The Yale expositor., 1907-07-05

best examples of graded school work
Specimens will be shown embracing
what is accomplished throughout the
state by classes in manual training,
forestry, domestic science, drawing,
clay modelling and painting. Mrs.
Belle f, Clark, of Denton will have
active charge of the needlework de
partment, and has already asked that
she be allowed twice the amount of
space given to the needlework exhibit
ton las: year.
c. A. Tyler, of Nottawa secretary.
treasurer of the American Hampshire
Sheep Association, and also secretary
OF the State Livestock Sanitary Com.
mission, will again superintend the
exhibit OF cattle. In furtherance of
the determination of the state fair OIL
Gals to increase the premiums paia
to Michigan bred cattle from time 10
time, the "home bred" classes will be
treated with unusual liberality this
year. A class has been added for
Ayrshire cattle, and special prize
Will be offered for dairy short horns
The American Short Horn Breeders
Association prize OF 5000 Will be in.
creased to $500 by the society. This
amornt will be given in addition TO
the regular premiums offered for
American short horns.
The special dairy prize or 500 given
last year for economical dairy produc-
ton Will be continued this year. This
prize Is open to all breeds, Tests will
be made for three days by the State
Dairy and Food Department based ON
cost per unit of the total product.
The horse department has been
greatly improved. The claSsfications
have been enlarged covering standard
bred, coach and saddle horses, A new
class has been added for the Ameri-
can coach horse while the Clydesdale
and Engllshshire horses have been
placed In separate classes. A cham
pion cup will be offered for the best
stallion shown with a colt of his get.
This department is in charge of l.. G.
Holden, Of Sault Ste. Marie. Mr.. Hol-
den Is the owner Of large stock farm
situated in Chippewa county, and is
known 70 every horse breeder in Mich
igaR,
The largest premiums In the history
of the fair will be offered this year
for Michigan bred sheep. The classl.
flcation and the number OF breeds rep
resented will be larger than those
shown at any fair In the United States,
w. T.. Boyden, of Bay City, who will su.
perYise this department, Is an expe-
rienced sheep breeder and Is known
personally to every stockman in the
lower peninsula
Rep. w. j. Galbraith. of Calumet.
has been gradually adding to the min
eral collection that will be shown at
the fair this year. Not only will
every metal that is taken from the
ground Ia Michigan be displayed, both
In It's natural and manufactured state,
but the method of mining, the machin-
cry used, and the history of the min
Ing discoveries will also be gone into.
The mineral collection will be fea-
tured in a way that will be of the
greatest value as an educational fac
tor
In the poultry department, Superin,
tendant Daniel Thomas. of Pontiac,
has prepared good lists and liberal
premiums. A. II. Griffith, of Detroit,
director OF the Detroit Museum OF
Art. who Will superintend the art ex-
hibit, has arranged for an elaborate
display of costly paintings. In the
fruit and flower department many pre-
miums have been added. Rep. l.. w.
Smell, of Highland Park, has stated
that the dairy exhibit, of which he
will have charge will be one of the
most complete ever seen in Michigan.
Some idea of the growing fame of
the State Fair even beyond the con-
fines OF the state can be gained by
the fact that Secretary Butterfield
has received over 80 applications
from implement dealers all over the
country for space to display their
wares. Hardware dealers and manu-
facturers throughout the state have
awakened to the opportunity offered
by the State Fair for the exhibition
Of their wares, and 1t is thought thac'
the booths In the industrial building
this year will be both numerous and
costly.
While the fair will be closed on
Sundays this year, il will be open
every night. The gates will swing for
visitors the first thing every morning
and will not be locked until the last
visitor has wendell his way home
ward.
The executive committee of the
Michigan Agricultural society an
nounces that all entries must be made
In the various classes before the fol
lowing dates:
All live stock entries close on Aug
pst 2a
All speed entries close on August %.
Entries in fruits and flowers close
August 80,
In all other divisions on August %.
Special prizes have been offered
during the past five years for ex-
hibits of grains, fruits and vege-
tables from the upper peninsula.
When first offered they met with little
response but the exhibit has grown
to be one of the largest and most i'm
portant seen at the fair The Upper
Peninsula Agricultural college will
be represented this year with com.
plete display of agricultural products.
The exhibit will be In charge of Prof. |
Leo NJ. Geismar. Chatham. Mich, who
is the secretary.