Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-01
many COUNTIES COMPETE
FOR NEW STATE PRIZES
Legislative Appropriation OF $1,000
Stimulates Interest in Better
agriculture.
ENORMOUS POULTRY DISPLAY
State Fair Next Week to Have Many
New Features, Attractive Alike to
Country and City Nisitors-SOme
Fast Horses Coming.

Sanctioned by the State of Virginia.
through an appropriation Of $4,000 a
seur for two years by the General AS
scmbly for prizes TO be awarded in tho
name OF tho State III agriculture. hor'i-
culture. cattle. sheep aud poultry. the
Virginia State Fair. At its eleventh OK
hhi;ion, beginning Monday. October .
aud closing midnight "f Saturday. Oc-
tobor II. w-l be in name as well as
in fact. The state Fair OF Nircinia.
and prizes and awards coming from
this source Will distinguish the per-
sons rcccivinE them as the holders of
prizes and awards given by the state
OF Virginia
The appropriation from the state Of
Virginia has been divided into ton
prizes TO lie awarded 10 tn. five conn
tics making The best "Nhihit. aud to
the five best single farm exhibits ns
follows:
Tor tho best county cNhihit-frst
prize. S5oo; second prize, Stoc; third
prize. SEQ; fourth prize. 5000; fifth
cxhibit-iirst prize. 5000; second rriz".
$50: third prizc. 500: fourth prize.
SIS: ffth prize, $50.
These awards are in addition 80 tin"
special award OF $1,000 from tho rail-
roads operating III Virginia. Whicli VIII
y =
tho best exhibit. the money 10 l." spout
IN continuing the services OF a farm
Demonstration: and $500 TO tho county.
which has not employed = farm demon
strator. which makes the bcS' display
tho stipulation being ;ha; tho woucy
lc spent in securing the services Of a
farm agent, or demonstration.
WILL. ENCOURAGE BETTER
METHODS OF FARMING
Spillnan yesterday, will do wonders
towards encouraging tho farmers in
each county in the State TO raise The
finest Of products in order 10 helm make
tho exhibit from their county III. best
at the State Fair. The result Viii Ia"
better methods OF farming in Virginia.
the raising OF finer breeds OF live stock.
and the stimulating OF farming from
ono end Of The State To the other.
Each year additional counties arc max
Ing displays at the Virginia state Fair,
and We hope that within g few years
each OF tho loo counties III the state
will nc represented. SiNty-fye counties
had displays Of county products last
year. and that number Will 10 material
ly Increased at this years fair.
Tho co-opcraiion Of the Virginia
Poultry Association, a branch of th"
American Poultry Association. with
the poultry show Of the state Fair
cn-brccdcrs and fancicrs ot the state.
Tho Virginia Poultry Association vii,
show ut tho state Fair instead OF hav-
ing an exhibition later in Tho winter.
Superintendent G. r Niddi"k. VIII" has
charge of the poultry department of
tho State Fair. says that between 10
600 and 5000 fowls of every d"scrip.
tion will he shown Probably tho most
interesting features OF tho poultry
show Will be the displays made h, tn,
rirls' and boys poultry rluhs OF the
State, for which special prizes will II,
awarded. There will also he . spocio
exhibition of eggs. r"pr"s"utiug ever
produc, OF tho fowl ifc IN Virginia
an industry "EGrccatin- n business oi
$4,000 600 Annually
SPECIAL. PRIZES F0K
nOiS' AND GIRLS I'll II
The work Of hoys and girls viii also
be recognized by awards in the county
exhibits for The best corn display
while awards viii he made 80 women
and girls ~ III" home demons ,rn'Ip;
department.
rho arr and fancy work d.pnr,mer,
always an interesting display 20 to
women. promises 10 he greater .r as
"rllcncc of work aud in uumtor II arrt-
ri"s shown. than ever before
The officials At The head ~ zach de-
rartmcut OF the Virginia sat. 20
arc sanguiuc that no, a single depart.
b. eut VIII fan short H. The eEhIh 'or
u"xt weeks fair.
Th-ili-r"al n~rve-r,rxlrr tr-.'
"f III" :S'ai" Fair rill Do firm Led ly
Miss Na'h"riu" S'iuspu. HI 'v@H'v-
year-"id ari,.'"r. who w maze iocr-
morn n--- ,.=-' He daring y,rr,s.
thousand - f".' gl' 'hD sl-.". VIII
INTERN II -,le n!cn-. 'asa t-f. attractions
20 l." shown ~ tfe two -'zcos in fro,'