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Show j COUNTY FAIR IS ; GREAT SUCCESS f The Beaver County Fair held at Beaver City Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week was very good. Due to the fact that production on the farms had been lighter this year on account of the drought, the display dis-play of agricultural products was slightly below expectation. However, How-ever, splendid exhibits were shown, including fine variety of garden vegetables of high grade, potatoes, corn and alfalfa seed. The alfalfa seed exhibit included a part of the Utah exhibit shown at the national seed show held in Chicago Chi-cago in 1926 and consisted of fortv-six fortv-six separate exhibits. A feature of more than passing in-trest in-trest was the exhibit of insects helpful help-ful and harmful to the adult alfalfa weevil, cocoon of pupal stage, larvae ladybugs, lawcewing flies or golden-eyes, golden-eyes, alfalfa weevil parasite, aphis-lions, aphis-lions, parasite puparium found within with-in weevil cocoon, tarnished plant bug, aphids, alfalfa thrips, wire worms, Another interesting farm display is click beetles, or adult wire worms, that of noxious weeds and the effects of varied methods of plowing for the destruction or culture of morning glory. There was shown a fine display of manufactured products, including flour, germade, chopped feeds, cheese pasteurized butter, etc. Fruits, watermelons, wa-termelons, cantaloupes, pears and apples ap-ples of high class helped to make up the exhibit. Especially important was the livestock live-stock show, including animals whose records are little, if any, below state fair prize winners. The art and educational edu-cational department drew wide-spread attention. This display was housed on the first floor of the library. The education exhibit included materials ma-terials from all oveh the county, illustrating illus-trating the regular classroom work from the schools, demonstrating various vari-ous projects being carried out in the grade and high schools. Graphs and charts showing existing school conditions in Beaver county as comparedwith those of other counties in the state had been compiled by competent persons and were on display. dis-play. Some beautiful oil paintings of Puffer Puf-fer lake, Otter lake and other local scenes, the work of L. Covington of Utah's Dixie land and that of Mrs. Margy Adams Mackerell of Beaver were hung in the art exhibit and attracted at-tracted much attention. At 1 o'clock a ball game between Elsinore and Beaver teams was witnessed wit-nessed by several hundred persons. The final score was 3-2 in favor of Beaver. ridav morning at 10 o'clock Milford and Hurrican played ball. The game was a long one, eleven innings and the score was 4-3 in favor of Milford. Saturdav morning the final game was plaed by Beaver and Milford. Nine innings and the score was 14-9 in favor of Beaver. Rides on wild horses and steers held the attention of a vast throng of spectators for three hours in the afternoons. af-ternoons. Riders from all parts of the 'country participated in the thrilling sport of riding wild horses rounded up by the American Legion for the event. Roberts sisters' tent show was on the grounds for the week to furnish entertainment for fair visitors, and dancing at the American Legion pavilion pa-vilion was carried on each night. Roller skating was arranged for by the managers of the opera house and added attractions at the picture show insured entertainment to suit the masses. Large crowds from Milford and neighboring towns attended all three days. |