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Show 1 PREPARATIONS BE- ING MADE FOR FAIR September 21, 22 and 23 aro tlio dates for tho Cache'Valley Fair at . Logan. This will bo the ninth annual an-nual exhibition and the ofllcers pruj-dlct pruj-dlct a record attendance Hereto- ; foro competition was restricted to I the exhibitors of Cache county but , thlarulo ban been .changed and competition com-petition Ih open to all. If an exhibit exhib-it Is worthy of a premium It will rocelvo such no matter where It t cornea from. Tho people In all tho towns of the entire valley, especially, especial-ly, are Invited to bring In cither exhibits. ex-hibits. It Is the desire of tho ofllcers ofll-cers of the fair that tho peoplo In Franklin county of Idaho be made v acquainted as far as possible with ' tho new rule and they nre Invlte'd to bring In their exhibits and competo with other oxhlbltors. It has bo-come bo-come nccaary for tho fair to broaden out and take in a larger ticopo of tho country. With tho exception ex-ception of tho Poultry department thero aro no entry fees whatever. Bring the exhibits before tho opening open-ing day nhd havo them entered Is all that Is nevessary. More than $4,000 aro offered for premiums for tho best exhibits in the Various departments. Very llber-. llber-. nl prizes are offered for the llvti- stock. Tho horso department n-clludes n-clludes tho thoroughbreds, standard trotters, Perchorons, Shires, Clydesdale Clydes-dale and Belgians. The classified-Ition classified-Ition Is so broad that a colt or horso of any age in these breda are eligible, elig-ible, 1B for first and $10 for s-ond s-ond through the cntlro classification are offered. Prizes for Jacks. Jennets, Jen-nets, mules, grado draft horses, shet-ltinds, shet-ltinds, saddle horses and driving horses with a complote classification are also offered. The premiums for Ithls depatmentr total more than $1000. $12, $8, and $5 are tho amounts offeri'd for tho prlzo winners In the cattle department. Tho classification classifica-tion hero is broad enough to take In everything In tho pure bred llne It ' Includes the Short Horn, Hereford, llolsteln, Jersey and Guernsey. A similar classification with smaller small-er premiums applies o the Sheep and Swtno departments. Ramboull-let, Ramboull-let, Lincoln, Hampshire and CotB-wolld CotB-wolld make up tho list for the sheep , while tho Berkshlres, Duroc ojrsey, . Poloand China, Chester Whites and . Tamworths aro tho breeds of swlno . listed, The promlums for Uieso do-v do-v partments total nearly $1600. , MTho Poultry department has nl- ways been an interesting one at the - fair.- So many exhibits comd In that -more'room will nave to be provided. vIn order to get a hotter quality It has become necessary to charge a i nmal "on try feo of ten cents per head for this department, Cacho valley U reputed to bo one of the best poultry poul-try sections in tho counry ana it is tho aim of the fair management to improve tho quality and let ho poultry poul-try men see and 'become bottor'ne-,Sf bottor'ne-,Sf qualntcd with hotter types of poul- "" try' Ll Larger promlums and moro In- J ducoments are made for tho moro M ' Important Industries of tho valley. This applies vepy woll to tho agricultural agri-cultural and horticultural departments, depart-ments, as for Instanco larger prom-tunia prom-tunia aro offered for tho best exhibits exhib-its of hard anil soft wheats, peas, and sugar bitetu than for other agricultural ag-ricultural products. Theso aro tho principal industries of tho valley and of course should bo stimulated to tho greatest extrint, The classification classifica-tion for theso departments aro broad . IT ' i i - ft (-l l enough to takQ In every product which can be grown to advantage! and profit In tho valley. Despite tho frosts and pests which havo reduced . tho fruit crop to one half, there will be a fine display of excellent quality! If nl the manufacturers ot the val-j ley would mako exhibits, tho exhibition exhi-bition buildlng would not bo adequate. ade-quate. Manufacturing is becoming quite) an Item in tho valley and tills department should bo made a better and larger one. The offlcrs are doing do-ing nil thoy can to Induce more of the manufacturer) to make exhibits and make tho exhibition building truly' representative of thi products' Of tho valloy Instead of. so many nd- Vertlsolng booths. However until moro of tho manufacturers can bo Induced to Bparo. tho tlmo and menus to mnko theso exhibits their spacry will havo to be utilized by advorls-crs. advorls-crs. For this ycnr much thought and effort has been given In making up tho classification for tho women's department. Every useful piece of fancy work or sowing and all the most wholfjooruo article's, of food nro included in tho classification. First and second cash prizes aro given giv-en for ovcry article which is' a prlzo winner. Exhibits that aro not listed list-ed In tho premium list and aro of t sufficient merit will also receive a premium. Eugenics and better babies Is a now dopartment that has bejen added Without question tho boys and girls I nro our best asset. They aro tho linen and women of tomorrow. It 'tho horses, cattle, sheep, swlno and poultry aro going to be Improved by better enro and proper food, why not tho babies. Each child exhibited will reelvo a aooro card and the Judge will present the typo of a normal child. Much attention will bo given this department to make It of rdal educational value and a success. suc-cess. The boys nnd girls club work or 'Junior farm bureau will bo ono of tho main departments becaugo of tho ninny exhibits. Tho projects are calf, pig, poultry, sugar boot and potato po-tato for tho boys. For the girls thero will bo sowing, baking and canning. Tho exhibitors In this department may competo In tho open classes as well. . Continued fp? Pago 5) I'HKPAHATIOXS UKI.NCJ IA1)U l-'OH FAIH ' 'Continued from l'ago 1' As soon as tho funds will permit Improvements are1 made at Iho fair grounds. This year a cement floor haH been placed In tho exhibition building. This Improvement wns very nuicrissary because of bo much diiBt during tho fair. Many ot 1110 women icfused to in lug their flno jilecon because of so much dUHt In tho bulhllng. Thtj cement floor will do away with the dust nuisance and Is a convenlonco In other ways. The stable, belacbcrs. fences, ttc., will all be repalied and have a clean whtlo appearance for tho fnlr. Tho ofuceiH haVe planned for the erection erec-tion or a giand stand tills year but owing to tint present Inw' only a certain cer-tain nmoiiiil wan available tor fnlr pin popes. II hi to bo hoped the next state loglBlatuio can be made to see the ntjcesslty of Increasing the tax limit for fair puipofos. The nice com bo will bo &iner this ear than over heroic. Special ut-tf.Titlon ut-tf.Titlon hiiB been given the turnx and for Iho next month the track will be spilnkled and floated by competent compet-ent woikern. Those who are ln(ertsted ln."iH Ing exhibits at tho fair should wtlto the secretary at the Chamber of Commerce for a prtynlum list. rm |