The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07
EXHIBITS PLANNED FOR FAIR.
DEPARTMENT HEADS ASSEM-.
BILE IN COLUMBIA.
Asany Prizes OAcrcts-Corn and Pig
Club Boys 10 Attcnd--Bakcr to En-
tcr Huge Float for Clubs.

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/ Columbia. Oct. 4.-Heads of va
rious departments OF the government
agricultural interests of the >State
have been assembling In Columbia the
last few days, organizing and directing
plans for the State fair the last week
In the month. L. l.. Baker, OF Bishop
Vile. organiser and supervisor of boys
corn and pig clubs throughout the
State. came to Columbia Yesterday.
C. A. McFatldin, district agent of the
farm demonstration forces, Is also I'm
Columbia, directing the arrangement
,of booths in the agricultural building
at the fair grounds: j. L. Carbery of
Clemson college has established head
Quarters here and is busily engaged in
planning floor designs for the various
departments for the agricultural pa
rade bn Wednesday of fair week.
Miss Edith PARROT Of wintnrop col
lege has also been in Columbia In con-
ference with representatives of the
home demonstration workers, who
are planning an exhibit of unusual
scope ond diversity this year.
Mr.. Baker says he has this year
2.2S0 boys In the corn and pig clubs
and that he Is urging all who possibly
can SO to attend the State fair. He
Is now engaged In building a magnifl-
cent float. representative Of tho
work Of Che two organizations. and
he. is anxious that the youths who
compose this army of agricultural ex-
perts come to Columbia that week.
Thirty.three counties have been or
ganised for the pig clubs and Al for
the corn clubs.
The State fair is offering prizes to
the amount Of SIS for the three class
es OF entries. Three first prizes of
W. each and q similar number Of
second and third prizes Of $S and S.,
rsspecfively, arc to be awarded. In
additisn 70 this amount The Duroc
nullS Stih q chiesse Il poissriag : silver
EsnirS iissosaAt Atloh ofgsrs four prices Of
t>1s.S0 each a. Follows:
4 For the best purebred Berkshire
gilt under one year old: for the best
purebred Berkshire brood SOW one
year old. accompanied by littler; for
the best purebred Berkshire boar un-
der one year old; and for the best
purebred Berkshire boar over one
year old. All entries in the boys de-
partment will be free. but fec will
be collected when the exhibit is plac-
cd In competition with State entries.
During the year there has been q
great influx Of purebred stock into
South Carolina, Mr.. Baker having
placed orders for more than $4,000
worth Of purebred pigs for the men,
bers of the clubs.
Cash prizes to the amount of s6S
have been offered by the State fair
officials to the corn club boys. In
class A. the exhibits will be in 10 ear
lots. together with a written account
of the planting. cultivation and cost
Of crop. Three prizes will be award
ed of SIS. $40 and IS. respectively.
Class b will be 10 ear exhibits, OK
elusive of the written report of the
crop. The three prizes for this class
will be SO. IS and IS, Glass c will
be for best single ear exhibits, and
prizes will be 81, IS and SO dcnomina-
tions.
The float which Is being designed
for the club boys emphasizes partic-
ularly the work in which the young
men are engaged. Plans are to have
this drawn by four large farm mules.
with the boys marching in solid
phalanx about the wagon.