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_ ' -. „ wv , VOL. XXVI. No. 21. Valley Fair Better Than Ever The Valley Fair at Puvallup, held sinco our last issu^, scored a big success. In spite of the fact that the people of Western Washington have been going to fans all summer they did not forget the one at Puyallup. GOOD STOCK DISPLAY-CATTLE The cattle department whs greatly superior to that of any former year. The Association bad but seventy-eight stalls id this depnitment, but found it necessary this year to find barn room for one hundred and nineteen head, every one of which was an excellent animal in its class. In fact, the poul try department, the cattle department and the horse department showed more A.-V.-P. blue libbon winners than could have possibly been as sembled under any othor conditions. A. P. Stock well of Aberdeen, had just purchased ten head of the prize win ning Ayrshires that were shipped out from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to be exhibited at the A.-V.-P. fair. The nerd of Guernseys owned and exhibit ed by D. H. Loonev of Jefferson, Ore gon, came in competition with the eastern herds of Guernseys exhibited in Seattle, and carried off a large ma jority of the prices. The same can be said of the Harry West herd of Jerseys. The Dutch Belt cattle shipped from California to be shown at Portland and S«attle, were indeed great attrac tions. While this stock has not made and outstanding record as milk pro ducers, yet as a dual purpose stock they are about as good as can be found. The Black Galloway cattle were a novelty to many of the valley people, and particulaly so with their "Sunday clothes" on. It was highly interesting to thousands of visitors at the fair to see the pioomß fix up the long, black, glossy hair of the Gallo way cattle. The same might be said of some of the Shoit Horns exhibited by Mr. Dunn of North Yakima. The Red Poles exhibited by Mr. Potter of Halsey, Oregon, were winners in their class in Seattle. While the beef breeds do not appeal very strong ly to the average Western farmer, the Ayrshires, Guernseys, Jerseys and Black Belts are what aroueedod in this country to produce not only high class milk and butter, but to help keep up our farms. Never lias such a splendid showing KENT and SEATTLE, WASH, NOVEMBER I, 1909. PRIZE WINNERS AT THE A.-V.-P. EXPOSITION I—First1 —First prize heifer, beef cattle class, Lancaster Bud, owned by Carpen ter & Ross, Mansfield, Ohio. 3 —Missouri Jack, owned by L. M. Emerson, Bowling Green, Mo. 4 —Belgian stallion Annibal, owned by A. C* Ruby, Portland, first prize winner at Brussels, Belgium, and at Portland and Salem. of horses been made at the fair as this year. The piclc of the big exhibits at Seattle was made for this fair and the care exercised in the selection was readily apparent. A sttoll up and down tho long rows of stalls was noth ing short of a revalation—not only to the lever of dumb animals but to the more critical eye as well. Probably the J. C. Mason string of six high bred, five gaited horses from Spokane, attracted the most at tention in the horse department. The animals attracted widespread attention in Seattle. Chief of the bunch is Cyclone, a snappy looking stallion that landed first prize at the St. Louis exposition, the 8100 trophy at Seattle and first pri«6 there in the Hve-gaited stallion class. Another very interest ing showing was the family of six sleek black Percherons, consisting of SOC5 OC Per Year, 10c the Copy the mother and five colts, running from four years old down to the tiny "baby." The string belongs to Oscar Christopher, of Christopher, Wash. For the children the exhibit ol G. H. Simpson, of Wheatoo, 111., consist ing of 23 smait looking Shetland ponies, was a premier attraction. A crowd of admiring men and women was almost constantly iv attendance about the little fellows. A. C. Ruby of Portland, showed a fine looking hunch of stallion*. Nearly all wnre imported. The big, good natured English shiro stallion, to the average person, was the star of the collection. There were also some mules. 'Die showing of the valley ranches, although limited, was veif commend able. VEGETABLE AND FRUIT EXHIBIT Space will not permit enough being said in behalf of the fruit, vegetable and floral dep&itmeut. Tins depart ment in 1908 wai piopounced complete and impossible of improvement, but evei ybody who attended knows that the record was this year eclipsed. Superintendent Henry Huff or the vegetable department, .Superintendent E. S. Ridge of the fruit department and Superintendent John Yant of the floral depaitment, with their able as sistants, had the most attractive ex hibits at the fair. Many visitors from eastern states spent hours at a time among these exhibits. | The exhibit of the Western Washing ton Experiment Station was complete in every way. And not only was it attractive, but was of great value along educational linos. Prof. Law rence and his bright, estimable wife certainly know how to pleaM tho «ye. This exhibit alone was more than worth the price of admission to the fair. VASHON ISLAND A WINNER A «reat victory was won for Vashon Island when first premium was secured for the best community exhibit of fruit. Six other communities — Suriiner, North l juyallui>, Long Branch, (lien Cove, Bay Island and IVem Hill - competed foi the same prize. The Island's exhibit caught the admiration of everybody and when tho judges came alon^ arid «aye the fruit Mpt.lt examination and compared it with the (Continued on page 13)