The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-17
Grand Forks County Agri-
cultural Association An
nounces Product Prizes.
TOWNSHIP PRIZES
AROUSE INTEREST
Fair Will be Made Better
Than Every This Year
Many improvements.

The Grand Forks County Agricul.
tural society has appropriated $3.50
70 be used as premiums for the Grand
Forks county exhibitors.
One prize will be offered for the
best farm team. The horses are to
not more than 1900. They must
have been used for farm purposes
from May Is, 1913, until the time Of
the fair.
Prizes will be offered for the best
stallion and four of their get, all to be
owned in Grand Forks county. The
get may be either male or female ana
no two year old stallion may be shown
unless pure bred. The prizes will be
as follows: First, $50: second, $50;
third. $50. and fourth. SO. In addi-
ton there will be prizes Of $40, Sc and
81 respectively for the first, secona
and third best two year old get n
the same for the best yearlings.
Prizes for Cattle.
Prizes will be offered In n grade
dairy class. All animals must be
bred by pure bred sires of some stand
ard breed. The animals must be own
ed inc bred by the exhibitor. The
prizes offered follow:
A first prize of $25, a second prize
Of SIS, a third prize Of SO. and a
fourth prize of IS will be offered for
the best fat steer or .heifer. This is
breeds and the animals will be judged
for the block only. All animals must
hibitor. =
Hogs and Sheep.
In the class Of fat hogs, there will
be offered prizes for yearling barrows
Of $40. IS and IS respectively for the
winners Of first, second and third
places. The same amounts will be of
fered for the best pens of three spring
pigs. All animals are to be owned.
bred Inc fed by the exhibitor. The
same condition and prizes will apply
to the best yearling wether and the
best pen of three spring lambs in the
class Of fat sheep.
In the poultry department.. money
will be based on the points won in
open competition by residents Of
Grand Forks county. First place will
count five points. second three, and
third one. The highest score will
draw SIS. the second SO, and the
third SIS.
In the agricultural department the
same money will be offered and under
the same conditions as in the poultry
department..
The township contest go successful
%S nag Occu GuIdrReQ ana
made more comprehensive. The pr.
ducts included in this contest are:
sttBest display Of threshed grain, two
quarts or more of each variety; grain
in sheaf, two to four inches at band;
corn in the ear. all varieties; native
grasses, W. inches at the band; tame
grass and clover, three inchest at
band; forage. including millet, rape,
fodder, corn. peas. ETC., in straw; po-
tatoes. ten specimens of each variety,
stock vegetables, two specimens Of
each, culinary vegetables, fresh and
preserved fruits, and miscellaneous
products. All products must be cor
rectly. named and tagged to show the
grower.
Competition is open to any organ.
lied township in Grand Forks county.
All articles shown in this display must
have been grown in township in which
entered and no portion of any display
may be offered for premiums in n
other class or lot.
Exhibits are to be judged on the
following scale:
Variety and comprehensiveness, As
points; quality. As points; arrange
ment, 10 points.
Notice Of exhibits to be made must
be filed with the secretary on or be-
fore July 10. to allow sufficient time
to arrange and prepare space.