The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-09-11
SCHOOL FAIR
HERE SATURDAY
CHILDREN SHOW MUCH INTEREST
Exhibits Of Poultry and Garden Truck
will be Placed on Court House
Lawn il Weather is Good

The interest of all the schools and
school children of the county is now
eentered in the school fair which will
be held here next Saturday. The com
mittee has arranged to display the ex-
hibits on the courthouse lawn. in case
the weather permits. Otherwise the
dis plays will be made in the corner
room of the Bell building on Oak
street. A large list Of prizes has been
donated by the merchants of the city
and the children presenting the best
exhibits of garden truck. of needle
work and poultry will receive hand
some awards.
All the school children of Hood River
county are eligible to enter the con-
test. Pupils may seek information
and advice, but must do the work
themselves. This is imperative. Pu-
pills will be divided into two classes :;
Glass A, all over l2 years of age on
September l3; Glass b. all under ".
Glasses are as follows:
Best packed box of apples, both
Glass A and h together. Best trio of
large breed chickens best trio of small
! breed of chickens; best trio of ban
tams, Glass B only; best pair rabbits.
Glass b only; best five carrots best
five potatoes; best five onions; best
| five ears Of corn; largest pumpkin by
weight: largest head of cabbage by
weight; best loaf of bread best apple
pie; best five glasses jelly, at least
three varieties; best five jars canned
| fruit, at least three varieties: best dis
play asters best display sweet peas
best display dahlias.
Best hand made apron, made for and
by the pupil'entering the same. To be
of any kind of material and any color.
Mechanism to count rather than ma
terial or trimmings.
Best piece of darning or patching
Darn to be not less than two and one
half square inches and patch to be moi
ess than four square inches.
Best piece of mechanical work (hant
made).
Fisrt, second and third prizes to b,
given of SO. So and 81, respectively.
No pupil shall enter for more thai
four prizes.
l.. P. Harrington, of Eugene, VIII
was recently here in the interest of tn
fairs, and to increase interest in tn
state fair, urged that as many of tn
children as could, should send exhibit
to the state fair. The railways vii
transport the exhibits free of charge
Mr.. Harrington, expressed q desire
/ to return here for the local fair.
The committee in charge of tn
school fair is composed of Judge Gee
r. Castner, County School Superinten
dent c. d. Thompson and Joe l.
Thomson. Anyone desiring furthe
| information as to the fair should tele
i phone one or the other of these com
Il mitteemen.
i "Young gardeners entering vege
Il tables for premiums at agricultural
school, county and state fairs must ex
Il ercise special care in the entries i
Il they would receive favorable motto
from the judges and win the valuabl
premiums, says Professor Bouquet
II of the department of horticulture, Ore
gon Agricultural College.
Il Heretofore too many fairs haV
been exhibitions of vegetable monstrof
| tiles while commercial specimens @
II money value have been conspicuous b
| their absence. The boys and girls @
II Oregon must see that the vegetable
/ that they exhibit are clean, smooth
II uniform in size, color and shape, an
Il true to type of the variety. Somethln
II must be exhibited that will catch tn
Il eve of the Judge. Nothing is OF NOR
II Importance than that the specime
II should be clean and show great care
II preparation previous to exhibition
II Enormous specimens of beets. radishe'
II carrots and squash are to be discoul
II aged but the contestant should max
II it a point in selecting his specimens
II the field to choose them for the quail
II ties which have been named abov'
III Aim for quality, not for quantity
II Children must be encouraged to exhlb
II vegetables that ara of the highe'
II market value.
II "Root vegetables should be cleaI
II of moderate size, smooth and the ind
II vidual specimens uniform as far
II possible in all aspects. Cabbage al
= lettuce and such like vegetables shou
be solid and of proper commercial siz
i The caulifiower which is shown shou
] be compact, white and free from bler
! ishes: the celery well bleached al
! large"
The entries will be made with
! card, showing the number of the entr
8 the class, division and number OF G
school district contestant resides in.