Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-25
August 20 Is the Only Special
State Fair Day Thus Far
Selected
MAY, HAVE ELECTRIC FOUNTAIN
Board Of Directors Now Considering
This as a Special Night Attraction
Larger Appropriation For Prem
iums This Year In Almost Every
Department of the Fair.
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Des Moines, March 25.-Nearly ev-
ery department of the state fair has
larger appropriation for premiums this
wear in some instances the increase
being an addition of a third or more
of the former premiums. In num-
Der of instances additional classes
have been added so that a greater
number of premiums will be given.
This increase is mostly in the STOCK
departments. An addition Of $3.50 has
been added to the premiums for horses,
principally for the heavy draft horses.
An addition of one-third has been ad-
ded to the swine premiums and two
new cash premiums added and two
letter prizes. Last year there were
three cash prizes offered for hogs and
this year there are five cash prizes
and two letter prizes that give the
winner a place and a ribbon with
certificate of the prize Won but no
cash. 1t is believed that this course
will be a very decided added attraction
Ito the swine men. In addition to this
there is this year to be erected on the
fair grounds a model swine farm
which will be an additional attraction
for the hog department.
In the cattle department the Polled
Durham class has been added with
cash prizes of $41O for the class and
there is an increase in the Holstein.
Jersey and other breeds by the asso-
Citations of cattle men, in some in
stances the increase being a third. In
Holstein and Jersey cattle fourth and
fifth prizes have been added this year.
Another attractive contest tor This
year is milking contest. The aggre-
gate prize is 500. The cattle entered
for this contest will be taken care of
by a conductor Of the test. They will
not be allowed to be fed any drugs. or
anything but the usual articles OF
food and the man in charge of the test
will watch the milking Of every COW
and see that she is milked dry. 9th
er rules have also been prescribed for
the test The test will be as to butter
fat in the milk and the value of the
bi-product. The butter fat will be fig
ured at 25 cents a pound and the BIZ
product at 20 cents a hundred. All the
cattle will be entered with the breed
and other data concerning them. The
test will undoubtedly attract attention
from the dairy men.
In the sheep department there has
been an Iowa classification for Shrop-
shires and Oxford Downs with an in
crease Of $3.50 in premiums for these
classes. In middle wool f1ocks there
has been a division of classification,
the Oxfords, Hampshire Downs and
Dorsetts being placed in one class and.
the Shropshires and South Downs in
another with the addition Of $35 for
this additional class. In the agricul-
tural department especially the county
exhibits there has been an increase of
$150i n premiums and in the horticul-
tural. department an increase of 500.
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The state fair management has fixed
upon August 80 as the old soldiers and
children's day at the fair. This is the
first day to be selected of the special
days and the only one selected thus
far. 1t is quite likely to be the policy
this year to designate certain days for
certain Of the large cities of the state
on which such cities can hold special
exercises and in other ways things
can be made attractive and pleasant
for the people of those special cities.
An attraction which the board of di-
rectors is thinking of putting on for
night attraction is an electric foun-
tain. The fountain itself is twelve feet
high and it throws stream of water
12O feet high. Electric lights are
thrown upon it in various colors and
suddenly there appears in the midst
of the fountain platform on which
vaudeville performers do their stunts.
The stream of water and the electrical
effect make an appearance Of about
forty-fiv feet wide.
The premium list for this years
fair is now in the hands Of the print
ers and will soon be ready for distri-
button.
The. bulletin of the Iowa state in
stitutions has appeared from the press
at the industrial school at Eldora and
tensive size is a very creditable piece
of work. The press worl; is quite even
and the work especially from boys
printing office is especially creditable.
The new plant at Eldor;l. like all new
printing plants, was deficient in some
materials and this has low been sup
piled. The printing is on a poorer
grade of paper than has been used
formerly, but this will be corrected
when the next issue of the bulletin is
put out.
Colonel Cooke, who has been made
provisional inspector general Of small
arma practice in the slate guard for
ten years was the occupant of the office
and is considered one of the most eff
cient in that branch o., the work in
the state. Colonel Cooke was in the
Spanish war and when he.
returned was broken in iaealth and was