The record-union., 1896-07-06
CHANGES In PREMIUM LIST.
4 State Fair Department for Products Of
the Dairy.
Matters of Interest to Poultry Raisers
Also-Prizes for Lady
Drivers.

several minor changes were made in
the premium list at the meeting Of the
state Board of Agriculture on June
I2th, but the most important one was
the addition Of a separate department
Tor the exhibition of dairy products.
This will be called the Dairy Depart
ment, and will be placed under the su-
pervision of the California Dairy Asso-
citation. 1t will embrace not only ex-
hfbitS Of dairy products, but all the
modern dairy machinery. There will be
exhibits from nearly every creamery in
the State, as we'll as all classes of re-
frigerators and modern appliances. The
premiums in this department are as fol-
lows:
Best quality of creamery butter in
squares, 10 lbs, gold medal; second best,
$50; best quality of dairy butter in
squares or rolls, 80 lbs or more, $50;
second best, $15; best quality of Cali
fornia cheddar cheese, gold medal; sec
ond best, SO; best quality of cheese
(Cal. Flats), silver medal; second best,
$40; best display of cheese, $40; best ex-
hibit of complete creamery outfit placed
in position for practical use, 500; best
cream separator, $40; best milk and
cream vat, 50; best power churn, 50;
best power butter worker, So; best
molding and cutting apparatus, So; best
weighing can, So; best cream cooler, So;
best milk tester, $40; best cheese press,
SO; best curd mill, So; best milk deliv-
cry cam, 50; best butter shipping box
"; best assortment of butter tubs, 50;
best hand separator, 50; best hand
churn, 50; best hand butterworker, 81;
best milk aerator and cooler, 81.
The board decided to do away with
separate and distinct premiums for
county exhibits, and the money here
tofore offered will be divided among in
dividual exhibits, so that any county
can make entry for the individual pre-
miums, which will amount to more in
the aggregate than if there were special
premiums for county exhibits.
There will be an exhibit of dried fruit
and it's purposes for the table
The board has In contemplation rock
drilling contest which will make a feat
ure of the fair and interest the people
of the mining districts.
An addition to the ladies' tournament
has been made. Heretofore premiums
have been offered for equestrians only,
but the board thinks it proper to en-
tOul ctS5c lllc ldig QIlNCIS, dIlQ W klldl
end have offered the following premi-
UmS:
Glass 3-First prize for most skillful
horsewoman in handling a four-in-
hand, $50; second best, S25.
Class EF'irst prize for the skillful
handling of double teams, $50; second
prize, So; third prize, SO.
Class 5-F'irst prize for the skillful
!, Of .-i,1
prize, S15; third prize, SO; fourth prize,
So
The poultry department was extended
and premiums offered for the following
classes:
Light Brahmas. dark Brahmas, buff
Brahmas, buff Cochins, partridge Co
chins, black Langshans, white
Langshans, barred Plymouth Rocks,
white Plymouth Rocks, buff
Plymouth Rocks brown Leghorns,
white Leghorns, buff Leghorns. black
Leghorns, white Minorcas, black Minor
cas-. Andalusians, white-faced black
Spanish, silver Wyandottes, golden
Wyandottes, white Wyandottes. Polish,
golden-spangled Hamburgs, silver
spangled Hamburgs, golden Seabright
Bantams. black-crested Red Game, Cor
nish Indian Game, mottled Houdans
and CaponS.
Special premium of silver medal viii
be awarded for the best ten fowls scor-
ing over 90 points exhibited by the Ply
mouth Rock Club.
Birds showing singly not eligible to be
shown in pens.
Premiums also given for turkeys,
geese, ducks and dressed poultry.
In the swine department a class for
small Yorkshire was added.
In the sheep department a class for
Persian sheep was provided.
The Holstein- Friesian Association of
America will duplicate one-half the pre-
MUM THAT may be won by a registered
Holstein- -FrieSian cow
In the roadster class, premium on
roadster stations over two years old
were withdrawn, inasmuch as the board
considers that hereafter STANDARD bred