The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-19
Free Fair Board Getting Shan.
oan Springs in Shape for Big
Show; to be Held Sep
tembcr 9-12.
ALL DEPARTMENTS
STRONG CONTENDERS
Registered Stock to be Better Ex-
hibit than Ever; Agricultural
Displays Assured Schools and
Red Gross Represented.

Final plans for the Grady county
free fair in September were drawn
UP at a meeting of the Grady County
Fair Board at the Farm Bureau Sat
urday afternoon. Ground committees
were given last instructions for
getting the Shanoan Springs fair
site in readiness and work of arrang-
ing buildings, building pens, and
cleaning up the site was scheduled to
begin this morning.
Any impressions that there is to
b no farm show in Chickasha this
fall were given the death blow last
week when actual reservations for ex-
hibits already collected and fine
stock that has been entered were
made on the fair associations books.
The registered stock exhibit will sur
PISS all previous displays in the
county though the agricultural, ser-
tion may iaii short vi the usual stand
ard, breeders declared to the board
Following out the advantage given
to fine stock by the elimination OF
premiums for the non-registered class
of animals, the county stock raisers
have completed a separate organiza-
tion with grand purses raised by sen
eral subscription for the best ex-
hibits in all classes of registered
cattle and hogs. John Citizens, Of
Amber, contracted for the first five
stock pens built FOR the use Of
Hampshire hogs which he has listed.
Mr.. Citizens is showing his hogs this
fall from Chickasha to Omaha, and
believes that he has a blue ribbon !
herd. Luther Thomas, another big |
breeder Of the county, spoke for |
seven pens for his hogs alone,
Shorthorn cattle and practically every
ether fine stock variety in the cat
tie line will be here on tap when the |
judges make their rounds, live stock |
association members declared
Agricultural Show Assured
Farm products already gathered
from the southern end of the county
furnish the assurance that the ag-
ricultural display will not be omitted |
Township and district fairs in the /
Rush Springs vicinity will turn out
corn kaffir, milo maize, feterita and
cotton samples that will line up wei. !
with any in the state, J. w. Owens, !
county farm agent believes. After sew
eral trips to the southern extremity
of the county, Mr.. Owens states that
where crops were not hard hit by
the drouth the farm collection mea
sures well up to the usual standard
of farm production here. Wheat and
broom corn exhibits may be secured
from Minco and futile where no dis
trict or township fairs could be held
because of the failure of other crops
The old bowling alley at Shannoans
Springs will be partly reserved for
the general agricultural display.
Canning Clubs Strong
Exhibits from the Farm Clubs Wo
mems Department will be especially
strong this fall according to re-
ports from the office of county dem
onstrator, Mrs. Nettie Coryell The
United States Department of Agri-
culture has taken an unusual interest
in the rural club and canning work
this summer in an attempt to head
off shortage of food this winter.
The collection Of exhibits firm the
Woman's Clubs has already begun. A
section Of the old bowling GALLEY will
be turned over to woman's work.
School Displays On Top
Exhibits from the county schools
will be given a big place on the free
fair program this year. Shannoans