The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-12
AND HOME
EXHIBITS MAY Be
SHOWN COMBINED
Tri-State Fair Directors Wish
to Show All Round Prog
reSS Made by Counties in.
Memphis Territory.

A combined demonstration tending to
show the marked progress which has
been made In agriculture and home
economies in the tr~i-stAte territory, will
be made at the Tri-State fair next fan,
plans presented by the fair associa-
ton to the district agents OF Missis-
Sippi, Arkansas and West Tennessee
Thursday are carried to fulfillment.
The plan proposes to use the oun
ty as q unit, and have both a general
agricultural and home economics eX-
hibit from three counties of each state,
preferably counties embraced In he
Memphis territory, The district agents,
both farm demonstration and home
demonstration, win be expected TO ar
range for the exhibits of the three best
counties in each state. The exhibits
are to be placed at the autumn TTi-
state fair In Memphis, and must be
installed and ready for inspection by
noon, Saturday, Sept. 20,
AS an incentive to each county to
make the best possible exhibit, cash
prizes are offered for individual coun-
ties, and three silver cups for the best
exhibit from each of the three states
The following is the list of prizes for
the combined county exhibits: First,
$500; second, Sl75; third. $3.50; fourth,
we; NTH, 800; sixth, SIS; eighth, $50;
ninth, $40; tenth, $50.
Additional prizes are; Best farm
demonstration display, $25; second best,
$lb; third best, $40; best home econom-
les display, $25; second, SIS; third, $40.
Score on Equal Basis.
In judging the exhibits for prizes, a
score card will be arranged and the
farm demonstration exhibit will count
90 per cent and the home economics
exhibit, 90 per cent. Awards will be
made by expert judges and will be
based on variety n quality OF prod
ucts, arrangement and educational value
OF the exhibit as a whole.
The farm demonstration exhibits will
show agricultural work that is being
done under direction of Athe county
agents, and the home demonstration
work will show what the girls and WON
en- are doing under the women home
demonstration agents. This Is the first
year the attempt has been made to
combine the two exhibits.
In addition to offering cash prizes,
me Tri-State. Fair association has
agreed to aid in financing each APP
proved exhibit to the extent of SIS. OF
this amount $50 will be advanced to the
county agents. one-half to the farm
agent and one-half to the home demon
stration agent. to be used In collect
ing the exhibit, and SIS will be given
% the joint agents at fair time to be
ing exhibits.
There win be a total of IS booths
given over to these exhibits. The
booths each will be lexis feet.
Inc plan was presented by w, M
Aandess, Shelby county agricultural
agent, at a conference held at the
chamber Of Commerce farm bureau
Thursday morning, presided over BY
Senator Fuller, secretary OF the fail
association.
Among those present were: j. w
Willis, state agricultural agent Of Mis-.
sissippi, ,StarkWlle; Miss Connie ]
BonslAgel, state home demonstration
agent of Arkansas, Little Rock: II. s
Nichols, district agricultural agent o.
west Tennessee, Jackson; Miss Rutf
Arey, district home demonstration agen'
OF West Tennessee, jackson; J. II. Nc.
Kell, district agricultural agent OF Ar,
kansas, Little Rock; ]. +. Mckay
market specialist, and j. Il. Turner
district agricultural agent OF Mississip
pi, Starkville; L.. A. Olson, district ag
ricultural agent OF North Mississippi
Carroliton; Miss Ruth Minton, distric
home demonstration agent of Arkan
sas, Little Rock; DR.. e. II. Lloyd. di
rector, and H. o. Pate, market director
Chamber of Commerce farm bureau
Miss Mary G. MCGOWAN, Shelby count,
home demonstration agent, Memphis
Miss Clara Hasslock. Memphis HON,
demonstration agent; W. c. Lasseter
director of agricultural extension work
Arkansas, Fayetteville. and NJ. j
Brock, Shelby county boys pig and corr
club director.