The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-01
FAIR DATES ANNOUNCED
Forty-Nine Agricultural and Live
Stock Exhibitions Scheduled.

Kansas state and county fair dates
were announced today by ]. c.
MohIer, secretary of the state board
of agriculture. The list includes dates
for 49 county fairs and state fairs at
Topeka and Hutchinson. The Topeka
state fair will be held September
11-16. Hutchinson's fair will be held
a week later
A few counties have not yet re-
ported definite dates for their fairs.
In the main, however. the dates have
been determined and many counties
have already outlined their plans for
big stock and agricultural exhibits
during the summer and autumn
months With prospects for another
bumper crop, Kansas will this year
offer some of the most interesting ex-
hibits in her history. The big stock
exhibits from other state fairs will be
brought to Kansas for state fairs and
will be shown in Topeka in September.
The fair dates as announced today
by MohIer include:
Kansas State Fair Association-Phil
Eastman, Secretary, Topeka; September
Kansas State Fair-A l. sponsIer, Score
tary. Hutchinson, September 1873
Allen County Agricultural Society-Dr.
I, S Beattie, secretary, lola; September
Allen County-Moran Agricultural Fair
Assoeiation-E- n. Mccormack, secretary.
Barton County Fair Observation-Disclosures
19nng, secretary, Great Bend October SO,
Brown County-The Hiawatha Fair As
soctation-J. D. Weltmer secretary, Hia-
watha; September j-s.
Butler County-DougIass Agricultural
Society A Clay, secretary, Douglass
Clay County Fair Assoeiation-w. F.
Miller, secretary, Clay Center; dates not
Clay County-w Wakefield Agricultural As
soctation-Eugene Elkins, secretary, Wake
field; October 81.
Cloud County Fair Assocaition-W. L.
MeCarty, secretary, Concordia; August %
September l.
Coffey County Agricultural Fair Asso-
clatlon-S- D. Weaver, secretary, Burning
ton; September.
Cowley County-Eastern Cowley County
Fair Association-W- A. Bowden, secretary,
Burden; dates not set.
Cowley County Agricultural and Live
Stock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W Side, secre-
tary. Winfield; July Hit
Decatur County Fair Association-J. r.
Cornell, secretary, Oberlin; dates not ser
Dickinson County Fair Association-C. r.
Baer. secretary, Abilene: September 1872
Douglas County Fair and Agricultural
Society. w. Murphy, secretary. Law
renee; September 1922
Elk County Agricultural Fair Assoela-
tion-Fred r. Lanter, secretary, Grenola
Ellsworth County Agricultural and Fair
Ellsworth September 1922.
Franklin County Agricultural Society
J. r. Finley, secretary, Ottawa; Septem-
Franklin County-Lane Agricultural Fair
Assoeiation-tloyd b Martini. secretary,
Lane; September 1 and ,
Gray County Agricultural Associa tion-E
T. Peterson, secretary, Cimarron, septem-
Greenwood County Fair Association
William Bays, secretary, Eureka; August
29-September l.
Harper County-The Anthony Fair Asso-
| eiatioT-L. c.. Jennings, secretary, An
thony: August Sill
''' Johnson county-spring Hill Grange
Fair Associationl,-W F. Wilkerson' secre-
Labette County Fair Association-Clar-
ence Montgomery, secretary, Oswego' Sep
Lincoln County-sylran Grove Fair and
Agricultural Association-R. W Nohler
secretary, Sylvan Grove; Sept 2O-22
Linn County Fair Association-Joh G.
Madden, secretary, Mound City; septem-
Logan county-Tntercounty Fair asso-
( ciatfon-L L. Moore, secretary, Oakley
Marshai County Stock Show and FAN
associa tion-Blue Rapids; dates not set
Mcpherson County Agr1culturai tair a., as
Pherson; August 22-25.
Meade County FAIR assoclatloh- Fan
Fuhr secretary, Meade; September 5-S-
Mitchell County Fair assoctation-I- n
| Tice secretary, Beloit: October 81
Montgomery County Fair association
Elliott Irwin, secretary, Coffeyviile; Sep
| tember 1923.
CIayborne. secretary. council Grove; July
25-37 trace meet only.
Nemaha Fair assoeiation-M. Ii. vii
Hams secretary. Seneca; dates not set
Neosho County Agricultural society
Geo. X. Bideau, secretary, Chanutei DC
Ness County Agricultural association
JAS A Cason. secretary. Ness City; about
norton County Agricultural association
] Fred L. Strohwig. secretary, Norton; Au
gust % September l.
/ Ottawa County Fair association-J. L
Johnston secretary. Minneapolis; septem-
/ Der SIS
Harry II. WoIcott, secretary, LaFned; sep
PhilIiDs county-Four-Coun Fair asso
eiation.Abram Troup, secretary, Logan
September PIE
/ Republic county agricultural association
DR. W r. Barnard, secretary, BelleviHe
August 22-25.
Riley County Agricultural soeiety-Edc
Beard secretary, Riley; dates not set.
Rocks County Fair associauon--E NJ
/ Smith. secretary. Stockton; September 5-s
Rush County Agricultural and Fair asso
/ ciation-C H Lyman secretary. Rust
I Center: September 81.
Russell County Fair association-J- q
| Funk. secretary. Russell: October So.
Saline County Agricultural. HORTICULTURE
/ and Mechanical aSsociation-F. ID Blundon
! secretary. Salina; September $50
! sherman County Agricultural and Raelnt
association = Wade Warner secretary
! GoodIand August 1896.
1 smith County Fair association-T- c
Badger, secretary. Smith Center; septem
stafford County Fair association-R- B
! Mckay. secretary St John: dates not set
/ Trego County Fair association-S-
I Straw. secretary Wakeeney, September
! 1913