The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-27
GREATEST FAIR
STATE EVER HAD
IN SENDING OUT PREMIUM LISTS
MANAGER WARWICK MAKES
STATEMENT.
SPECIALS FOR CORN
POULTRY AND TOBACCO WILL. RE
CEIvE UNUSUAL ATTENTION
SUMMARY OF FINE OFFER
IyGs--HIGH-CIAss
SHOWS.
SPECIALS FOR CORN


nusi exhibition, which will be held
in Richmond the second week in Oc-
tober. beginning the 7th
The fair this year" said Manager
Warwick. promises TO be the most
complete we have ever held The
big exposition building will be filed
with space-takern long before the
date of the fair. There are now but
few spaces left. and director Spillsnan
tells me they are going so fast he
hardly known how to be able to &C
commodate the demands.
Entries for the races show some
of the best animals in the country.
While the live stock department will
be far above the average
The anusements will cost about
twice as much this year as last and
those who attended the fair last year
recall what splendid free acts were
presented. The greatest attractions
the world offers in this line will be
he. and there wifi be several SEN
sationai features.
summary of the premium list IL
worth reading:
Department A--Horses.
Entries close Saturday, September
18th
All animals entered 70 exhibition
shall be in place not later than
O'Clock A. NJ, Monday. October 7th.
Except when otherwise stated en-
! tries will be shown in ham.
Persons exhibiting pure bred ami
mails. one year OF age and over. will
be required to furnish register num-
! bers OF animals 70 be exhibited or.
| in case of younger animals not regis
tered. the names and register number
/ OF sires and dams"
| Department B--Cattle.
| Entries In this department close
| Saturday, September 18th.
| Exhibitors Of animals. one wear Of
age and over, viii be required TO
furnish registry number Of animals
| TO be exhibited; In case Of younger
animals not registered. the names and
register numbers OF sires and dams
! All animals entered for exhibition
/ shall be in place not later than 8
clock A. NJ. Monday. October 7th
! Department C-shesp.
! Entries In this department close
| Saturday. September 18th
! Exhibitors OF animals. one year Of
aga and axer sqtsil l-- ---r-rrt-f-rrf 70 FUR
/ nish registry numbers Of animals to
| be exhibited: In case Of younger ami
| mails rot registered. the name and
/ register numbers Of slres and dams.
All animals entered for exhibition
| must be in place not later than s
O'Clock A.. NJ. Monday. October 18th.
! Department D-swins.
Entries IN this department close
Saturday September 18th.
The pedigrees OF all animals entered
! in the swine classes except pigs IN
! der six months old, must be regis
1 tered in the recognized American Herb
| books OF their respective breeds In
under sly months class pigs Of March
and April farrow shall be admitted TO
I show.
All animals entered for exhibition
must be in place no. later than s
o'ciock A. NJ, Monday. October 7th.
Department E-Pouitry
Entries In this department close
Friday, September 20th.
Special Cups.
!. Virginia State Fair cup. given 10
the winner Of the largest number OF
blue ribbons in the show
I Z. Virginia State Fair cup, given TO
the winner OF the second largest num-
Der Of blue ribbons In the show.
3. r. s. Gray cup. given by r. s.
Gray. of the Virginia Poultry associa-
tion. for the best display in the English
class
4 Crudup cup. given by Mr., / r,
Crudup. Of the Virginia Poultry as
sociat!on, for the best display In the
| Mediterranean class. Won by Mrs. f.
& White 1911.
g. Cuvernator cup, given by Mr.. Geo,
r Guvernator. OF the Virginia Poul-
try association. for the best display
in the s c. White Leghorn class. Won
by Mrs VI. J.. Burton. 1911.
6. Schaaf cup. given by Mr., Walter
c. Schaaf, # the Virginia Poultry as
ISOLATION, for the best display in the
American class. Won by 6. f, Guver-
nator, 1911.
:. Warren cup. given by Our popular
fancier and breeder. Mr.. Andrew ]
Warre1. for the best display IN the
! Asiatie class, Won by q. f. Guver-
s. W. ]. Todd cup. for the best per
OF s. c. White Leghorns tyoungl
Won by A. J Warren. Richmond. Va
1909, won by Mrs. NJ. Q. Burton. Rich
mon. Va. 1910. Won by Williamson
farm, 1911.
9. Ellerson Poultry yard. ]. w
Quarles cup. for the best Barred Rock
cock Won BY Geo. E. Guvernator
Richmond. Va. 1909. Won by l.. Fl
Reade, Highland Park. 1910. Won by
g. e. Guvernator. 1911,
Department H--Earm Products.
Judge or Judges OF national re-
putation viii be selected to pass upon
exhibits in the corn sections OF this
department,
Entries close Friday, September
20th,
All products (unless excepted
shown in this department must bs
the current years G9t2) growth, and
must have been grown in the state
by the exhibitor.
Desiring to provide classes which
would prove Of value to the greatest
number, and being impressed with
the Importance Of providing an op.
portunity whereby the growers al
corn could compare samples of corr
selected from their fields not only
with that grown by their neighbors
but also with the corn produced In
other portions of the Com inonweaith
and being further. particularly i'm
pressed by the apparent disparity in
food values OF the samples shown al
the first exhibition OF the special a,
J the 1909 fair--when 1t was clearly
evident that many of our farmers
were not giving careful attention &c
1.-THE selection OF seed corn---the DIS,
iplay certainly indicated that this sub
tect was not receiving merited atten-
ton, else many samples exhibited
would have been rejected by exhihi-
tors and ethsrs substitused--it has
been determined to again offer VIVA,
may be termed selection contest >
The 1919 classification is as follows:
White corn: Single ear. ten ears
six stalks, ears attached.
Yellow corn: Single ear. ten ears