The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-17
COMPETITION WILL
Be STARTED IN
TOWNSHIPS
County Fair This. Year Will
Have a New Feature
Interest Shown.

Township exhibits will be one Of the
features Of the annual Grand Forks
fair which will be held in this city
July 80 to August 2. and the plans for
this new department have been work.
ed out by Secretary Bachelor. Tn.
der the plan adopted it Is proposed to
secure the interest Of every township
in the county. An entire section OF
the agricultural building will be de-
voted to the ownship feature. In ad.
dttion to the value Of this exhibit for
fair purposes. there is an additional
value In the fact that It will stir up
the interest Of the farmers In produc-
ing the right kind Of grains and TAX
ing more pains in the matter Of bring
ing forward anything they may have
that would be valuable for exhibit
purposes.
In working out the township exhibit
plan. the fair officials believe they
have struck on a feature that will be
a winner. Already Elm Grove. town
ship has promised an exhibit. and that
fact means that other townships will
not be slow in coming to the front and
that there soon will be a goodly num-
Der OF districts In the competition.
Easy % Win Cash.
The arrangement Of prize money is
such that there will be little difficulty
for the winners TO make good imam.
cially. as every exhibit scoring more
than sixty Will be' entitled to an ad.
ditional $40 " the amount which
may he won on points in competition.
A silver cup Il also to be put up,
and this will go to a township. as Its
permanent possession. after having
won It twice, not necessarily in con-
secutive order.
Following is the complete statement
Of the plan as issued by the fair as
ISOLATION:
Township Exhibits.
Best display Of threshcd grain, two
In sheaf. two to four inches at band:
corn In the ear. all varieties: native
grass. Two inches at baud; tame grass
and clover. three inches at band: for
age including millets. rape. fodder
corn. peas, etc. In straw: potatoes ten
speciments Of each variety: stock veg
etables. fresh. and preserved fruits.
and miscellaneous products. All pro-
ducts shown to be correctly named
pleteness In this point will be consid-
cred in scoring.
Competition open to any organized
township in Grand Forks county. N.
D., Lilac Hedge farm barred. All ar
ticles shown in this display must have
been grown in township in which en-
tered. and no portion of any display
may be offered for premiums in any
other class OF lot. Exhibits may be
entered by the board of supervisors Of
any township or any resident Of their
township to whom written permission
has been given by officers of the
board. Not more than one lot shall
be entered from each township. En-
hibits to At space SIS feet. The fair
association will provide necessary
space and bile signs for each ex-
hibit. Exhibits to be judged on the
following scale:
Variety and comprehensiveness, IS
points.
Quality, IS points.
Arrangement. 10 points.
The amount Of premium offered
shall be based on the number Of
townships In competition. and will be
at the rate OF $1,000 for each town
ship entered. Money to be divided
40. 30. 20. and 10 per cent. All ex-
hibits scoring sixty or more points
will be allowed an additional $1,000.
A silver trophy cup. valued at $4,000
will be awarded the exhibit scoring
the highest number Of points. Cup to
be competed for each year until won
twice by the same township. when
same shall became Its property.