The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25
$4,000 IN PREMIUMS.
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pro rata according to score, will be
on the basis of 500 for each exhibit
that qualities In addition to this plan
of dividing the money and in order to
encourage the best efforts of the coun-
ties making exhibits the association
makes a special offering of $50 each
for the first five highest scoring ex-
hibits. and SIS for the next ten high
est scoring exhibits, providing the
score of each is ,666 or more. --..sA
A somewhat similar plan will be
carried out in respect to the Grange
exhibits The money will be divided
pro rata on. a basis of $50 for each
exhibit. There is special offering
of SIS each for the five highest scor-
ing exhibits. and SIS each for the next
ten provided the score is 666 or more
Liberal prizes are offered for all
classes of agricultural products. Spe-
cial cash premiums are offered by the
Quincy Seed and Nursery company of
HanktOn, 5. d. Stress is placed on IN
dividual farm exhibits and truck farm
exhibits. A feature that should please
the home garden contestants among
the school children are the offerings
made for the best displays from the
home gardens cultivated by the
youngsters. This is something entire
ly new.
Prizes are offered for both vege-
tables and flowers grown by the chill
dren. The class is open to the pupils
of any school in the state.
The offerings in the live stock de-
partmentS are Such as Will assure the
greatest exhibition of pure bred ami
mails ever brought together at Topeka.
AS has previously been mentioned To-
peka will be a stopping off place for
breeders of horses en- route to the
Panama-Pacific exposition. The best
horses in the country will consequent
~ he seen here. Aside from the Of
ferings by the Kansas State Fair as
ISOLATION in the live stock depart
ments. special organizations have Of
A New Feature.
Department N-Sunday schools
will be something entirely new at the
State Fair. Topeka. Thousands of per-
sons in all parts of Kansas are ex-
pccted to take a special interest in
this feature. There are two distinct
classes-rural schools and city schools.
A long list of prizes is offered for ex-
hibits in Sunday school work. H. w.
Bomgardner of Topeka is the super
intendent of the new department.
OF particular interest to the women
will be the culinary department. This
proved a great success last year, and
should be even more popular this
summer
Samuel E. Lux. general manager.
has called a meeting of all superin-
tendents with the exception of those
of the textile, arts and culinary de-
partments. for two o'clock Saturday
afternoon at the state fair office, 20S
Kansas avenue. There will be an in
terchange of ideas at this meeting.
List of superintendent.
Following is the list of superintend-
ents of departments announced in the
premium list:
Tickets. w. A. Tinker. Topeka.
Gates, ]. A. Lott, Topeka.
Guards, Chief Parsons and Sheriff
Kiene. Topeka.
Agricultural Hall, Frank p. Rude,
Route 2. Topeka.
Concessions, r. T. Kriepe, Topeka.
Judging Ring, Henry McAfee, To-
peka.
Transportation, ]. w. Butts, Topeka.
Machinery. T. c. Kirkpatrick, To-
peka.
Horse department-Prof. c. w. Nc
Campbell, Manhattan.
Cattle epartment-C. H. White,
Burlington, Kan.
Swine department-W. ]. Cody, To-
peka.
Sheep department-W. J. Cody, To-
peka-
Poultry epartment-Thomas Owen,
Topeka.
Dairy observation-disclosures S. Hine,
Manhattan.
Agricultural department = P. E.
Craotree, Manhattan, Kan.
Horticultural department-Thoma
Van Orsdal, Silver Lake, Kan.
Apiary Department. w. Purdy,
Topeka
Textile department-Mrs. ]. F. Nc
Cormick. Topeka.
Art department-Marie Witwer, To-
peka-