| Show value of county a and nd state pairs fairs there is no institution of ae learning arn that will furni furnish sli as much useful and create as much general interest among the farmers their wives their sons and their daughters for the brief time of only a few days as will the county or the state fair knowledge will not only come to the spectator through the exhibition of products of the farm that command admiration excite curiosity and that thai give cause for renewed impetus to do better farming but there are lectures to be aicard horse races and many other things to be seen from which knowledge can be collected that becomes indispensable pen sable to the up to date and successful farmer the product of labor be it fruits grain root or grass crops Uv livestock estock dairy products or the exhibition of any other product of special effort all mark to a certain degree Ie gree what man through systematized work right thinking and correct planning can an accomplish one is quite f frequently r e q u e n t I 1 y c convinced 0 n vi need that products d u c t s 0 of f t the ai c f farm arm exhibited at the county fair or at the state fair are not utter impossibilities but rather realities of nature they are nothing more than conclusive proofs that with the personal equipment of proper care good knowledge of the circumstances by which the farmer is surrounded business tact and above all high ideals of farming his hope and imagination can bo be partly realized and his effort in part or entirely recompensed the fact that a single farmer in a given community knows how to grow corn that will yield more to the acre or corn whose protein content is higher than that of any other known variety is highly to be commended small grains that show some particular quality that others of the same variety do not show fruits that are of better flavor of good size of finer texture and color of better keeping qualities than those ordinarily grown are much to be desired livestock that shows marks of good breeding and care that shows intelligent feeding more so than that I 1 raised by the average farmer should be exhibited well baked digestible dig estable and nutritious bread or cake which indicates good judgment of abood a good housewife in making the same a dress well made and that marks some special feature of excellence or some inventive ingenuity all of these much to ve be desired qualities exemplified in the products of tho the farm through the working of the brains of men and women ire are worthy of exhibition at the fair where other farmers less bucce successful can come to ol 01 serve to study to admire aamir c an and d eventually shape their ow own n operations and plans that they in like manner may meet with breason a reasonable degree of success on their own farms and farm homes every county and state fair becomes an educational dinstitt tion for the particular county or state for which itis it is established it becomes an annual event that takes take s p place I 1 ace at a time when the growing crops have matured and at a time when only the best and most interesting things can be displayed before the public it is the duty of every farmer who wishes to succeed in his line of work when the annual county fair takes place to make those days holidays and to make it a point to attend with his wife his grownup grown up sons and daughters daughters daug hiers it will be an instructive form of recreation for the boys and girls and the father will find when hey get back on the farm these boys and girls will be more contented they will enter into the farm work with renewed vigor they will have ideas and the farm labor problem in a large measure will be solved the county and state fair are places where farmers and others meet where plans are formed where ideas are exchanged where farm topics are discussed where the best livestock the best fruits vegetables grain and root crops and many other interesting crops are seen all of this for the benefit of the farmer and his family and for the betterment of the farms and farm homes says successful farming utah farmer |
