Newport daily independent., 1913-09-11
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
FOR STATE FAIR
COMPLETION OF PREMIUM LIST
DlsCLOsES A LARGE NUMBER
OF SPECIAL PRIZES.
National Breeders Association and
Others Add Largely to interest
in Competition.

The completion Of the 1913 state
Fair premium list discloses some in
terestlng facts in the way Of enlarged
premiums by the State Fair associa-
ton and special premiums offered by
rational breeders associations and
others, which makes the catalogue
one of keen interest to prospective ex-
hibitors and insures them a larger
and better range OF prizes and tro-
Dhies to compete for than ever before.
Never in the history of the State
Fair has the big breeders associations
# the country como to the aid Of the
State Fair in such a generous and lib
aral manner, manV of them Offering
heir full lis, OF premiums for the first
sine in Arkansas, ahile the number
of extra prizes being offered by other
organizations and individuals is more
liberal than ever.
Among the splendid list of special
premiums offered are the following;
The Percheon Society OF America
offers a special list Of u premiums
for the best in Percheon horses.
Ten dollar, first; five dollar, sec.
and, and reserve ribbon for third
prizes are offered in he following
classes:
Best stallion 3 years old or over;
best stallion under 3 years; champi
'tallion; mare 3 years and over. mare
under 8 years; champion mare. get
If stallion -four colts); produrss Of
mare two colts).
For champion stud (stallion and
four mares), 500 cup; silver medal
and reserve ribbon.
For best five stations, 800 cup;
silver medal, and reserve ribbon
Champion stallion, open class, gold
medal, silver medal.
Champion mare, open class, gold
medal, silver medal.
The American Hereford Breeders
association offers the following:
Seven dollar, first; five dollar, sec
ond: three dollar, third, and two dol
lar, fourth prizes for the classes.
Bull 8 years old; bull years old !:
senior yearling bull; junior yearling
bull; senior bull calf; Junior bull
calf; COW 8 years old; COW or heifer
. years old; senior yearling heifer;
Junior yearling heifer; senior heifer
calf; Junior heifer calf.
The American Berkshire associa
ton names the following grand prizes
and trophies:
Silver trophy for the best young
herd, one boar and three sows.
The National Duroc Jersey Record
association names the following:
Silver trophy for the best young
herd one boar and three soWs,
Barrow, under 1 year, So, "a, 81.
Pen of three barrows, under one
year, s12, IS, 81
The Angora Goat Breeders associa
ton offers a silver trophy for the bes
breeders flock.
In the poultry department are {
large number of attractive premiums
The State Fair Association offers
$50 cash for the best display of 2:
birds of any one breed or variety.
The Garland County Poultry Asso
citation offers:
Ten dollar silver cup for best pei
Of S. C. White Leghorns.
Ten dollar silver cup for the bes
pen of Buff Orpingtons.
Ten dollar silver cup for the bes
pen of Rhode Island Reds.
Ten dollar silver cup for best pei
of White Plymouth Rocks.
Two dollars. and fifty cents in golt
for the best pen of Brown Leghorns.
This association also offers spe
cial list of useful prizes to winners il
the various classes.
The Rhode Island White Club o
America offers five ribbons for th'
best cock, hen, cockerel, pullet ant
pen.
The Arkansas State Fair Associa
ton. the Arkansas Bankers Associa
ton, and a large number OF firms AM
individuals offer the usual big line o
premiums in the cotton and corr
growing contest and in the girls can
ming club contest.
The A. l. Root Co., Medina, Ohio
offers a special line Of premiums il
| bee culture.
Ford's Business College, Little Rock
offers full scholarship as premium
in the educational department.
There are many other lesser prem
ums, all of which are offered at tn
| 1913 fair October q to November l
in addition to the usual big and attrae
tive list of prizes and premiums o.
fered by the Arkansas State Fair, an
| tbo now catalogue shows a greater an