The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
TRI-STATE FAIR
OFFERS MANY PRIZES
ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI AND TEN
NESSEE WILL GET LARGE SUMS.
AGRICULTURE ENCOURAGED
Association Will Promote the Agricul
tural Interests Of Three StateA
Secretary Fuller Says FalE
%. Will Be Typically
81 Agricultural III

Tho Tri-State Fair Association OF
Memphis has arranged to make the agri.
cultural exhibits OF the fair this year,
September 20 to rs, inclusive, the prom.
insnt features of the fair.
The arrangement has been so perfected
that each county in Arkansas, Missis-
sippi and Tennessee which enters the
fair with an agricultural exhibit will re-
eeivs not less than $4,000 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 proper
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
10 those who aspire to succeed in farm
Ing and produce bumper crops according
to the improved methods which all up
to-dats farmers are employing at this
time.
Dependent on Agriculture.
The Tri-Stats Fair is largely depend
emit upon the agricultural cooperation Of
Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee in
making it a success, as the city OF Mem
phiE must be sustained by the products
of the farm ,ol those three states. 1t is
In recognition Of this fact that the fair
association has placed the agricultural
building in a place Of prominence near
the main entrance to the grounds and is
giving much thought to developing the
attractive as well as the educational
features Of this department of the fair.
The county exhibit feature has proven
quite a 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 num-
Der of exhibits this year will DO 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, ag-
gregating $1,000. 90, 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 ths above distribution will receive
$4,000 II the exhibit made 10 Q creditable
one.
Corn Clubs Will Share.
The Boys Corn Clubs will also share
In the county prize feature as well A.
In the prizes for individual exhibits. The
prizes for county exhibits total some.
thing over 5 100000 and the arrangement
by which this amount Is gwen q wiat
and general distribution Is meeting with
favor from prospective exhibitors.
The response from prospective 'Ahio
itors has thu lar been very SATISFACTORY
and each OF the three states VIII - rep,
resented BY good eAhlo.'s' mere WIN
be many thousands OF vlsitors from
points outside the three STATES ana tne
best advertisement tnat couio We mAue
"a 4 tie exhibition OF n proouc'''hs
of the three STATES