Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-06
ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI AND TEN. NESSEE WILL GET LARGE SUMS.
AGRICULTURE ENCOURAGED
Association Will Promote the Agricuk
 tu1al Interests of Three States. :, Secretary Fuller Says Fair ,H,.. Will Be Typieally tJaiYx, Agricultural .8itS E..


 cultural exhibits of the fair this year, September 23 to 2s, inclusive, the prom inent features of the fair.
 The arrangement has been 50 perfected that each county in Arkansas, Missis- sippi and Tennessee which enters the fair with an ag agricultural exhibit will re- ceiye not less than $50.oo in prizes, while those counties which excel may win considerably more.
 The outlay will be considerable and the returns to the fair will not be propor. tionate to the expenditure, but the man. agement expects the reward to come in an incentive for better agricultural methods and better results in farming in the South.
 The exhibits will be an object lesson to those who aspire to succeed in farm ing and produce bumper crops according to the improved methods which all up- to-date farmers arc employing at this time.
 Dependent on Agriculture.
 The Tri-State Fair is largely depend ent upon the agricultural cooperation of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee in making it success, as the city of Mem- phis must be sustained by the products of the farms of those three states. It is in recognition of chis fact that the fair association has placed the agricultural building in place of prominence near the main entrance to the grounds and is giving much thought to developing the attractive as we'll as the educational features of this department of the fair
 The county exhibit feature has proven quite success in the past, but has never been the complete success which was desired nor what may be expected from this years fair. The interest has been increased from year to year and the scope of territory covered and the mum. Der of exhibits this year will be larger than ever before.
 The amount of money offered for county exhibits has been largely in- creased and the prizes have been so ar. ranged that each county will profit from the distribution.
 There will be first, second and third prizes for the best general county dis play from each of the three states, az gregating $1,oo000, and series of cham. pionship prizes, for which the prize win- ners in the state classes compete, while an additional series of prizes will be awarded for the most attractively ar. ranged and decorated exhibits. A fourth series of prizes will be awarded for the best exhibit of single product from any one county and each county not sharing in the above distribution will receive $50.O0 if the exhibit made is . creditable one.
 Corn Clubs Will Share.
 The Boys Corn Clubs will also share in the county prize feature as well as in the prizes for individual exhibits. The prizes for county exhibits total some. thing over $2,O0o.oo and the arrangement by which this amount is given a wide and general distribution is meeting with favor from prospective exhibitors.
 The response from prospective exhib itors has thus far been very satisfactory and each of the three states will be rep resented by good exhibits There wiH be many thousands of visitors from points outside the three states, and the best advertisement that could be made is in the exhibition of the productions of the three states.
 The decorators are now It work with new plans for the interior arrangements of the agricultural building This will have the effect of greatly improying tins artistic effect and at the same time add to the attraetiveness of the displays.
 Counties desiring to make exhibits are required to make application for space not later than September 18th. Under no circumstances will reservations for space be made after that date as the interior arrangement and generally dec. orative scheme of the building will be completed by that time and no altef1 tions can be made.
 The fair association will publish, for general free distribution, . catalogue of the exhibit, giving a brief historical sketch of each county making an ex. hibit and containing valuable inforna. tiop in regard to the agricultural and induatrial products of the county. This will add attractiveness to the exhibits and prove . valuable piece of adysrtis' tag for the snterprising counties