Milford chronicle., 1919-08-22
WILMINGTON FAIR
FREE TICKETS TO STATE FAIR SEPTEM-
Der IST TO 9TH.

clubs throughout the State, will b'
entitled to free tickets to the Whining
ton State Fair for its entire week anc
will get their railroad fare for a very
much reduced rate through their clut
connections.
The following instructions will be
OF value TO all people as matter ol
information TO parents and instruction
to their children as to the opportuni-
ties omen to them through connecting
with this club work in Delaware.
A free ticket to the State Fair will
he secured By the State Club Leader
for every club member who prepares
club exhibit or enters judging con-
fest or demonstration contest
round trip railroad ticket will be
secured TO the State Fair during the
week for ~ times the usual cost OF
one way ticket. This is three
fourths the cost of the regular fare.
All club members are eligible to
exhibit whether they can be present
or not. Live stock should be trans
ported by wagon or automobile or
sent By prepaid express to the State
Fair. Elsmere, Delaware, to Theodore
7. Martin. State Club Leader, in care
Specific shipping instructions will be
sent to all club members who express
a desire to exhibit at the state Fair.
Live stock will be fed and cared for
free of cost while at the State Fair.
AT the close of the Fair all exhibits,
except perishable articles, unless re-
moved by the exhibitor, will be return
ed TO the exhibitor by express, charges
collect.
Cost of transportation for exhibits
will be refunded to club members af-
ter the close of the Fair, except for
pigs. One dollar will be refunded for
each pig exhibited, and one dollar for
each SOW and two Of her litter exhib
tied
The management will do all in its
power to care for exhibits received |
and returned, but will not be RESPONSE |
BILE for exhibits lost or damaged Care |
full packing or bringing the exhibit |
and calling for it, either by the ex-
hibitor or a personal representative, |
are the best safeguards for exhibits.
All exhibits should be in place by |
Monday noon, Sept. 1, and should be
left on exhibition until Friday at 3 |
D. m. Bread exhibits may be brought |
by club members as late as Tuesday. |
but should be in place by IL a. m.
Sewing club exhibits were collected
last June by the Club Department and
will be placed on exhibition.
The following is the program at
Farm Bureau and Delaware College
Building, opposite grand stand:
Tuesday, Bread club judging con-
test / to D. m
Wednesday. Pig Club judging con-
test, II TO 1890 p. m.
Thursday Canning Club DemOnstra-
ton, 1 to 3 p. m. Dairy cattle Judg-
ing contest, IL to 1890 p. m.
Friday, Poultry Judging Contest, IL
a. m. to 1880 p. m.
The Eastern States Exposition
Nine Club champions of the State q
will be awarded the free trip for one
week to the Eastern States Exposition !
at Springfield, Mass. These nine mem- |
bers will be grouped into three teams !
Of three members each.
Three canning club members will ,
be selected on a basis of the individual 9
exhibit and the character of the club '
members work on the demonstration s
team. c
Three pig club members will be Sc
lected on the basis of the exhibit and a
the results of the judging contest. t
Three corn club members will be
selected on basis OF the corn club ex- I
hibit at the State Fair. Z
The calf club is not state wide, and n
is almost entirely limited to New Cas- Q
tie county at the present Another
year it will be included. There is Il
also a possibility Of the calf club +
champions being sent to the National e
Dairy Show at Chicago. 4
The canning club work was assign Il
ed TO Delaware by the Eastern States I
Exposition. n
The baking and sewing club closed \
their work last May and are not ac- I,
tive now. Champions from all these
clubs. however. will be awarded with n
three scholarships to the Club Week il
at Delaware College next winter En- T
rollments in poultry clubs are too I,
small to be included for these trips II
this year
The Canning Club Exhibit cl
1. Canning club members will each F
be eligible to exhibit at the State Fair N
one quart of each of the following
canned products:
/. Fruits, apples, berries, black IL
berries, strawberries, huckleberries, 81
raspberries, gooseberries, cherries, ia
peaches, pears, rhubarb.
,. Vegetables, asparagus lima n'
beans. string beans, butter heans, al
Deets. re
3. Soups; meat
Prizes for best quart of each kind 81
named above. First prize, $40; sec al
md prize, $780, third prize. S25. 81
Labelling the Jars y
The State Club Leader will supply ~
eaders and members with the neces- =,
sary labels, if requested to do so. ~ ~
All jars should be uniformly label -
ID (the All design.
The regulation label should be plac- H. ,'.
ID one-half inch from the bottom of ~
he jar - -
The distance can be accurately mea- n, n,
iured by placing the end of a rubber =
lat on the table.
Labels should not be placed over
aised letters on the jar.
See State Fair Premium List for an
,rizes for demonstration teams. ST
See Boys and Girls Club Manual ay
or score card for demonstrations. te
How to Select and Pack Six Stalks Of IN
Corn with Ears for Fair tei
In selecting stalks Of corn with ears I. ~
or the club exhibit at the State Fair, .o ns
'orn club members should keep in n, NJ
mind the following ideals: :,
The same kind Of stalks and ears -. =.
hould be selected from the club acre ~ ~
hat one would have in mind when y
electing seed corn in the field, except, NJ NJ
4 course, that the corn will not be y.