The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-07
MANY SPECIAL PRIZES
OFFERED AT STATE FAIR
Individuals and Associations Have
Contributed Long List Of At
tractive Premiums

Exhibitors are finding much OF inter
est in the special prizes that will be
awarded at the Vermont State Fair,
to be held at White River Junction,
Sept 9, 10, II and r. These speci-
ais are in addition to the regular
premiums offered by the fair itself.
In the Cattle Department 70. A.
Darling of East Burke offers $25 SIS
and $40 to the best herd of registered
Jerseys owned in Vermont, the herd
to consist of one bull under two
years, one yearling heifer, one two
year old heifer, and one three year
old heifer
John c. Howland Of Quechee Falls,
offer $15 and $40 for the best group
of registered .Jerseys consisting of
one calf, either sex, under one year,
one yearling heifer, one two year old
heifer, lin milk one cow over three
and under five years.
The Vermont Jersey Cattle Club
offers a silver cnp valued at SIS for
the best young herd of registered
Jerseys owned and exhibited by a
Vermonter consisting Of one heifer
calf under six months, one heifer calf
over six but under IL months, one
heifer over IL but under "a months,
one bull under IL months.
The Ayrshire Breeders Association
offers a silver cup or medal to be
awarded to the exhibitor who shall
win most money on single animals
bred by himself The exhibitor must
be a member Of the Ayrshire Breed
ers' Association and the cattle enter
ed by him for competition must be
recorded in the Ayrshire Record and
stand on the books of the Associa-
tion as owned by him.
The American Guernsey Cattle
Club offers a silver trophy to the
premier breeder the trophy to the
held by winner until one month prev
ious to the next Vermont State Fair
when it is to be returned to the sec
retary of the fair to be again com
peted for 1t will become the per-
manent property of the person win
ming it twice.
The American Hereford Cattle
Breeders Association will increase
the Hereford premiums so per cent.
in addition to the premiums offered
by the Vermont State Fair. These
premiums will be paid direct by the
American Hereford Cattle Breeders
Association upon receipt of report
giving the awards of the Fair
A. p. Lomas formerly assistant sec
retary of Vermont State Fair offers
special prizes of SO and SIS for the
Vermont boy twenty years of age or
under, who can show the best heifer
calf. Calf must have been grown
and cared for by the exhibitor and
must be not over ten months old
In the sheep department a special
prize of $44 is offered by the Ameri-
can Shropshire Association
The Continental Dorset Club offers
a special prize of $12 for best pen of
four lambs. either SEX bred and own
ed by exhibitor within state. Lambs
competing must be Registered in the
Continental Dorset Club.
The Americana Oxford Down Record
Association offers $50 in special priz-
es provided the Oxford breed is given
full classification and as much money
as other breeds and this announce
ment printed in the regular premium
list of the Fair
The American and Delaine Merino
Record Association offers $50 in
special prizes
In the swine department the Ches-
ter White Record Association offers
10 prizes of $40 each.
There are large number of spec
ial prizes offered in the Morgan
horse department which will be an
nounced later
Premium books may be had by
writing Fred l.. Davis, Secretary
White River Junction