The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-05
PREMIUM LIST
FOR Big FAIR
IS DISTRIBUTED
Fargo's Annual Event, July
% to %, Gives Greater
Promise Than Ever.
AWAKE TO NEEDS
OF THE NORTHWEST
Feature Agricultural Inter
ests as Part of Wartime
Production Plan.

The office of the secretary Of the
Interstate fair has been the scene of a
great deal of activity during the past
week as the Office force has been ad-
dressing and mailing thousands of
premium lists to farmers and exhibit
prs in this and nearby states.
The fair management has given the
subject Of increasing the resources
of the state great deal of considera-
tion and has arranged a long list of
premiums in order to encourage in
creased productiveness among agTicui-
turalists and breeders of livestock.
nearly $4,000 having been authorised
for premiums and awards which is
placing the Interstate fair on q par
with older fair associations in other
and more thickly populated states.
Give War Attention.
President Wilson has called the at
tention of the United States to the
fact that a large increase in agricul-
tural produce and livestock is neces-
sary In carrying to successful con-
clusion the present war in which we
are engaged; and the fair management
realizes that il must bend every effort
toward the realization of President
wilson's hopes and must work hand in
hand with the government in promot-
ing and promulgating the propaganda
of increased crops and larger and bet
ter herds. The importance of the live
stock industry as a factor in feeding
the armies of the world has led the
association to offer nearly $4,000 In
prizes in the livestock and poultry de-
partments. In the Shorthorn class1fi-
cations, besides the regular premiums
R.S~a fa%t tfvN a
American Shorthorn Breeders asso-
citation offers two large silver trophies;
the American Hereford Cattle Breed
hrs' association offers nearly $500 In
special premiums: the Fargo CONNER
cial club offers 5000 in special prem
iums; and the Holstein Friesian Assoc
citation of America also offers 10 per
cent additional to the moneys ofTered
by the association in the general clas-
sifcations as special premium.
Large Premiums in Other Depart.
ments.
! In the horse department. Finch
Brothers again offer four special prizes
for the encouragement of the North
Dakota breeders. The swine and sheep
departments come in strong for good
sized premiums and will undoubtedly
bring more of the best strings and
herds here than have ever been exht-
bited in this state. In the swine de-
partment, the Hagen Newton COM
pany of Fargo is offering a silver cup
for the best young herd Of pure bred
swine, bred and owned by exhibitor.
The dairy interests of the state are
rapidly becoming big factors in the
business life of this broad domain and
in addition to the very liberal prem
iums offered by the fair management,
Samuel f. Crabbe, the genial superin-
tendent of the livestock departments,
has hung UP special premium for the
best five-pound jar of dairy butter
made by girl between the ages OF IL
and 1S years, residing on 8 farm in
Cass county, North Dakota, and hav-
ing attended a public school Tor at
least three months since Sept. 1, 1916.
This premium is a pure bred Jersey
heifer valued at 500 and undoubtedly
SIS going to create great deal Of in
ferest in that department.
The world is looking to the United
States to feed it the coming year and
on account of the partial failures in
the winter wheat sections, the task OF
feeding the world is thrust upon the
shoulders Of North Dakota and the
great northwest, and the board Of di-
rectors of the Interstate fair. by this
large offering in money and other
prizes, are helping in every way to
stimulate production in all lines Of
agricultural endeavor.
Premium Summary.
The amount of totals in premiums
offered in the different departments is
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