TWENTIETH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II 109 



The exhibit was in charge of Carlos Fawcett who has represented the 

 Iowa wool growers this fall in Chicago on the floor of the warehouse of 

 the commission company that is selling and grading the clip for the as- 

 sociation. The man who was active in getting this exhibit put on was 

 J. D. Rittgers, Dallas Center, Iowa. The Iowa Fleece Wool Growers' 

 Association now has a membership of 3,500 and has marketed ap- 

 proximately one million pounds of wool this year or one-fifth of Iowa's 

 clip. When it becomes known how much more the association members 

 have received for their wool than those who sold as individuals in the 

 old way, all Iowa wool growers will immediately become anxious to join. 



The county exhibits in the Horticultural and Agriculture Building this 

 year were outstanding. Never before has the Iowa State Fair shown 

 such well arranged and well planned county exhibits as were exhibited 

 this year. No less than 14 counties were represented and they occupied 

 nearly the entire east side of the building. In addition to these county 

 displays there were 14 individual farm exhibits that could not have been 

 improved upon. For the purpose of comparing the county exhibits to the 

 best advantage the state was divided into four sections — northern, north 

 central, south central and southern. Winnebago county received first 

 place in the northern section; Grundy first in the north central section; 

 Guthrie first in the south central section; and Keokuk first in the south- 

 ern section. Keokuk county also won sweepstakes for the highest 

 scoring exhibit, and Guthrie county won first for the most attractive and 

 best decorated exhibit. 



The county exhibits were in charge of J. W. Coverdale, secretary of 

 the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, who deserves great credit for the 

 manner in which he handled both the county and individual farm ex- 

 hibits this year. They were educational in every sense of the word and 

 one of the most pleasing features in the building. 



The fruit show was about the same as usual, but the vegetable show 

 was light due to dry weather. 



The machinery exhibit was unusually large this year and it would 

 have been much larger if more exhibition space could have been fur- 

 nished by the fair management. One of the outstanding features of 

 the machinery show was the number of electric farm lighting plants on 

 exhibition. Eight or nine different plants were shown and if one were 

 to judge by the number shown and their apparent efliciency it will not 

 be long before the great majority of Iowa farm homes will be lighted 

 by electricity and many household tasks will be performed by electrical 

 power. What this will mean in comfort and satisfaction to the women 

 folks cannot be estimated in dollars and cents. 



There were also a large number of tractors and all sorts of tractor 

 machinery on the grounds and the keen interest manifested in this ma- 

 chinery was apparent wherever a tractor was shown. "I have owned one 

 of these tractors for three years," remarked one farmer to another, as 

 they examined the machine in front of them, "and I want to say to you 

 that I would quit farming if I had to give up my tractor. It is especially 

 valuable for early fall plowing, which is so necessary for best results." 

 Similar conversations could be heard scores of times every day. 



