The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-12
VOL. xXXv
State Premiums to be Paid at the Grant
Parish Fair.

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The following is the list of prep,i-
ums offered 10y the Louisiana State
Board of Agriculture and Immigra-
ton at the Parish Fair held in 1911.
These premiums TO be awarded by q
committee appointed by the Parish
Fair Association, with the approval
of the Commissioner OF Agriculture
dInnigrntion, and ARE as follows:
Best aud greatest variety OF
home raised stock. any one
farin. .............................. Sto-Vo
Best and greatest variety ri
field products, any one farm 1000
Best and greatest variety OF
fruit and truck products, any
one farin......-.... -.........-...-.... o.Ou
Best and greatest variety OF
forage crops not less than
one bale, 80 lbs. to the bale,
three varieties, any one farm 800
Best bushel OF white corn on
ear ......-..................-..-- o.Vo
Bsst bushel vi yellow corn ON
ear ............................ o.UU
Best bushel of flint corn on eur 200
Best ten stalks Of sugar cane
products, any one farm-....... ZOO
Best sheep, not less than FIVE,
- n
any breed ......................--...... zoo
Second best sheep. not less than
five, any reed........-.......... ZOO
Rest home ruised horse or mare 500
Best home raised mule colt I'M
der six months .................... 800
Best home raised mule colt, 6
months to / year.........--.... 800
Best home raised mule colt,
to 2 years ..........-....-"........ QUO
Best home raised mule colt, 2
To years ................-........... o.VU
Best imported Jack................ 800
Best imported Janet ............. 800
Best Louisiana bred stallion,
any breed ......-...............-... 1000
Best harness colt, over 2 years
and under 3years. home rails
cd......-.......-......... o.OU
Best saddle colt, over years
and under 3. home raised..... 800
Best bull. any breed. home
O.UU
Best COW, any breed, home rails
ed........................... o.OO
Best boar, any age or breed,
home raised. ......-................ 800
Second best boar, any age or
breed, home raised ............... 800
Best SOW and pigs. 5 or more
pigs, home raised .............. 500
Second best SOW and pigs, or
more pigs, home raised....-.. 400
First premium, public school
corn club, individual exhibit GOO
Second premium, public school
corn club, individual exhibit 400
Third premium, public school
corn club, individual exhibit 500
First premium, best essay on
preparation Of soil and corn
culture by members of the
corn club between the ages
of II and l6 years ............... 500
Second premium. best essay on
preparation Of soil and corn
culture 10y members of the
corn club between the ages
of II and 16 years .............. 800
Third premium, best essay on
preparation Of soil and corn
culture by members Of the
corn club between the ages
of II and 16 years ............... 200
Certificates will be issued by the
Department to the winners Of the
first premiums awarded by the State
With view to encouraging the
Parish Fairs to make collective ag-
riculturaI and live stock exhibits at
the State Fair to be held ut Shreve-
port, La, October 81 to November
5. 1911. the Department Of Agricul-
ture and Immigration agrees to pay
SIS, and fifty per cent Of the freight
charges, to ench Parish Fair Associ-
ntion that will install collective ex-
hibit at the State Fair. Said
amounts tn be pnid on satisfactory