Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-17
TIE CASCADE COUNTY FAIR
The First Annual Exhibition to BE
Held on October list. I'd, I'd and
18th at Great Falls
over $1,000 IN pr%tmium,-A Synop
sis of the Premiums Offered in
the Departments.

The directors Of the Cascade County
Agricultural society have now issued in
pamphlet form a premium list and set of
rules and regulations governing the
making OF entries, amount of prizes. etc.
The book conlalrs ci pages, and as %
pages are entirely devoted to a list of the
vari us exhibits for which premiums are
offered, some idea uf the generous scale
on which the directors have made their
plans can be formed. Prizes are offered
for nearly go separate exhibits, the
ladies department alone Including III
separate articles. OF course, the prizes
offered are not very large, but they are
numerous enough, so almost anyone has
A good chance for the honor of getting IA
prize at the first Cascade County fair
provided he has something of merit in
any of the lines mentioned below. In
nearly all the cases there is d second
prize offered and all he prizes are cash.
The aggregate is something over $1,000.
No entrance fec Is charged, the directors
relylGg on the admission fees to raise the
necessary cash to pay Off the premiums,
Ten acres of ground will be fenced in at
the Black Eagle Falls dam for the stock
exhibit. The admission fee is 80 cents,
\ copy Of the pamphlet containing the
luH premium Ilst ttI Ib tDlhlL'u ny ti
dressing the secretary. &. C.. Cochran.
Vaughn block. Great Falls. The follow
ing is IA very brief synopsis of tbs pre-.
NUNS in the various departments:
Horses -C!ydesdalr and English draft.
perrhcfon and French draft, grade draft,
general purpose, thoroughhred4, t%rotting
breeds, S'iyty'two frs prizes offered,
from - to 81 each.
Cattle -Durhams. Devona, liercfords.
Pullcd Angus, GalioWays. IiOlsteins, Jer-
+, seys, Alderneys, Gurnseys, Ayrshirea,
oxen. one hundred and seventy eight
first prizes offered, from Sc to 81.
I Shecp-ThOrOughbred American mo.
rino, middle wool sheep, long wool sheep
t fat sheep, field Trial for collie dogs
Twenty'three first prizes, from SO to So
4 Swine-Berkshire, Chester White. Pc
land China, Essex, Durrock Jersey
T~wenty-one first prizes from 81 to 50
Poultry-All the breeds. Sixteen first
. prizes from $3.50 to 81.
Grain and seeds-Wheat, corn, broom
n corn, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat. Hun
d garlan grass seed, timothy, millet, rec
9 clover, alfalfa. Twenty five first prizes
from So t. 81.
a Vegetables - Every kind. Sixty on
v first prizes from $40 to 81.
I Fruits-All kinds. Eight first prizes
50 each.
10 Minerals-Twenty-four prizes, accord
ing to merit.
" Machinery and farm implements
hardware, wagons and carriages, cabine
j. ware, %joiners' work, manufactures c
various kinds .-Premiums will be aware
n ed to articles of merit. Seventy. tiv
claseifications are made.
ID Fine Arts-Twenty.eigh first pr'
Re miums from 50 to 81.
n Education Fourteen exhibits are il
vited, and premiums will be awarded
meritOrious exhibits.
Floral-Plants and cut flowers. Mn
a. teen first premiums from S3 to 81.
H. Ladies' Department - Needle wor
machine work, fancy work, embroider
j.. lace work, Kensington work, quilt
= knitting. general display, needle work /
girls under -, One hundred and thirt
one first prizes for separate articles a
w offered in this department, ranging fro
So to IS cents.
w Home Observation-Disclosures, cheef
w bread. cakes, jellies, preserves, etc. Fort
eight first prizes are offered for separa
W articles in this department, ranging fro
- sJ to 50 cents.
Bench Show-Forty first prizes in tn
sts department are offered, ranging from
he to 81.