Arizona republican., 1912-07-19
TRADE BOARD
 MAKES PLANS
Success of Farmers Mid
 summer Fair Is Assured by the Offering of Many
 Prizes; Pioneer Band to Play Saturday Afternoon

lar meeting Thursday afternoon and made some careful arrangements for the Farmers Institute Midsummer Fair which is to be held next Satur- day
 Among the other preparations made the board decided to engage the Pio neer band of twelve pieces to play from to 6 on Saturday afternoon, In order to make a success of the fair it is necessary to do things up fbrown' and the board is certainly doing it. As strong competition is desired among the farmers. a number of excellent prizes are offered and it is hoped many will take advantage of these
 The following premiums are offered:
 Dairying Individual COW producing the most butter fat in 3O-day test, s15, s10, s7.50. Herd making best average on butter fat in 30-day test, $15, s1O, $75O This contests is in charge of w. w. Mcconnell.
 Alfalfa-Best two bales s10, s5. Largest single sheaf. s3, $2
 Grains-Best bushel wheat. first 1 premium. special, $25 grain grader; second, s5; third, $2 Best bushel of oats, s1O. s. s2. Best bushel barley. $1O. s5, $2.
 Corn-best one dozen ears, green, s3 s2, $1.
 Root Crops-Sugar beets, largest yield from one acre. s25. s15. $10, (to be determined by the records of the Glendale Sugar company at close of this season). Largest single sugar jr, , $1 Sweet potatoes, best 50 pounds. $1O, s7.50. s. Irish potatoes, best 50 pounds, s10, $L5O, $5. Watermelons-Large single melon, s. s2. Best six melons, $10, s7.5O, $5
 Cantaloupes-Largest single, s, g. Best crate s10, s7.5O, s5.
 Tomatoes-Best basket. g. 8. $1.5O. Onions-Best bushei, matured, 8, $4, B
 StraWberries-Best crate. S4, 8, g.
 Fruits-Best basket apricots. B, S. s2 Best case early peaches, }. s. s2 Best basket pears. 8. 8. s2 Best basket plums, $5 8. s2. Best basket prunes, s. s3, $2 Best bas- ket figs, s. B, ?.
 Grapes-Best crate Thompson seed less $3 s2 s1 Best crate Muscat, B, $2, s1 Best crate Tokay s3. g., $1 Best crate Mission, s. $2, $1
 mpkin-Largest, $2. s1
 Squash-Largest. B, s1.
 Milo Contest-(See special prizes)
 Women's Department.
 Bread-Best dozen biscuits from valley flour. s5. $4, B.
 Canned Fruits-Best jar canned 
 $2, s1; peaches. g. s1; apricots. g., s1, backberries. B, s1; tomatoes. ,, s1; plums. g, s1; pears, g. s1 Special Prizes The following special prizes are of fered:
 Bear Drug Store-To winner in bis cult contest. one toilet set National Bank of Arizona-The BIO premium for best two bales Of al- falfa
 Talbot & Hubbard-For best dis play by one farmer. roll of Ewood stock fence.
 Phoenix National Bank-Wil pay $25 of the premiums in dairy contests
 Valley Bank-Will pay s25 of the premiums in the melon pries
 Ceilings Vehicle X Harness Co., One International Harvester cream separator. costing s105, and weighing $50 pounds. to he given as the first prize in dairy herd contest, instead of cash.
 Pratt -Gilbert-Special grain grader, value s25, as first prize for wheat 1 Prichet & Co.-Wi1l give one set of dishes of the value of s15 for the best cake made of Valley flour and Cottolene.
 1 Ryan Vehicle X Machinery Co., $50 manure spreader. to be awarded to farmer making greatest increase in yleld of alfalfa from one-half of a | flVe-acre tract, by the use of this spreader and proper cultivation: ma nure to be used on one-half of tract. the other 2 acres to be used as a check plot. Entries can be made up to March l, 1913, with William $. Humbert at the Arizona Seed Go. Measurements and weighing to be under direction of a special commit tee to be appointed by Farmers nsti- tute. Contest closes November 1, 1913. This spreader will be loaned upon application to those entering this contest It is to be used for the purposes of the contest. Arizona Seed Co.-$25 special milo maize prize. Largest amount pro- duced from one-half acre; to be plant ed this season. The measuring of the half acre and the weighing of the grain to be under the management of the Maricopa County Farmers insti- tute and the premium to be awarded at the state fair this year: milo to be exhibited in the agricultural depart ment.
 Ezra Thayer-Chafing dish to girl under r years of age for best half dozen biscuits from Valley flour Ezra Thayer-Two pair of, scissors to farmers wife for best jar of pre- serves
 The Lady Barber Shop-Will give first prize for the best canned peaches
 The Arizona Saddlery Company