The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-07-27
List of Premiums

To Be Awarded at the Washington Parish Fair, y y
Held in Franklinton, La, on Friday and a
Saturday, October 10th and 2lst, 1911.
Below is the list premiums offered by the Louisiana State
Board Agriculture and Immigration at the Parish Fairs hed IN
1911 These premiums to awarded by committee appointed
bv the Parish Fair Association with approval of the Commis
sioner of Agriculture and Immigration and are as follows
Best and greatest variety raised stock farm
Best and greatest variety Of field products any one farm
Best greatest variety of fruit and truck products any
one farm. ''oo
variety forage crops not less than one
bale 50 lbs to the BALE any one 1arm ooo
best bushel of white ~ ~
d.. hnshol ~ a;nt corn m ear 200
Best ten stalks of products any one farm oo
Best Sheep not less than five, any breed zoV
Second best Sheep not less than fve any breed z'o
Best home raised horse mare NV
Best home raised mule colt under SIX months NV
Best home raised colt, months to year, 9"o
Best home raised mule COLT to years. wv
Best home raised mule colt, to years ooV
Best imported Jack
Best imported Janet "oo
Best Louisiana bred stallion, any breed lVoo
Best harness colt years and under3 home rased oo
Wv
Best bull an breed home raised :. o'oV
Fest cow any breed, home raised, o'oo
Best boar any age breed home raised' ooo
Second boar, breed, home raised ooo
Best SOW and pigs, more pigs home raised Nv ooo
Second best and pigs, or more pigs nome 1o
nromum pubic school corn club individual exhibit 600
Second premium public club individual exhibit 4
Third premium public school corn cuo lndlVloua EXHIBIT o
First premium essay preparation OF soil and corn
- culture by members of the Corn Club between tne
ages of II and 16 years 'oo
Second remnm best essay on preparation of soil and corn
culture by members Corn Club between and years. oo
Third premium preparation OF soil and corn Gull
tue by member of Corn between II and Is years 2o
Certificates will be issued by Department to the winners
Of the first premiums awarded by the State
With view to encouraging the Parish Fairs to make collective
agricultural exhibits at the State Fair to be held az
Shreveport La October 3D. to November l9l the
of Agriculture immigration agree to pay 9zo
Dollars and fifty per the freight charges to each Parlst
Fair Association that will install collective exhibit at the State
Fair Said be paid satisfactory evidence OF the ex
hb having been installed and rendering Of OF freight bills
The following is Supplementary list Of premiums to b
arded at the Washington Parish Fair which will be held
Frankinton, La, October 2Ot and 2lst, 1911:
Ress bale peaevine hay than 50 lbs Is
Best ten head sundOwers io
Rest three stalks soy 3
Iroest Weld corn on Corn Club 81
n aruest yield of cotton acrd 81
ar0nst weld of sweet potatoes, one acre s.
Resi- herd cattle farm ncuong bull and three cows TO-
Cow producing the greatest quantity OF ontter o.
8 Best three pounds of home made butter y
a Rest pair Of oxen, home raised .
yearng under years o
l3 year.old bull, any breed, o.
Best boar, any breed,
~ Rest SOW. any breed, ''.... .
u and
y Il Heaviest hog any breed .
3 Hest usn Of Barred Rock chicken 9