The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-10
Bic List Of Premiums for Prize
Winners Prize Articles to
Be Taken to the State
Fair
BOYS and GIR.S
TO BE REPRESENTED
Men are Now in the Field Gather
ing Exhibits All Entries
Must Be in BY the
Sixteenth

Final arrangements have been made
and everything is being placed ia
readiness for the Grady county exhibi.
tion Of farm products to be held un-
dor the auspices 81 tile Grady County
Commercial and Farm Bureau next
Tuesday aud Wednesday at the city
hall
The purpose Of the fair is to assem-
BILE an exhibit to represent Grady
county at the sttae fair to be held in
Oklahoma City in October
Prizes are being offered by die mer
chants Of chickasha for the best pro-
duets and they are beginning to ar.
rive from all parts Of the county. sey.
eral men have been placed ii the field
by the organization to advertise the
fair, but they are depending on the
farmers to make It a success.
When Mr. McNabb was asked II this
was not the wrong year for Grady
county to show to the people Of the
state what Grady county raises, he
stated that, though this had been
hard year for Grady, that we we're IN
splendid condition as compared with
most Of the counties IN The state
After travelling extensively OVER this
section Of 0klahc.sa and investigating
closely the conditions in all parts OF
the state. Mr. NeNabb reports that
we are vastly better OIL than a great
majority Of Oklahoma counties and
that DIR 1913 crops are excelled By no
section IN the state
He Is appealing TO farmers to bring
in their products and make the exhi-
billion such a success that we can
show to the people at ,he state fair
that Grady county will take second
place to none when II comes to agri.
cultural producls
~ we make this fair success. and
take prize at Oklahoma City, # win |
be the greatest advertisement ever
given to Grady county farmers. and
it viii be OF the kind chat can't be /
bought Win money Mr. McNabb /
said in discussing the Importance Of
the plan
The Chiokasha fair which is to be /
held Tuesday and "Wednesday. is be /
iag planned 50 thar the farmers wliI
get the greatest possible benefit from
attending w d. Bentley the state
agent Of the United States depart
ment 81 agriculture who viii have
charge OF Judging the contest, viii give /
lectures al intervals on live farm
topics. He and Mr.. McNabb. the
county United States agent viii be at
the service Of the farmers Tor the dis.
russion OF any and all farm subjects
All exhibits should be IN BY i0l
o'clock Of the 10th, and nothing win be
accepted after l2 O'Clock Of that day
Every exhibit that is brought in on
conditions to meet Individual entry
rules at the state fair, # 1t is deemed /
10 be OF sufficient merit, will be taken
to the state fair By the organization,
entered under the individual name Of
the farmer who raised it and amy I
prize that Is won hy It win 90 10 the
farmer IN bringing such products as
corn, kafir, etc, Mr. McNabb suggests
that a surplHa 4houid be provided SO
that in case part OF The ears are In
iured by handling, there win still be
a full exhibit The first seven prem
um numbers are for boys and girls
clubs, only. and do NOT apply TO others
Canned goods brought in by others
than members Of the canning clubs
Will not be scored on al ALL
A special effort Is being made to
get all the members OF the boys and
girls county clubs to attend The
largest prize offered is for the club
boy who brings IN the best pig
Though the best products in the
county are by no means equal 10 those
OF other years, the farmer must con.
slider that his best has an equal chance
with that Of the other fellow, and that
he can lose nothing and may win much
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