Montana farmer-stockman. [volume], July 15, 1954, Image 1

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EADY for fair time?
Of course. Junior has been grooming his will-be prize
calf for weeks and Sis has the dress she made in the 4-H sew
ing club pressed and ready down to the last perfect stitch.
Mother can't quite decide whether to enter a pie or a cake.
Naturally, the only solution will be to enter both.
And Dad—well, Dad takes it all very calmly, of course.
He takes a squint at the weather and the crops, estimates
when the second crop of hay will have to be cut and when the
harvesting will have to be done and expresses doubt that
there'll be much time for "fairing" this year. Might take a
day for the local fair but as for dashing off to either of the
state fairs, staying over night and all that
count on it.
But it will be Dad who will announce at supper one night
that they'll be taking off in the morning early for the big fair.
Mother will pretend to fuss at the sudden notice, but she ex
pected it all the time and really has everything ready.
No summer is complete unless the family takes in at least
two county fairs and one of the state fairs. There's nothing
like the fairs for fun and education, pride of accomplishment
and pleasure of seeing and being with everybody.
And the fairs will be something this year. Crops are good,
ranges are good. That means you're going to see the best in
livestock and agricultural shows and exhibits. And fair man
agements have gone all out for your entertainment.
Take the North Montana State Fair at Great Falls, for ex
ample. Eight big days and nine nights of events instead of the
usual six. And admission prices will be lower, too. The fair
starts Friday, July 30, when most exhibits and shows will be
ready, and that night the first big Leo Cremer Jr. rodeo will
be held under the new arena lights. The rodeo will run for
the first four nights and the big stage show, "State Fair Re
view of 1954," will start Tuesday night, Aug. 3, and run
through Aug. 7. The horseracing (Please turn to page 12)
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