The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-07-16
COBB COUNTY FAIR
To be Held this Fall i'm
Marietta.
A PARTIAL PREMIUM LIST GIVEN
On Field Crops, Garden Products,
Live Stock. etc. Everybody Get
Ready for ii.

Below we print partial list OF premi-
ums on field crops, garden products, live
stock, etc.
The committee on races will be ready in
a short time to make report. The purses
will be good on the races, without doubt.
The Directors have decided to give as
much as fifty dollars in premiums strictly
to the colored citizens of Cobb county in
the way OF encouragement, and it is hoped
that they will take advantage of this OPP
portunity and make creditable showing.
The Secretary is now collecting the fist
assessment of Is per cent. and is having
splendid encouragement. Every subscribe
err seems anxious to pay and help in any
way he can to make the Fair q success
FARMERS AGRICULTURAL CLUB DISPLAY.
Best exhibit. of Cobb county product,
consisting of field and garden products,
live stock, poultry, ladies work, manutac-
tured articles, paintings and drawings,
fruits, jellies, jams. preserves, wines, or
anything else made or produced in Cobb
county
First premium. ........ ............. $500. 90
Second premium. .... =. ....,.... so 90
All exhibits must be owned or raised by
the clubs.
INDIVIDUAL AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY.
Best agricultural display made ard pro-
duced on exhibitors farm or garden
First premirm......"...."."... $1,000
Second premium......... ............. 1000
BEST SPECIMENS OF CROPS.
Best cotton, bale. ....... ........ 81 80
Best corn, bushel 90
Best corn, 3 or more varieties, one peck
Best broom corn, 20 90
OATS.
Bes. white winter grazing, J bu... $500
Best rust proof oats J bushel.........IO
WHEAT AND FLOUR.
Res: wheat, bushel. .................$l.O
bushel best -four from wheat raised
and ground in Cobb county. ......"... $500
RYE.
Best rye, peck -...... ...... .....$1. 90
PEAS.
Best stock peas, bushel..... ......$l 90
5 varieties peas, peck each... LOO
field peas for table use, peck 90
POTATOES
Best sweet potatoes, ! bushel Isl. 90
5 varieties sweet potatoes, bushel
each........ ........ .............".$l. 90
Best Irish potatoes, bushel. ........ LOO
TUREIPs.
Best rutabaga turnips bushel.. ISL 90
Best turnips OF any variety bushel 100
sHEAF OATS AND FODDER
Best sheaf oats, twelve bundles ISL. 90
Best ground peas, bushel.. LOO
GRITs AND MEAL.
Best grits, l peck, ground in Cobb
county "..". "....... ...... -.."..."....Sl.0
Best white corn meal | peck ......... |. 90
SORGHUM, SYRUP AND CANE.
Best sorghum syrup, gal, in glass $l00
Best sorghum cane, not less than twelve
stalES..... .... -. ......... ............. $l00
Best leaf tobacco, pounds ........ 100
One box best county made cigars. 100
FRUITS.
Best apple grown by the exhibitor,
bushei ."...... .....$1. 90
Best 3 varieties OF apples, PIX each 100
Best pears, peck. .................. LOO
Best ounces, peck................. LOO
GRAPES.
Best grapes on stem, s pounds..... 81 90
Best three varieties grapes on stem, 5
pounds each..... -..."............ 81 90
HAY.
Best millet, twelve bundles .........Sl. 90
Best clover hay, bale 80 pounds or
upward .............".....n.. go. ISL 90
Best hay of any kind of grass, bale
so pounds or more .............. .........$l. 90
Best hay of pea vines, bale so pounds
or more ..'''. .."......". .........".Sl 90
MELONS AND PUMPKINS.
Best citron melon. ................. 81 90
Best pumpkin ........ .................... 90
LIVE sToCK.-HoRsEs.
Best stallion, A years old and upward.
county owned..... .....................$lO.O 90