The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-08-12
List of Prizes Offered by the Bus
iness Men of Aberdeen.
To Encourage the Growing Of
More Corn and Better Meth
DDS of Farming.
These prizes are To be awarded at
the Fair to he held at Greenbrier,
Monroe county. i'm October, 1910.

These prizes are to be awarded at
the Fair to he held at Greenbrier,
Monroe county. in October, 1910.
| BY Henderson Hardware Co.-For best II
acres Of corn grown by one man. one t75.od
buggy. Second prize. For largest I've hogs, two
years or under. l00 rods of hog-wire.
BY Thompson. Smith A. vCo-For hest acre OF
corh. one ts5 tailor-made suit of clothes. Sec.
ond prize. For best acre corn. one $40 suit
OF clothes. Third prize. for best acre OF corn
one $500 pair shoes. Fourth prize. for best acre
Of corn. one t3.50 hat.
By +. shebar.-For best exhibit Of ARricul
taral products. one go sewing machine.
BY J and NJ Lasky-For second best AgricuI.
tural exhibit. one t25 suit of clothes. Rochester
| special. Second prize. For best pair Poland
| China pigs. one pair All America shoes.
BY w Il Spraggins * Co-For the best mule
colt under one year old. one suit Hart schonner
Marx clothes. Second prize. For the best
trio Rhode Island Red Chickens Matched in
1910. one pair Edwin Clapps $s shoes.
BY Abe Rubel L. Co. For the largest yield of
corn on five acres. one Suit OF Honor Of Kup-
penheimer clothes. SIS value. second prize. For
best ten stalks Of corn. one pair walk-oyer
| shoes. value $50.
By Mrs. Mathis < Co. For the best yield
" tofn Oh utt acres Dy a farmer under ~ years
OF age one pair of Kisers Red storm shoes Sec
ond prize. For the lady making the best display
Of Homemade Pickles. pair OF McKiser's
College Queen Flexable shoes
Bv Gay. For the best dozen Turnips one
ice hot-bottle. value $3.50
BY Bonds Millinery Co. For the best display
OF Jelly and Preserves. one tl0 Ladies' hat
BY Bumpass Lowe. For the hest yield of
wheat In the county. one barrel Postel's elegant
-four
BY The Rex. For the best Trio oy B. p. chick
ens.Ihatched in 1910. one pair q shoes.
BY Hill Bros. 4 Co. For the best pair Berk-
shire Pigs. born in 1910. one barrel Excel -four.
value $500.
BY Ellison. For the best Horse or FiIly
colt under one year old. one Sunshine Drop
head Sewing Machine. value cas-.
BY Cunningham. For the largest yield of
Ribbon Cane Syrup one acre or fraction of
an acre one barrel Character Flour. value g.
BY Phoenix Drug Co. For the best display of
Honey produced in Monroe county. one Kodak
value e13.
By v Pickett 4 Co. For the best Cake
baked By q young lady. one tlo hat.
By w Jordan. For the best acre of Corn.
one barrel Best Patent n our.
By q Fiynt. For the best acre Of corn
grown BY boy under Is years old on East side of
river. elo.OO in gold.
By Monroe Banking and Trust Co. For the
best acre OF Corn raised by a boy under ~ years
old el250. Second prize. For the best acer of
Corn raised by a boy under 20 years old q SO.
Third>prize. For tine best acre OF Corn raised By
. boy under - years old. $500.
By Lam 4 Carter Hardware Co. For the best
display OF Homemade Cake Light Bread and
Rolls. one Bucks No. Cooking stove
b. Oak lawn Farm. For the best display of
Dairy products. one fuIl-blood Jersey calf
By y Walton For the best Horse and FiIIy
colt two to three years old. one Five dollar gold
piece.
eele-barref .Peugh's Celebrated seIf-raising
b. 9. schwab. For the best Goat. one pair of
yants- Second prize. For the best Sheep. one
By Fir,t National Bank. For the general ex-
By ID Carter q Co. For the best Hog six
moaths old. one barrel White Bird Flour
s~s. Pos.to. ONE sss ss sss.
ssss.a pri.s; For the three largest Yam Posa-
In behalf Of the committee whose
duty il was 10 solicit prizes, l wish
to state that these very liberal con-
tributiOns were made voluntarily
~ tsSC sSS18ssSre6 blSFu III AtFbOecD. |.
In no instance was any argument
made - u why they should give To
this fund. and in no instance did
the COMMITTEES seek To persuade men
70 contribute. In almost every case
. moro liberal Offering Was made
than the members Of the committee
would have suggested.
All of which goes to prove the
lively interest the business men of
AbeBdsen are taking in the pro-
ereaB a the Farmers of the county.
aDd their willingness to co-operate
With and encnunee the farmer in
making our county self-supporting.
Respectfully.
]. G. CnosBY.
=. e. CowLEY,
ComnitAes 70 snlicit Aberdsen
Buoinem men.