The Forrest City times., 1913-09-19
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
 FUR STATE FAIR
COMPLETION OF PREMIUM LIST DIscLosES 4 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 teresting 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 larger and better range of prizes and tro- phies 10 compete for than ever before. Never in the history of the State Fair has the big breeders associations of the country come to the aid of the state Fair in such generous and lib eral manner, many of them offering their full lis. of premiums for the first time in Arkansas. while 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 12 premiums for the best in Percheon horses.
 Ten dollar, first; five dollar, sec and, and reserve ribbon for third prizes are offered in the following classes:
 Best stallion years old or over; best stallion under years; champion stallion; mare 3 years and over, mare under 3 years; champion mare get of stallion -four colts): produc. of mare (two colts).
 For champion stud (stallon and four mares), $100 cup; silver medal and reserve ribbon
 For best five stallions, sl00 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 3 years old bull years old senior yearling bull; junior yearling bull; senior bull calf; junior bull calf; COW 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 l year, sS, $4, s2
 Pen of three barrows, under one year, SIP, sS. s4
 The Angora Goat Breeders associa. tion offers a silver trophy for the best breeders flock.
 In the poultry department are a large number of attractive premiums:
 The State Fair Association offers $50 cash for the best display of 25 birds of any one breed or variety.
 The Garland County Poultry Asso- citation offers:
 Ten dollar silver cup for best pen of s. C. White Leghorns.
 Ten dollar silver cup for the best pen of Buff Orpngtons.
 Ten dollar silver cup for the best pen of Rhode Island Reds
 Ten dollar silver cup for best pen of White Plymouth Rocks
 Two dollars and fifty cents in gold for the best pen of Brown Leghorns. This association also offers a spe- cial list of useful prizes to winners in the various classes.
 The Rhode Island White Club of America offers five ribbons for the best cock, hen. cockerel, bullet and pen.
 The Arkansas State Fair Associa. ton. the Arkansas Bankers Associa. tion, and large number of firms and individuals offer the usual big line of premiums in the cotton and corn growing contest and in the girls can. ming club contest
 The A. I. Root Co, Medina, Ohio. offers a special line of premiums in bee culture.
 Fords Business College, Little Rock. offers full scholarship as a premium in the educational department.
 There are many other lesser premt. ums. all of which are offered at the 1913 fair October 27 10 November n in addition te the usual big and attrac. tive list of prizes and premiums of fered by the Arkansas State Fair. and the new catalogue shows a greater and grander offering of inducements to exhibitors than the management of the fair has ever been able to announce before.
 There Is one feature of Oaklawn park upon which the State Fair brides