The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-06
KANSAS AT CHICAGO.

| Ihe Southern Kansas Fair Association Of
fers Liberal Inducements to Farmers-
Exhibits to BE Taken to the worlds
Fair. ~
| CTo assist the board of managers Of the pro-
posed Kansas exhibit in their efforts to secure
the products necessary TO properly represent
the agricultural interests of the stateat the
worlds Columbian exposition, to be held In
| Chicago In 1893, the Southern Kansas Fair asso-
1 ciation offers and will award at its fair TO be
held at Wichita, September 20 TO October 1,
les2, the following premiums:
GRASSES AND GRAINS IN THE STRAW AND ON
THE STALK.
For the finest sample of white winter wheat
first premium, go: second SO.
Finest sample red winter wheat, first premi-
um. s30 second, s15.
Finest sample red oats white oats barley,
rye, fax millet, Hungarian millet, timothy,
orchard grass, English blue grass, Kentucky
alfalfa, each. first premium, $40; second pre-
MUM S.
Finest sample of corn on the stalk mot less
than ten stalks), first premium $40; second s..
Finest sample of sorghum, broom corn, Kaf
f1r corn and Milo maize mot less than ten stalks
each), each, first premium 10: second, 50
GRAINS AND SEEDS.
Finest sample red winter wheat and white
winter wheat mot less than one bushel), each,
first premium, SIS; second, SO
Finest sample oats (red and white, not less
than one busheD, each, first premium. $40;
second, 30 rf
Finest sample white Indian corn (not less
than 90 ears), first premium SD; second, $40.
FINEST sample yellow Indian corn (rot less
than 50 ears), first premium $50: second SIS.
Finest sample sweet corn mot less than 30
ears), fax seed, millet seed, timothy seed,
blue grass seed, orchard grass seed Hungarian
grass seed, red clover seed (not less than one
bushel Of each), each, first premium s.; second,
g. .
Finest sample of cotton grown In Kansas mot
less than pounds, first premium, s.; second,
s.
Finest sample broom corn in brush mot less
than 80 pounds, first premium IS; second, s3.
All sample grasses and grains in the straw
and on the stalk 10 be in duplicate.
The bundles of cereals to be not less
than seven inches in diameter, grasses and
clovers not less than five inches. The samples
should be cut as near the ground as possible,
giving the greatest length of straw, be handled
with care, perfectly cured, securely wrapped or
packed and shipped by freight at the expense
OF the fair association, to W. Z. McNair,
Wichita, on or before September o. 1892, when
entries for the above premiums will close.
To each bundle or sack Of grain should be at
tached a tag, giving full name and post Off Ice
address of the grower or the party collecting
the same.
These samples will be received by the secre-
tary and placed on exhibition az the district
fair without costto the party sending the same,
and when premiums have been awarded all
parties forwarding samples will be notified of
the result, and money remitted at once to those
10 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 Columbian exposition. to be by them
taken to the worlds fair in 1898, the sample of
each variety to be entered there in the general
display in the namt of the party sending same.
"A card will be attached TO each sample giving
the name and address of the exhibitor. All
duplicate samples 10 become the property of
the board of managers of the said Kansas ex-
hibit TO be used in the colle.-ve display OF
Kansas products in the 4 lnsas blildinz at said
exposition. b. II CAIPDl:LL President
W. z. MCNAIR, SecrctIrv