Few Residents Know Real Name For County Fair
The Green County Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institute is the official name on the books, though the group has long backed the Green County Fair. The 1941 fair faced a foiled poultry department tag issue as ducks and chickens ate the original tags, prompting rushed replacements.
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Green County Fair Association
Green County Agricultural Society and
Mechanics Institute
Institute
Green County
New England Agricultural Society
Woodstock
Hitchcock
Agricultural Society
J. W. Richardson
John Taylor
Green County Agricultural Society
Monroe
E. T. Gardner
Arabat Ludlow
William A. Brown
Great County Society
A. M. Humes
M. Kelly
J. A. Bingham
N. Churchill
Ludlow
Poultry Department
Golden Fair marks 50th year revival of oldtime shows
Green County Fair celebrated its golden anniversary from September 14 to 17, 1904 with strong agricultural contests and a high turnout. Treasurer Hodges reported receipts of 4099.75, up 600 from the prior year, as balloon ascensions failed due to a tear and fire after a toppling.
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Willis Ludlow
Fair Board
W. T. Saucerman
Fred P. Treat
Thomas Cunningham
Bert Chandler
L. A. Hodges
Albert C. Bartels
Philippines
Green County Fair Premiums From 1854 Edition
A historical account details the first Green County outdoor fair held north of Monroe in 1854 with a premium list totaling 100 dollars and a first place limit of 10. It notes long-term growth to 8,617.50 dollars and blue ribbon entries valued at 20 dollars. The report lists 19 divisions including horse cattle sheep swine poultry and crafts, plus a comprehensive farm machinery section and music prizes. It also references the 1942 fair running a loss of 541 dollars due to rain.
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Green County
Monroe
Pickpockets Threat At Early Fairs Here
Police warned fairgoers in 1929 to guard against pickpockets nicknamed the long fingered gentry. Jerome H. Schwaiger urged not flashing cash, carrying little money, avoiding crowds, and keeping funds secure both at the fair and at home during the Diamond Jubilee edition.
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Jerome H. Schwaiger
Monroe Evening Times
Schwaiger
Baltz Hoesly and the Homestead Holstein Dynasty
Baltz Hoesly of Monticello took over his father's farm in 1907 and started a famed Holstein herd by bringing five purebred heifers from the Trumpy farm at $100 each. He stood by a key calf, North Star Joe Homestead, who became a nationally celebrated Holstein, winning the 1924 Milwaukee show. Hoesly’s work built Holstein records without capital backing, shaping Wisconsin dairy history and earning lasting recognition at the Centennial Fair in Green County.
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Monticello Mani
Baltz Hoesly
M. B. Hoesly
Trumpy Farm
Trumpy
Hoesly
Baltz
Lake Elmo
North Star
Joel Homestead
Homestead
Joe Homestead
Oconemowee
Carnation Farms
Milwau
Green County
Marx
Catherine Voegeli Hoesly
Exeter Township
Baltzer Succeeds as Green County Fair Secretary in 1906
M. E. Baltzer served as secretary of the Green County Fair Association from 1906 to 1915 following Leland C. White. He moved from Orangeville to Monroe in the 1890s, operated an insurance business after 1908, and held roles as constable, justice of the peace, and school board member until ill health forced resignation in 1942. Baltzer died August 26, 1946. widow Sara R. Baltzer remains at 1421 16th Street.
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Leland C. White
M. E. Baltzer
Green County Fair Association
Mr. Baltzer
Monroe
Orangeville
J. D. Dunwiddie
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Mechanics Group
Joan W. Taylor
Vermont
Clarno
Asane
Emil Gloege
Gloege
Floral Hall
Donovan Digman
Treat
Cunningham
Chandler
Monroe Military Band
Wisconsin
Illinois
Brodhead
William Smiley
Albany
Jacob Burgy
Jacob Voegeli
Washington Township
Sinclair Gasoline
Sinclair
Sinclair Products
24Hour Service
U.S.A
America
Bruni-Miller Co
Exhi
Jamesway Barn Cleaners
Wisco
Regula Voegeli
Monticello
Lowing
Baltzer
Green County Fair
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