TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II 75 



gram of entertainment whicli has not been surpassed by any previous 

 state fair in the history of the state. 



THE HAMPSHIRE ADVOCATE. 



The dreams of the Hampshire enthusiasts were realized at Des Moines, 

 Iowa, when the count of the Hampshires on exhibition at this great fair 

 showed that there were nearly SOO on the fair grounds. This is over 

 twice as many as have ever been at this fair before and Iowa has gener- 

 ally held the strongest Hampshire show in the United States. The en- 

 tries in all departments of live stock exceeded those of any previous year, 

 but we are safe in saying the Hampshires increased their entries more 

 than any other breed. Not only were Hampshires there in number, but 

 the quality was equally as good. It was a pleasure to attend the state 

 fair. New cattle barns and new hog barns are all built to accommodate 

 the stock in the best possible manner and every convenience is offered 

 to the exhibitor. It is just and right that the great agricultural state 

 should be represented by such a fair of far-reaching importance. How- 

 ever, the immense hog pavilion at the Iowa State Fair was unable to 

 take care of the hogs shown, and several tents were filled to overflowing 

 with the various breeds and pig club exhibits. It was also very inter- 

 esting and gratifying to note some of the smaller breeders who have been 

 showing at the Iowa State Fair for the past number of years and never 

 showed anything with which they could win, this year succeeded in win- 

 ning quite a number of the ribbons. 



(Following is the report of a special committee of business men from 

 the Tulsa, Okla., Chamber of Commerce, sent to study the 1920 Iowa 

 State Fair with a view to using Iowa methods in founding a similar in- 

 stitution there.) 



An investigation developed the fact that the attendance at the Des 

 Moines fair this year runs from 68,000 to 75,000 per day; that the fair 

 brings in annually to the city of Des Moines a minimum of $2,000,000; 

 that it has resulted in the establishment of more industrial plants manu- 

 facturing farm implements than all other forces combined; that it has 

 built up not only a great financial center, but an industrial and distrib- 

 uting center as well, and statements made by officials of the fair and 

 officials of the city agree that the state fair has enhanced the value of 

 the land in Iowa more than 300 per cent and that it has increased the 

 value of the live stock of the state more than 300 per cent. 



The Iowa State Fair is regarded throughout the state of Iowa as the 

 biggest annual event of the year and the tent city in the enclosure which 

 accommodates more than 10,000 people is the meeting point for farmers 

 from all over Iowa and from bordering states, the people of Iowa taking 

 their annual vacation not at the lakes or the m^ountains or the seashore, 

 but at the Iowa State Fair, motoring in, renting a tent, and remaining 

 there during the fair season. 



