The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-04
Vegetable
Exhibit To
BeExcelent
THIS WILL BE ONE OF
MOST INTERESTING
DEPARTMENTS.
From Present Outlook The Fair
To Be Held Sometime
This Winter Will Be
Great Success

The vegetable exhibit a, the COM
ing Polk county fair will be one of
the most interesting OF the whole
fair if the plans OF the management
are successful. The growing of veg
etabics OF almost every kind con-
stitutes one of Polk county's chief
industries and thousands of crates
of the very finest vegetables of ey-
cry variety are produced and
shipped out every season. and the
Polk county fair to be held in Lake.
land during the last week of Feb
ruary will be right in the best of
the vegetable season. And IL is the
purpose of those in charge to make
every effort possible to secure
splendid exhibit Of every variety of
vegetable that is grown in Polk
county for the fair.
1t is especially desirel by tho
managers to have farmers make COL
lective exhibits including ten or
more varieties or vegetables pro-
duced on one farm and to this end
they have offered some very attrac-
tive premiums as follows. /,
Best collective exhibit vegetables
Go or more varieties) $25.
The second best, $40, and the
third. $5. And they expect a very
sharp competition as there ere num-
bcrs &C fc"mcrs who are in position
to exhibit fine collections Of vege-
tables from their farms and gardens
and there is no department Of fair
that can be made more attractive
to the visitor than that Of vege-
tables. Besides the premiums Of
fered for the vegetable collections
there are some very nice premiums
for exhibits of single varieties, for
instance:
For the best bushel of sweet po-
tatoes. 50. And the same for best
bushel of Irish potatoes. Best half
dozen cabbage So Best half dozen
egg plant So. Also best cauliflower,
tomatoes and celery get the same.
While exhibits of onions, squashes,
peppers. and all the other varieties
of vegetables will also be given
premiums of one dollar each for the
best. 1T is the desire of the fair
directors to get the farmers inter-
ested now in planting the seed and
begin planning for your exhibit at
the coming fair. Now is the time to
decide what you will exhibit and
go to work to get up collection or
exhibit OF some variety that will
win first prize in its class. We
want large number OF entries for
each premium offered and then II
you win you will have something to
be proud of. while prize won
without much competition is no
honor.
In this connection let me remind
you that the Polk county fair is noe
going to be a small thing; every
thing indicates big show; every
body connected with the fair is
working hard and although the en-
terprise Is only just started, we are
meeting with gratifying encour-
agement on every hand. 1t is hoped
to be able to publish the premium
list in full in few weeks 80 that
the public may see the size and
scope of the plans.
The premium list will be gotten
out in booklet form and circulated
all over Polk county, for this is
strictly county fair and we shall
expect people in every section of the
county to respond with exhibits of
fruit, vegetables, farm products Of
every kind and poultry and live
stock also.
Keep the date of the fair-Feb.
22-27 inclusive-in your mind and
begin now planning your exhibits
and let everybody work together for
the biggest and best fair Polk coun-
ty has ever had.
T. s. CLIFFORD,
Supt. Vegetable Department.