The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-08-06
CONTESTS FOR
YOUNGSTERS
Supt. Chdmberlin Has Good
Plan to Interest
CHILDREN IN THE COUNTY FAIR.
Cash Prizes to be Given Them
for Exhibits

The Brookings County Fair Associa-
ton with q view of interesting the
young people of the county III the talr
and interesting them in better agrlcul-
ture and better homes on the farms,
has determined to devote $500 to two
contests, 5000 to boys contest divld-
ed as follows: 1st, $100; End, $50;
3rd. s25: 4th, SIS; and 5th, SO. For
a girls contest divided into four prizes:
1st, $50 2nd, $25; 3rd, SIS; 4th, $40.
Everything exhibited in either con-
test must be a product of the home,
except the dairy COW in the boys class,
and she must have been bOna-fide own
ed and kept ON the farm for at least
six months prior to the contest. All
of the stock except the dairy COW must
have been bred, reared and fitted for
the contest, on the farm where the
boys live who make the entry, and all
articles must have been grown on the
farm during the year 1909.
All articles of the girls list must
have been manufactured or grown by
them at the home, during the year
1909
The boys contest will be open to
all boys between II and % years of
age living on farms with their parents
or guardians or friends, at least dur
ing the six months preceding the fair,
provided that where q boy has been
in school during the school year and
comes home at the close of school and
takes an active part in preparing the
articles for the contest, he will be en-
titled to his share of any premium
won. The contest will be between the
BOYS of the different farms in the
county, and only one entry allowed
from each farm. The premiums won
will be divided or distributed pro rata
between or among all of the boys be-
tween II and % years of age living on
the home farm, and will be paid to
them direct, provided that if one or
more of them refuses to take any part
in the preparation Of the exhibit, he
will forfeit his pro rata, and the full
premium will be paid to the others.
A list Of the articles which will be con.
sidered in the contest for the boys is
as follows, and the number Of points
in the total. which will form the basis
of scoring is set opposite each article.
To explain, opposite the first article
mentioned "2 colts, under years old"
is 100 That means if you had two
perfect colts, in perfect condition they
would score 100 points for you, but II
they were defective, or not in good
condition, they would be scored lower,
60, 70 or 80 as the judge might think
proper.
1t is not necessary that, you have
every article enumerated in this list
to win. There are $500 points in all.
ho WI he fnta al
points in the contest wins the first
premium, etc.
The winner may not have any Of
half dozen articles, but have what
he has extra good
The colts will be entered by the
boys in whichever market class they
think they belong. either as roadsters,
carriage nOrses, farm horses, express
ers or drafters.
They must classify all their entries
or horses. cattle and hogs.
The live stock will be Judged upon
the basis of % points for the condi
ton the animal is in, and appears to
have been kept in. and its grooming,
or cleanliness, and the other 70 points
will be based wholly on the value of
the animal on the market in the class
in which it is entered.
This makes it important that you
study the type of your animal, and
the class in which they belong For
instance. if you had a pair of high
class colts of the carriage horse type,
and they were in perfect condition, but
entered them in some other class, say
as drafters, and the boys from some
other farm had two colts of the real
Ixsnf had L.
draft colts as yours were carriage
colts, they would get more points on
their colts than you would. because
they would bring so much more money
as draft team. If however you had
entered your colts as carriage colts,
and they had quality enough for the
highest class carriage horses you
would beat them. because the highest
class carriage horse is the highest
priced market horse we produce No
colt will be considered by the Judge
that is not servicable sound that is
that has any blemish that is likely to
hurt him for service.
A wire cut, scratch. or injury from
kick or anything of that character
will not disqdalify him, but will be
taken into consideration.
ne pest condltlOn OF HeSn TO nave
all of your stock in is that condition
in which they feel the best; not ex-
ceedingly fat, but not poor. Have them
well cleaned from the hoofs to the tip
of the ear or point of the horn.
The cattle will be entered either as
beef type, dual purpose or dairy type,
end judged from that standpoirt of the
tvne you enter them as belonging to-.
II you are going to show dairy type
cattle. better not bring any steers. and
70 entire males over six months old
will he considered in any of these
classes unless registered or entitled
tD registration, except colts, and these
not over one year old.
The dairy COW will be considered in
perfect condition that is thoroughly
clean, and has been kept SO for some
time, carries flesh enough tn yield best