Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-01
NEW PREMIUM rlsr OUT.
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the state Fair i'm Detroit, August %
IN Sentember G.. will be mailed to live
stock dealers. farmers and manufac-
tuners early In June. The premium
list will be In the form OF 4 l-fpa
book and will be as attractive as lle
printers art can make II.
Liberal prizes viii be given for nv
best examp' Is o. gra del CT x VOL
Specimens will be shown { nbracnit
what Is accomplished ,3rou. hout the
state by classes in manual trainn2
forestry, domestic science, drawlnS
clay modelling AMI painting. Mrs
Belle f. Clark, OF Denton. viii haNt
active charge of the needlework de
partment, and has already asked thal
she be allowed twice the amount o.
space given TO the needlewolk eXhib'
ton last year.
C. A. Tyler. of Nottawa, secretary
treasurer of the American Hampshire
Sheep Association, and also secretary
| OF the State Livestock Sanitary Cor
| mission, will again superintend tie
| exhibit OF cattle. In furtherance 81
| the determination of the state fair OIL
Gals to increase the premiums pail
| to Michigan bred cattle from time CO
| time. the "home bred" classes will be
/ treated with unusual liberality this
| year. A class has been added for
| Ayrshire cattle and a 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
| amoUnt will be given in addition to
the regular premiums offered Tor
American short horns.
The special dairy prize or 500 given
last year for economical dairy produe-
ton viii be continued this year. This
prize Is open to all breeds. Tests VIII
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 classifications
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 Englishshire horses have beer
, placed in separate classes. A cham
( pion cup will be offered for the best
stallion shown with colt of his get
This department Is in charge of l.. 9
4 Is
den is the owner OF a large stock farm
J situated in Chippewa county, and |:
known to every horse breeder in Mich
I, igdn.
The largest premiums in the histor,
Of the fair will be offered this yea
: for Michigan bred sheep. The classi
i fcation and the number OF breeds rep
resented will be larger than those
shown at any fair in the United States
w. e. Boyden, of Bay City, who will su
pervise this department, is an expe
rienced sheep breeder and is know
personally to every stockman In tn
: lower peninsula.
e Rep. w. j. Galbraith, of Calumet
n has been gradually adding u the mir
= eral collection that will be shown a
the fair this year. Not only wi
II every metal that is taken from tn
d ground in Michigan be displayed, bot
IS in it's natural and manufactured state
y but the method of mining, the machiI
| cry used, and the history of the mil
:, ing discoveries will also be gone int
L The mineral collection will be fei
D tured in a way that will be OF tn
re greatest value as al educational IA
N tor
!. In the poultry department, Superb
tendant Daniel Thomas, of Pontiac
&c has prepared good lists and liber;
s. premiums. A. II. Griffith, of Detroi
at director of the Detroit Museum {
&c Art, who viii superintend the art e.
hibit, has arranged for an elaborai
- display of costly paintings. In IL
C fruit and flower department many pr
". miums have been added. Rep. l.. V
Smell. of Highland Park, has state
that the dairy exhibit, of which
of will have charge will be one of II
ot most complete ever seen in Michiga
Some idea OF the growing fame
the State Fair even beyond the co
. fines Of the state can be gained |
the fact that Secretary Butterfiel
- has received over so application
y from implement dealers all over Il
country for space Ito display the
J wares. Hardware dealers and man
{ facturers throughout the state ha'
J awakened to the opportunity offer'
\ by the state Fair for the exhibitis
J Of their wares. and It is thought tn
I the booths In the industrial buildiT
J This year will be both numerous al
Z costly.
While the fair will be closed {
{ Sundays this year, it will be op,
J every night The gates will swing +
[ visitors the first thing every morniI
= and will not bellocked until the la
Y visitor has wendell his way hon
ward.
{ The executive committee Of q
! Michigan Agricultural society a
4 nounces that all entries must be ma
y 10 the various classes before the Il
J lowing dates:
y All live stock entries close on Az
4 ust 22
\ All speed entries close on August
Y Entries In fruits and flowers clio
{ August 80.
In all other divisions on August
y Special prizes have been offer
4 during the past five years for {
y hibits of grains, fruits and ves
= tables from the upper peninsu
( When first offered they met with lit
response but the exhibit has gro'
[ 10 be one OF the largest and most /
nortaut seen az the fair The Tim