The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-20

acknowledgements sack of potatoes
| which contains the fewest spuds.
There were 20 entries in this class last
year and it is expected much en-
thusiasm will be worked up over this
donation IN 1918.
The De Laval Separator company,
| through Claude Robinson, state repre-
sentative, has donated a SIS cream
| separator to the farmer who receives
! the highest score on dairy butter at
the 1918 Montana state fair.
Crane & OrdWay company of Great
Falls, offer a Husky Little Chore
Boy engine, valued at s75, for the
best three pecks of wheat, oats and
barley from one farm.
Frank IS. Lusk, president of the
First National bank of Missoula, do
mates a beautiful 500 silver trophy to
! the best steer exhibited at the 1913
fair.
The Barnes Manufacturing COM
| s25 spraying outfit for the best five
boxes of Northwest Greening apples.
The Percheron Society of America
offers $50 in cash, besides medals,
ribbons and silver trophies for prizes
in the Percheron department of the
horse division.
j. e. Logan, secretary of the Bill
lings Sugar company, has written
Secretary B~reitenstein, advising him
they are willing to increase their last
years offer and expect to donate 20
sacks of beet sugar to be distributed
in premiums through the domestic
! department. Here is an opportunity
for the women folks.
The Independent Harvester COM
pany of Billings, expect to announce
their premium later on. This will
probably be for grain and consist of
some of their farming machinery.
"The Star Farmer" an agricultural
magazine published at st. Louis, is
giving eight yearly subscriptions for
wheat, oats, corn, alfalfa and cattle.
II. L. Hurst Manufacturing COM
any of Canton, Ohio, offer a Fitz-all
sprayer, value $50, for the best five
i boxes of commercial apples.
Henry Disston & Sons of Philadel-
phia give a set of fruit tree pruning
saws for the best five plates COM
mercial apples, different varieties.
w. Atlee Burpee & Co. of Phila-
delphia donate $25 for the best and
largest collection of vegetables grown
exclusively from Burpee's seeds.
Charles Dallman, president of the
Missoula Nursery company of Mis-
soula. has given so Bing cherry trees
for best display of sweet cherries: so
Ia rphar rhprrN trpac for hest 1jSnlaV
sour cherries; SO Mcintosh apple
trees for best box Mcintosh apples:
so Mcmahon White apple trees for
best box Mcmahon White apples; so
Missoula apple trees for best three
boxes commercial apples; so Wealthy
apple trees for best three boxes
Wealthy apples; so Bartlett pear trees
for best three boxes pears. any varie-
ty: so plum trees for best display of
plums. The total value Of these
premiums amounting to SITS.
Champion Blower & Forge Co. of
: Lancaster, Pa, offer a $50 forge for
the best Percheron stallion.
The National Duroc Jersey Record
association, give a handsome silver
trophy to the best young herd and
s3S in cash premiums for stock reg
istered in their association.
Stark Brothers of Louisiana, Mo-,
will give $50 Delicious apple trees and
ESQ Jonathan apple trees, valued at
$3.50, to the best box of Delicious and
Jonathan apples, respectively.
The ST. Paul Roofing Cornice and
Ornament company of st. Paul donate
a Tip Top cupola or barn ventilator