more time in selecting the arietti anc tips to be shon n r if it is it 11 he lie domestic science apartment for instance a woman will use the tile grea realist real cst care to hac liae her canned fruits or look a little better than theretofore or if it be an article of if she nill ill take particular birns to have hae this article look 1001 its beat best b doing c ireful work nork Nh whether ether it be a new nem article created or some made avei garment ou NN will ill find the same careful methods method applied A fair therefore create creates in deop t ivic pride to do things in a more litt attractive manner at our county fair last fall there was uns keen compe in many of the things exhibit id d and as a result many people will take more int interest C r Cs t in their products in the future I 1 find many of our arc are pruning better and have resolved to thin their fruit so it ill 11 fam gain its height of perfection N ith this extra care they will be re varied aried for their labors ai their pro ducts will ill find a ready market the houe housewife wife will be able to can a su article and the result will be b that everyone is pleased now NON the actual benefits of a fair come from the people who take the time to go g to a pur to observe what ou lo locality calit actually actual lv can produce and if there is anything there that appeals appeal to them they will speak well I 1 1 of it and in this dav we ret get a preat great deal of desirable publicity at our last county fair two newspaper new mer men from fort foft worth texas visited th exhibit hall and so neatly greatly impress ed were they with the size and fla flanoi of our peaches that they made par nicular mention of them they als also wen astonished at a stalk of cotton 0 on n display which they euid said vas mas eu su to ant nn tiling liing gron in texas ie ile pa pit who inho visit our count fair speak in lami AIng terms of the rich and wonderful ond erful flavor c cd I 1 r laree large size t f ur fruits second our county fair will create R market for all the high class fruit we e cm can produce A market for seid corn and other products a also ere cre abed A the state fair grand county counts had the smallest exhibit there yet it was admired b eer everyone one wh ho passed by it on account of the color and large size of the fruit A e received p izee on nearly ever variety we ex habited of which we know N the name grand county was as know As ou ma may awarded two to silver loving cups six uen first prizes and nine second our corn was S on her products exhibited id td there to spenor up enor ind and all r first prizes thousands of people asked about N chere here these products were raised mani wanted to buy some or of our fruits many admired the corn ay i continued on pape page four THE HE FAIR WR I 1 ntine I 1 fr fir nil tit first page ing it wib th tilt first 11 biml nl IM ill hey had n tin P invin it is nyi n tit sant our p it hi lit it lit hill I 1 I 1 tit ti rf mark nit mill 11 not liny chy were hel hell I 1 in tigi vir thirty lay on oil rand bunty lay day v mt rev crul boxa lox of baches or OIK dpn h ts t a im p apon and I 1 you it lint hn lin I 1 then ft R carload of lilma M ab nb fruit on snip sale in snit alt ink ity tilt ili at day tiny every bit would mould haar tn mill noli I 1 there auert en callet for I 1 of pt aches it arm nn I 1 in graam A nn ar fur far behind other eccli n ns of the ett tint but in a lit 1 11 a hv grant rani dounty craps on in nil all of if the state F llumi lam I 1 okae milies rt r trill for 20 cent pi pr boutil I 1 very tery whore plant R diw f w perlin and ond a dhow ow the wo worl trill I 1 that this lard uth thit this climate in tit worth 1000 pir nere unit not for milo anle nl at that third from i financial nanoni fi standpoint ev evronie royie aho vho mink tin exhibit at tho the county fair wait rewarded hind hard tome nome ly for hm him or her tier trouble over was handed out to th leople for thier effort elI ortH il in the form of premi urns in addition to the fair fund raised by the small special county count tax the business bui iness houm of moab contributed ocr in cash for lat years fair which made a 4 of both the fair and the sports program held in connection with it let us resolve now to make our 1925 county fair the best beat ever held in grand county begin now to pet get ready really for your exhibits next fall prepare your land thin your fruit let your wife have some of your best fruits and vegetables so slie site can make a creditable sho showing wini and our county fair will be better every year fourth do something ebe clip come to the fair next fall brini brim lit friend or two with you spend at tit leat one hour there boost your dour neighbors ef forts in your behalf speak to the manager and the deportment supervisors they will appreciate blat at you have to say and will give freely of their time to make male your our visit a pleasant and profitable one fifth a county fair to be success ful must have all the attractions it is possible to hao there then the people must patronize it and support it in every possible um wn although Altho no charge was mas tirade lat fall for admission to the exhibit hall there vere mere a few people who mho would not come near the place and net et they expect to be bene fitted by the other fellows efforts to advertise their county sixth one of the exhibits which attracted a great deal of attention and favorable comment was wu tie herbarium exhibit t of the U S depart ment of agriculture acri azri culture contributed by the local forest office the exhibit included a wide variety of native praxes grass and poisonous plants plant and was both attractive and instructive to the stockmen in particular the schools had bad a 0 splendid display and those who took part in the preparation pa ration of the exhibit arc are to be commended for their splendid edid efforts there was wits nothing at tho the state fair superior to our vur county school exhibit and this certainly in plowing glowing terms of the grand county schools Seven Seventh tl other advant advantages adv antares apes to be had from a fair include valuable alu able in formation form divulged of new and bet I 1 ter varie varieties of fruits and vegetables tables for instance at the state fair last fall fan was exhibited a new variety of onion which is 1 to all appearances su u to anything yet jovn in tho the state the original seed cam came from southern savin and only a few grow er ers 3 are as vet able to secure an of the seed the writer secured six of these them onions which were riven to a few careful prowers growers to raise seed from and und in 1926 moab should be able to produce some of the finest onions ever seen in this or any arty other place another important point we learn at the fan fair ia esuo oo not plant too mary vane wiet tits les of fruits or other pro ducts of the farm but find out the ore ores that arc are best suited to your our lo 10 bality and the ones which have he highest demands on the market and devote your time to producing these Eighth Now a word relative to I 1 horticulture is the aown A own of apiculture it is farmin farming at its best producing most out of the least it brings into use more te finine elements than any other branch of ag agriculture ric T alture and some gow day rot rol far hence bence when our waste places place are producing some of the finest table grapes ever crown in the west there will not be any room for weeds to prow grow as the demands for this product will bring into productivity every space of tillable land now nov lying idle many tons of gapes will be shipped and still there will not be enough to supply the demand let us look forward to 1928 when the first commercial shipments will be made and ace seq who will ie te the most successful of a fruit that wil moab famous fa because this sun kissed valley can produce some of the finest gapes ever seen if we will irive give ako tko e fruit a fair trial trw 1 let our grand county fair be the medium of developing develop inc the resources of grand Grandi county in all her industries 1 i h latt ja I 1 t 1 1411 I i ilIN hi al nv til I 1 till lit 1111 of f r tit 0 IR at f I 1 U I 1 iff o 0 ing HI at I 1 lair ing h I 1 t I 1 n I 1 N I 1 nor 14 t ma 1 11 i I 1 r I 1 11 I 1 if VM w 11 afi t rin fialli hilll 11 sire 11 still in I 1 it lit tiit I 1 I 1 11 is I 1 |