The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
THE PREMIUM LIST
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES FOR THE
SOUTHERN IOWA FAIR.

If generosity counts for anything,
the Southern Iowa Fair and EXPOSE
| ton is bound to be a success this
year, as the premium lists reach
total of $4,000, in all departments.
OF this fine sum the races will take
! about $1,000, and the display of
horses will yield $4,000, the cattle
$3,036, swine $1,675, sheep $477.50,
poultry $525, gain, seeds and vegeta-
bles $425, fruits, plants and flowers
$500, pantry stores $175, textile fab
RIGS 1890, art $575, and educational
and children's work $425. And to
this there will be extras that will
| fully reach the above total.
The United States School Garden
contest will also attract attention
and about $25 has been set apart as
premiums here. This public exhibit
will be the climax of the results
reached in the school gardens this
season and the best possible display
should be available in this depart
ment In the departments of Ma
chinery and Curios, there are no pre-
miums available, but in each line
there will be excellent and unusually
interesting displays.
| Z. J. Heisel of Fremont is the Su.
| perintendent of the Department of
Horses, Ponies and Mules, and in this
section will be exhibited the finest
stock that can be seen anywhere in
the Central West and among the
breeds will be the Pcrcheron horse,
that is always creature of admira-
ton, Shire horses, Clydesdale, Bel
gian, and the French draft horses that
are now so much sought after, the
Grade Draft, Draft teams, four horse
Draft teams, jacks and mules and
mule teams. Standard Bred horses
and roadsters, driving teams and
single drivers, saddle horses and rid
ing ponies, ponies and special draft
colts. These various classes will
give an idea of the extent of the ex-
hibit of this department.
G. B. Rowland of Rose Hill is the
superintendent of the department of
Cattle, and the classes exhibited will
comprise ShorthOrns, Herefords,
POlled Angus, PolIed Durham, Gallo
way, Jersey, Holstcin, Guernsey, and
exhibits of Baby Beef. And these
classes represent no ordinary stock
but the best that Iowa affords and the
State Fairs of surrounding states will
offer no better showing in this line
than what we have right here in this
part of the state. Special arrange.
ments have been made this year for
the accommodation and display of
this fine stock and many surprises
will be in order for the visitor
E. j. Snyder of Oskaloosa is the
superintendent in the department of
Swine, and among these the various
breeds exhibited will be Poland Chi,
mas, Chester White, Duroc Jersey
Berkshire Hampshire, Spotted Poland
Chinas, and the exhibit of the Boys
and Girls Pig Club Special These
exhibits are bound to be interesting
to a large number as the members of
the Southern Iowa Breeders Associa,
ton are actively cooperating with
the Fair management to make this
display of live stock, and this in
cludes horses and cattle as well as
swine and sheep, one of the big feat,
ures~ of the Fair this year. 1t will
command the attention of all.
M. S. Downey of Lacey is the SUI.
perintendent of the department of
Sheep, and this exhibit will be of
great interest as it will comprise some
new varieties. There will be Mer.
inc. Cotswold, Shropshire, Hamp-
shire, oxford Downs, Grade Mutton
sheep and Grade Wool sheep. Year
after year the breeding of profitable
sheep for both the wool and mutton
market, is receiving more active at
tention from the farmers of this sec
ton and there are today more sheep
raised in this section than ever be-
fore. The showing this year will
be largely in new building, specially
arranged for their display and this
year in particular. on account of the
encouragement of the Government,
sheep will command a place in the
Fair that they have never occupied
before in public attention.