Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-12
VALUABLE PREMIUMS.
FOR FAIR EXHIBITORS
Agricultural Wealth of South
viii Be on Display at Lake
wood Next Month

The agricultural wealth of the south
will be exemplified by a mammoth ex-
hibit of it's varied products at the first
annual fair of the Southeastern Fair as
ISOLATION, at Lakewood. October 14-21
inclusive This department will repre-
sent the combined exhibits OF the various
counties, districts and individuals, with
that of the Farmers Five-Acre Corn
club and the Georgia Corn show. Cash
premiums aggregating nearly $1,000 will
De given, supplemented by twenty-four
commercial prizes.
One of the huge concrete buildings at
the fair grounds will be given over ex-
clusively to this department. Exhibits
are being prepared by individuals and
by counties. They will embody not only
the agricultural products but horticul-
toural and apiary products. Throughout
the south there is hustle and hustle
in preparation for the fair.
Competition will be limited to the
seven southeastern states in the individ-
ual farm, county or agricultural district
school exhibits. The premiums for
these displays aggregate more than 3d.
900.
A Farmers Five-Acre Corn club has
been organized by the agricultural de-
partment of the Southern railway, work.
ing in cooperation with the Southeast
ern Fair association and other agricul-
tural agencies. The purpose of this club
is to induce more farmers to use bet
ter methods of preparation, fertilization
and cultivation, and to plant better seed,
which will insure a greater production
per acre at less cost per bushel. Many
farmers have already enrolled. 1t is
open to the farmers of Georgia, Florida
and East Tennessee.
The competition will be held under
rules governing the charges for labor,
cost of seed and fertilizer. The reports
will be examined and the prizes award
cd by a committee of three selected by
the fair association. Twenty-four COM
mercial prizes, such as carloads of fer
tilizers, and farming implements have
been offered.
The Sixth Annual Georgia Corn show
will be one of the features of the agri-
cultural department. All exhibits of the
Boys Corn clubs and Girls Canning
clubs will be transported free by the
Southern Express company, If properly
tagged with official tags secured from
the headquarters of the Georgia Corn
show. Walter G. Cooper is chairman
of this committee, and ]. Phil Campbell
is director.
The contest will be held under the
2lub rules. The exhibits will consist
IF ten ears of well-selected corn grown
BY the exhibitor on his club acre.
The Boys Corn club contest, under
his division, will be directed by DR..
William Bradford. Premiums aggregat-
ing $1,730 have been offered.
Nineteen short course scholarships
will be given to boys along the line of
the Atlanta and West Point. These are
valued at $470. ]. H. Walker, principal,
Fifth District A. & NJ, announces the
trustees will allow $40 credit on the
expenses of one boy and ones girl from
every county in the district. In case
there should be but one club the credit
will be $40.
Scholarships and cash premiums val
ued at $165 will be given in the individ-
ual three-crop contests.
The Central of Georgia railway VIII
give short-hofn bull to each county
along it's line as first prizes for the
four-crop clubs of twenty-five or more
members These premiums are worth
$500 The boys are required to Gull
tfvate one acre of corn, one of oats,
followed by COW peas and one acre of
cotton.
Educational prizes valued at 1875 will
be given by the Georgia Bankers as
ISOLATION to three boys who are mem
bers of the Corn and Pig clubs from
each of the five groups of the associa-
ton. Gordon Lee, member of congress
from the Seventh district, will distribute