The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-08
Better Premium List, BUMPER Crops and
Increased Interest Make Outlook En-
cOuraging, Says Cooper; Meet
ing Of Boards Called
TWENTY TOWNSHIP
EXHIBITS PLANNED
Must Begin Now and Push Collection Of
Best Products in Order to Get
High HOnOrs at State
Show

With better premium list, more
people interested and prospects for
bumper crops all over the country,
Grady county will have greater sys-
TEN of free fairs this year than last,
and If all work together and pull for
it. there is no reason why Grady
county should not stand right at the
top in the contest for state honors I"
said 0. G. Cooper, this morning Mr.
Cooper has just called a meeting Of
the executive board and all the town
ship free fair boards, for July II, when
they will decide just how many town
ship fairs will be held, what premiums
will be given, and the dates for each
one.
The executive board includes J. w.
Helm, Pocasset, president; Arthur
1rsland Chickasha, secretary; DR.. r.
j. Gordon. Ninnekah: f. A. SmeIser,
Amber; J. w Kayser, Chickasha; w
O. Norvelle Alex; T. J, Brown, Tuttle;
and O. c. Cooper, agent, Chickasha.
A total Of forty-two men, including
the twenty-one township boards, will
attend the meeting
"If we are to have twenty successful
free township fairs. great county
fair on Sept lisnI5 and IL, and a fit
ting exhibit at the state fair, we've
got to gel to work right now and pre-
pare for it,' Agent Cooper declared
this morning I'VE have asked for
1880 for the premium list. This will
be twice as much as was offered last
year. it is about the same that other
counties that are most successful are
giving.
Everyone last year complained that
the premiums offered were not large
enough. That one could not afford to
be bothered with preparing exhibits
for the chances of a return for the
trouble when the return itself was SO
small. They were right especially in
the matter of live stock, which is Of
ten prepared for exhibition at con-
siderable cost iii iced and care. 50
we have asked for a larger sum q
give for premiums. There is no loss
the money is put up by the tax payeiA
and II goes hack to very large mum
Der Of them. and it is necessary toI
the success of the fair The difference
between small premium list and a
larger one means lot to the showing
Grady county can make this fall"
Mr. Cooper is already spending much
time in looking up exhibits. eve
want every farmer in Grady county to
show something he said Those
standing the best chances Of prizes
are the ones who prepare for the event
farthest in advance. Farmers are now
threshing. They should save half a
dozen of the best bundles from their
fields of wheat, oats, barley, etc. The
wet weather viii produce an enormous
crop of alfalfa. They should save
some Of the best OF this
The fruit exhibit this year may de-
eide between two otherwise equal
showings for first place at the state
fair. the county agent declares. The
reason is that there is practically no
fruit in the entire country IF you
have any fruit of any kind. save it,"
Mr.. Cooper said IF you have sin
gle peach tree with fruit on it. let me
know. | will come to your place,
bring the jars and fluids necessary,
prepare the fruit for you and exhibit il
in your name. 1t will take no more
than nine or ten peaches to fill jar
and you may get good prize on it,.
Besides this. 1t increases the chances
Of Grady county to take leading
place at the state fair"
One of the greatest problems of the
year. Mr. Cooper says, is this very
fruit problem. He declares that he
does not know OF pear in the county
and that he would be pleased to find
even one specimen with which to com
nlete the exhibit People who have
NUNS are almost as much in demand,
or even apples.
The agent is advising that everyone
in the county decide right now what