The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-04-08
KANSAS AT CHICAGO.

Important Circular From the State Fair
Association "A Liberal List OF Premiums
For samples of Grasses and Grains to BE
Exhibited Al the world's Fair.
The following circular has been is
sued from the Office of the Kansas
State Fair association at Topeka:
To assist the board of managers of
the proposed Kansas exhibit in their
efforts to secure products necessary to
properly represent the agricultural in
terests of the state at the worlds
Columbian exposition. to be held in
Chicago in 1898, the Kansas State Fair
association offers, and will award at
its fair, to be held in Topeka, Septem
Der to IL, 1892, the following premi-
ums, to,wit:
GRASSES IL THE STRAW AND on THE
..f. STALK.
Finest sample of white winter wheat
and red winter wheat, each, first pre- mi
UNI. $50; second, SIS
Finest sample spring wheat FIRST
premium, $50; second, $40.
Finest sample of oats fred, white,
black, barley, rye, fax, millet, Hun.
garian millet, timothy, orchard grass,
English blue grass, Kentucky blue
grass, red clover, mammoth clover,
alfalfa, each, first premium, $50; sec
ond, SO.
Finest sample OF corn on the stalk
mot less than 10 stalls), first premium,
$50: second, SIS
Finest sample OF sorghum, broom corr.
Kaffir corn, Milo maize, mot less than
10 stalks each), each, first premium, $40;
second, So
GRAIN AND SEED.
Finest sample white winter whe 1T
and red winter wheat mot less than
one busheD, each, first premium, SIS;
second, $40
Finese' sample spring wheat mot less
than one busheD first premium, $40;
second, IS.
Finest sample Of white oats. b ack
oats, red oats mot less than one buohel
each.) each, first premium. $40; sec
ond, s.. .... ....
Finest sample white Indian corr.
mot less than fifty ears). yellow Indian
corn mot less than fifty ears), each,
first premium, $50; second, SIS.
Finest sample sweet corn mot less
than fifty ears). first premium. $40; Sec
ond, S.
Finest sample flax seed, millet seed,
timothy seed, blue grass seed, orchard
grass seed. Hungarian grass seed. red
clover reed mot less than one bushel
each). each, first premium, S.; Sec
ond, So.
Finest sample cotton grown in Kan
sas mot less than five pounds) first
premium, s.; second, S.
Finest sample broom corn in brush
mot less than fifty pounds), first
premium. So; second, s..
All samples of grasses and grains in
the straw and on the stalk to be in
duplicate. The bundles of cereals to
be not less than seven inches in dame
ter. Grasses and cloyers not less than
five inches The samples should be
cut as near the ground as possible, Civ
ing the greatest length of straw, be
handled with care, perfectly cured. Sc
curely wrapped or packed, and shipped
by freight at the expense of the fair
association, to L. ii. Pounds, Topeka,
on or before September 5, 1892, when
entries for the above premiums will |
close.
To each bunile or sack of grain !
should be attached a tag, giving full
name and post office address OF the
grower or party collecting the same.
These samples will be received by !
the secretary and placed on exhibition
at the state fair. without cost to the
party sending the same. and when pre-
miums have been awarded, all parties |
samples will be notified OF !
the result and money RENTED at once :
to those to whom awards have been |
made.
At the close of the fair all samples |
entered for the above premiums will be |
turned over to the board of managers |
of the Kansas exhibit worlds Column
bian exposition, to be bv them taken |
to the worlds fair in 1898, one sample !
of each variety to be entered there in |
the general display in the name of the |
party sending same. A card will be !
attached to each sample giving the ,
name and address of each exhibitor.
All duplicate samples to become the
property of the board of managers of !
said Kansas exhibit to be used IN tina |
collective display of Kansas products |
in the Kansas building at sal exposi
ton. L. C. WATSON. Presi dent
l. Ii. POUNDS, Secretary.