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Show PREPARE FOR FAIRS (By ' .V Harris, Dire, tor llah Agricultural Experiment Station.) .Now is the time to begin prepai atioOS for the town, i ounty, and state fairs. The fairs have !ecn organized especially for the henefit and education of the farmers, but in some localities to little interest has been taken that the fans have degenerated into a sort of circus Mile show entertainment. If the farmers far-mers are wise they will insist that real exhil.it- of the he-: quality be given every consideration and the entertainment side lessened. Ctrl'--ses are brought to town without anv expense to the farmer, and at these he ha- a chance to see clowns and notrocidfi; at the fair he should receive genuine inspiration and instruction. Usually at the fairs hut few farmers exhibit. Often those vVho look on remark that they have better bet-ter products at home than the one exhibited. A wider interest is needed on the part of all the farmers. farm-ers. An argricultural product that is worthy should he brought tor exhibition. 'This interest should be developed not only for the good of the individual, hut slso for the general w el tare and education of the community. Many farmer-, seem to think that nothing hut the extraordinary should be displayed; consequently they bring potatoes thai are as big a- a small squash, and leave at home the best commercial tuhcrs. They then hi, line the judge for not awarding them the prize. Prizes, however, are given on the basis of commercial product! rather than for the -how of freaks. In preparing material for the lair do not select overgrown specimens, speci-mens, hut get individuals that are even in appearance and of good marketable type. Begin -electing now while the crops are growing, as there is much greater opportunity opportun-ity to make a good chov e. At the Utah State Fair in 1916 practically all the prizes were taken tak-en hy half a dozen exhihitors, not in ever case hecause of the great excellence of their products hut hecause so few tanners sent exhibits exhib-its to the fair. Why not have hundreds hun-dreds of fanners from every part of the state represented among the exhihitors"' Only in this way can the fair he made an institution for the farmer where he can receive information and instruction to carry him through the next year. |