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Show STATE .FAIR AFTERMATH. The State Fairs of Utah are as yet, so to speak, in the formation state. The last one may be called a good beginning, but it was not nearly what a State Fair for Utah should be. It lacked in both little and big things. For instance, a few loads ot gravel would have made dry walks, even if it did rain. Again, there should be an entry clerk constantly con-stantly on hand and ready to direct visitors to any special exhibit which they might desire to see. Then In Utah the leading industry is mining. Did any miner see the mineral display at the Fair and not blush? The vegetable exhibit was fine and after the lesson taught at Ogden we suspect that next year's fruit display will be finer than was ever seen here before, though this year's exhibit was most excellent. We hope that every farmer and oveiy farmer's boy who came to the Fair took a Jong look at the two marvelous Oldenburg Coach Stallions, imported from Germany only a month ago by Springer and Stubbs of Denver, and determine never again to raise a scrub cold. We mention those two specially because tor an all purpose horse wo saw nothing else that so nearly filled the idea of what a strong, heavy, active horse should be, though there were many superb great draft horses, some fine standard bred and thoroughbred thor-oughbred horses. By the way, these last two breeds are what give horse character to a state. If any one thinks dilferently, let him think of Kentucky. Ken-tucky. But it takes money to raise blood-horses, for they are not well fitted for farm work and then out of a hundred colts not more than three can be counted upon for substantial returns. A large-sized, large-sized, standard-bred horse isalmost -always good, for if any owner cannot spend the necessary time and money to determine whether a colt Is fit for the track or not, he has a valuable horse for both the farm and road. But the heavy breeds do not need so much care, tbey are easily broken and they have the weight for any desired purpose except ex-cept fast traveling. The cattle display was very fine. In ten years more the scrub stock of Utah should, all disappear. This will be the easier because be-cause the farms, as a rule, are small, and the few animals owned by each farmer can have the best of care. The finer the animal the more pride will the family have in it, the more care will be taken of it. The Fairs should bo better and better year by year until they reach perfection. |
