The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
This Years State Fair to Eclipse
all Previous Efforts.
Premiums Aggregating $780, will
Be Awarded Successful Competitors
in the Several Glasses.
MANY EXHIBITS PROMISED

Although four months away, plans
are already well matured for Ken
tucky's second annual state fsir, to be
held this year on the splendid fair
grounds at Owensboro, September 81
to 26.
A contract has already been signed
for Kurkamp's band of forty pieces to
play during the entire week. Popu-
lar concerts are to be given each day.
the band being Of such a character as
to make these concerts among the |
most attractive features of the week. |
During the next week or two, the |
management of the fair will be enabled |
to announce the series Of high class
and novel amusements which will be
furnished while the fair lasts. The
attractions will be different from those
ever before offered the patrons a big
state far in this part OF the United
States.
So important is the fair considered
by the railroads that they have al
ready announced half fare rate from
all points in Kentucky, rs well as spe-
cial rates from Tennessee and South
ern Indiana.
The fair is expected to be bigger and
better this year than ever before.
Premiums aggregating $50, 600 will be
awarded, and in some cases the prem
iums will be larger than those offered
by any other state fair in the country.
This is notably so in the Jersey rings,
where $500 will be awarded the win
ners. The association has also set
aside s2, 900 for the Shorthorn classes,
more money than iG awarded at any
other state fair except Minnesota. OF
this purse, $4,000 will be awarded to
Kentucky cattle alone.
The handsome catalogues Jus, issued,
IS, 600 Of them show the important
premiums to be as follows;
beef Cattle-Shorthorn $4,000, of
which $1,000 is given by the Short
horn association; Hereiords, $1,000,
of which $500 is given by the Here
ford association; Aberdeen Angus, 5000
Of which $500 is given by the Aber
deem Angus association; Polled Dur
hams, $3.50. OF which $500 is given by
the Polled Durham association; Gallo
ways, $500; Red Polls, $3.50.
Dairy Oattle-Jerseys, $500; Hol-
stein Frisians, $3.50; Ayrshires, $3.50;
Guernseys, $3.50.
Swine-Berkshires $500; Poland
Ohinas, $500; Duroc Jerseys, $3.50;
Chester Whites, 5000; Tamworths,
$3.50.
Sheep-Shropshires, $3.50; South
downs, $3.50; Oxford Downs, $3.50;
Hampshiredowns, $3.50; Cotswolds,
$3.50; Dorsets, $780, America Merinos
800; Rambouillets, 800; Cheviots,
500.
For the following classes of horses,
premiums of 81, 800, nearly 25 per cent
of the total premium fond are offered
Light Horses-LIght harness horses,
roadsters, carriage horses, gated sad
} die horses, high steppers and ponies.
Heavy Horses-French draft, Per-
cheron, French and German coach,
Cleveland bays, Hackney and Ameri.
eau coach.
Premiums Of $500 are offered for
mules and jacks. At the state fair
which was held in Louisville last fall,
the breeders Of mules and jacks organ
lied state association and the associ-
alton will look 20 the success of the
exhibit this year. Mules and jacks
have not been properly recognized in
the state fairs heretofore, and it is the
intention to give them their proper
place in the coming exhibitions.
Unusually handsome premiums are
offered for garden and farm products
and the work Of the women in the
kitchen and sewing room.
I Catalogues can be had by address
. ing L. d. Shropshire, Sec, room 20,
= Board of Trade, Louisville, Ky.