Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-23
Southeastern FN1r Premium
List, With $4,000 IN Prize
Money, Announced for Fdjr
CataIog for Fair at Lakewood
Park October 1918 Indi-
Gates That the Exposition
Will Be the Greatest Yet to
Be Held

The third annual premium list of the
Southeastern fair has been published,
and with it's circulation begins the in
tensive work of making Atlantas $780,
600 Help win-the-W fair for 1918.
The publication, which consists OF
$50 pages, is Of exceptional interest at
this time when efforts are being made
to increase and conserve the production
or food so essential to sustain our
army overseas.
The catalog, announcing $4,000 in
prize money, is the official bulletin, or
dering the mobilization at Lakewood
park October 1919, of the resources OF
field and factory from the southeastern
states, where selected representatives
of each breed of cattle, swine, horses,
mules and sheep from all the leading
stock-raising states will give impetus
to the movement launched by the man
agement of the Southeastern Fair as
ISOLATION in 1915. Here, too, will be
modified the most carefully picked
specimens of every staple product of the
farm with an exhibit of the most per-
feet methods of canning, preserving.
picking and drying fruits and vegeta-
bles.
GO-OpeEAC1Ou ESSuSu
The 1918 catalog represents a distinct
preliminary effort toward advancement
in every important department Of the
fair, with the belief that all that is
needed to make this effort successful is
the hearty cooperation of those who
will be benefited both directly and indi-
Iectly.
The cattle department again this
year ranks as the most important in
premiums but the swine department is
a close second and in general interest
perhaps outranks the cattle. which has
$12,174 allotted as premiums. The
fHerefords lead again with $1,000, which
is expected to bring some of the pre-
mier herds of the country to Atlanta.
The catalog contains class for
every breed of beef and dairy cattle
which are of enough Importance to
Justify the big prizes offered by the
Southeastern fair. In the dairy depart
ment it is expected that some of the
finest Guernsey cattle in the country
will be exhibited. This breed is at
tracing much attention at present.
Unequaled Premiums " -''' '~
Having given such impetus to the
breeding of pure-bred cattle 1t is now
the aim of the management to exert the
herds of swine. The premiums otfered
in this department are equaled by none
of the state fairs; classes have been
provided for two new breeds which are
exnected to attract attention from farm
ers who plan to raise better hogs. The
Southeastern fair put the Hampshlres
in the running by bringing some OF the
finest herds in the world to the 1916
fair. and that beautiful type is now be-
ing bred by hundreds of farmers IN the
south as a result. This year the o. l. I.
Swine Breeders association Whlch
breeds Chester Whites. has opened it's
nurse to help the Southeastern. fair elI-
sa,,ra &c stffe good woFksswith the result
that This family of the swine world has
g.. 600 to compete for, maching the
Hamnshires and exceeding the Durocs
in the open classes.
Atlanta last year led all the other
southern fairs in point OF NUMBER OF
county and single farm exhibits and all
were of high quality. The management
APPRECIATES that there must be a close
relation between the production OF IlVe
stock and the feed and forage to prepare
for the market, so the agricultural de-
partment is really made the cornerstone
of the fair as it probably interests more
individuals than all other departments
combined, except that of woman's work.
Ten prizes each are offered for county
and single farm exhibits with a sub
stantial bonus to all who have their
exhibit in place by noon of October Il
Liberal prizes are offered in every sec
ton, including garden products, fruits
and registered seed.
1918 Corn Show
The eighth annual corn show will
again be a feature of the fair the en-
tries to close October 3. This is the
greatest corn show in the country OUT
side the international event, which is
a movable exposition. The liberal prizes
and splendid cooperation by the State
College of Agriculture and it's field
agents is a guarantee that it will be
up to the usual standard this year.
The special corn club prizes for Full
ton county alone amount to $500, which
is given by the clearing house banks
of Atlanta, and there are additional
special premiums given by business men
of Atlanta.
The premiums of the boys pig clubs
of the state and Fulton county aggre-
gate s2,093, as much money as some
big fairs offer in their whole swine de-
partment. The boys calf clubs have SS43
to encourage them in their work