Show wa RILLARD FAIR THE I 1 E BIG B G GEST EVER HELD IN MILLARD COUNTY WIN E EXHIBITS X H I 1 BOTH 0 T H P PRODUCE R 0 D U C E 13 IZAL ja A ANIMALS N N EXTRA E v r R A G MAKE GOOD SHOWING FOR 31 MILLARD ILLARD AT THE STATE FAIR LARGEST AND BEST assemblage OF HORSES EVER ON A MILLARD TRACK BOXING AND WRESTLING encounters EVERY NIGHT what is universally conce eded as being the biggest fair ever held in those these parts took place at Fill E fillmore wore tuesday wednesday and thursday of this week although the weather conditions were unfavorable the crowd was large every day doing baing the entire sport program wednesday afternoon noo n there was a steady downpour of cold rain and yet a very large crowd was present and stayed the whole aften oon so intense was the general excitement over some gome of the scheduled events one circumstance icon connected with the weather conditions of wednesday is that it was this day that was chosen as school day and the children from all parts of the county were given conveyance by their respective communities to fillmore Fill moro to see the fair that day inasmuch as the morning had broken clear many of the children had como come unprepared ed for the storm which ch followed and consequently could not greatly enjoy their outing and entertainment the weather mom isdoll 1105 the other two days of the pair fair and those fortunate enough to be in attendance had an exceptionally interesting as well as instructional entertainment the most gratifying result of the fair was the unusually large and splendid exhibits in all departments part ments all departments were more fully represented tha they have ever been before at a millard county fair especially was this noticeable in the livestock divisions the last two years there them has been a areat in terest stimulated in well bred cattle last year this fait was very force ably revealed at tho the county fair but this year s exhibits of live stock so far eclipsed those of last year that the fact can no longer be denied or doubted in the beef cattle department there were some remarkable exhibits some of the best here fords and short horns ever seen in millard county were shown some wonderful specimens of natural white faced cattle from the nixon and kenny hears of holden were on exhibit mr D of this commini community ty made an entry of siy excellent yearling blis of the beef type dr carroll the livestock live stock judge commented com meted ve favorably upon the type of beef cattle beng produced in in millard county A notable increase was made in the number and quality of the t he entries made in the swine d dept pt A fact worthy of mention in this connection was the large increase in the number of registered pigs entered all four main breeds were well represented namely chester white poland china berkshire and duroc dr carroll also congratulated millard farmers on their apparent interest in well bred swine probably y the best boar entered was a year ling from mccomick the pigs entered n by the boys pig clubs were splendid specimens beina even better than those entered last year the most moat satisfactory show in all livestock live stock departments how 1 evor ever was in the dairy department knowing tho the value to an agricultural community of well bred dairy cattle the local farm bureau has been very active the last year 1 stimulating an interest amona the farmers in this class of livestock live stock the result is apparent to all who att attended endea the lat at county fair rough calculation reveals the fact that there were entered in this last fa fair ir ov over er per tent cent more regis dairy cattle than ever bo be fore the were some five clitius made in ahja holstein Hoi stein jersey and guernsey breeds millard county has never seen such a d dairy show before harrison Ander AtTer sens sons recently imported wisconsin bull won the grand championship among the holsteins cleon stotts two year old heifer from meadow won the grand shap among the holstein females this heifer is a very fine type of the hostein holstein breed she was a prize winner at the livestock show a at denver last ast year frank hansons dansons Han sons famous jersey cow was given the grand championship among the jersey females she is a wonderful cow in the prime of life and Is now producing 64 54 pounds of milk per day which tests 61 per cent butterfat A close second was B glen kennels kenneys Ken noys jersey jei sey cow which produces 40 pounds of milk per day testing 71 7 1 per cent butter fat the jersey bull showing was wag large and some ery cry good specimens were shown robison and kenneys kennels Ken bull calf was given the gra grand nd championship p this bull was imported from wisconsin and was prize winner at the wis cons consul in state fair last year as a calf some very beautiful heifers heffers were exhibited by tho the boys and girls cam calf clubs of the county A jersey heifer imported as a calf from wisconsin was entered by meriam barney a seventeen year old girl from kanosh this calf was awarded tho the grand cham pion ship among the club calves and came very near winning the championship as best female of the dairy type in the entire show miss barney is to be highly complimented ted on the care she has given this calf she has kept a close record of all that she has haa fed it and the growth it has made weighing it every week on an average the calf has grown a pound and a half a day while she has had it it looks like millard county is getting well under way in the dairy industry the judges expressed themselves as being favorably surprised when they sampled millard produced cheese and declared that it was A 1 grade the most noteworthy feature of the poultry department was the exhibit of large well bred tur keys the judge hig highly hl y praised the size of the specimens exhibited ile he remarked when lie he lifted one of Tomkin sons large bronze toms that it was like lifting a white faced steer some excellent coops of leghorns leg horns and other bre breeds C d S of chicken were entered by the boys poultry clubs kanosh schools won the community prize as well as a great many individual prizes for the best agricultural exhibits the kanosh school is to be highly complimented and unique and practical method of attack each child was given certain articles in certain departments to bring to school thus borki working 1 ng cooperatively as one unit t the be kanosh school carried off the honors for that community besides some I 1 goo goodly dl y pu purses rs c s for itself A 4 1 11 agricultural exhibits were freely donated by the exhibitors to be sent to the state fair where rethey they and exhibits from tho the west side aide far fair should very well represent millard county in the domestic art ano and science departments department 3 for women fillmor felimor continued on page eight MILLARD FAIR BIGGEST E EVER VER HELD IN MILLARD COUNTY Con continued Linued from page oner won first community prize and meadow second the ladies of millard county are going to select exhibits both from this fair cind and the one at deseret to send to the state fairwe are confident that their showing will be one that millard county may well be proud of in ili the department of education fillmore won first community prize for the best display and kanosh second |