The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-09

ing and baking demonstrations and
lectures that are always interesting to
| women.
Peoples Pavilion Popular.
The peoples pavilion, by the way.
| has proven one of the most popular
| features of the Kansas Free fair.
| Really it is a college in which fair
| enjoying the other attractions Of
fered. The best talent that can be
procured is booked for lectures and
! there are always demonstrations of
new and scientific methods of doing
the things most housewives and farm
folks have to do.
Perhaps the most interesting de-
| partments of the Kansas Free Fair.
as-of all big fairs. will be the livestock
departments. Entry classifications
and premium lists have been made up
for practically every breed of cattle.
| horses, sheep and swine, and ex-
hibitors from all parts of the country
| are expected.
In the cattle department the usual
| individual and aged and young herd
premiums are offered for Shorthorns.
Herefords, Aberdeen-Angus. Polled
Durhams, Galloways, Holstein- Erie
slams. Guernseys. Jerseys. and Ayr
shires; and Kansas Free Fair specials
are offered for Shorthorns and Here
fords. The special premiums are Of
fered for Junior bull calves and junior
/ heifer calves owned by Kansas breed
herdsmen's prizes also are offered.
Big Horse Exhibits.
| Phil Eastman asserts that this year
there will be the largest number of
/ Kansas exhibits in the horse depart
ment in the history of the association
| He says the interest already shown in
| dicates a greater number of Kansas
ax "A n a
Percherons, French draft horses, Bel
CLANS, Shetland ponies, Jacks and Jen-
neys, mules and grade mares and
geldings are all given consideration.
with especial attention paid to the
| Percherons Four lists of Kansas
Free Fair specials are offered for
Percheron exhibitors and four Per
! cheron specials are offered by the
! Percheron Society of America. Twenty
individual ring premiums are offered
and ten premiums for groups and
specials.
The officers of The Kansas Free
Fair have recognized the increased in
terest in sheep raising in Kansas and
! a special barn for sheep exhibitors is
| being erected. In the sheep show
rings there will be contests for breed
ers OF Shropshires, Hampshires, Dor
sets. Cotswolds, Southdowns and fat
| sheep. Flock and individual pre-
miums are offered.
| The swine barns with a capacity that
will accommodate 1,40O head will un-
| doubtedly attract as much attention as
the exhibits in any other buildings on
anticipated. w. J. Cody, of Topeka,
will have charge of the swine depart
ment, and it would be hard to find a
hog in Kansas that could not be en-
tered under one of the classifications
! of his department. Poland Chinas,
Whites. Hampshires and Spotted Po-
land Chinas all have large prize lists
to contend for. and in addition there
! will be many special contests to at
White futurity. the Kansas Duroc-Jer-
sey -futurity, the Kansas Junior Year
ling Poland China futurity and the
Kansas Poland China futurity. The
Kansas Poland China futurity is man
aged and guaranteed by the American
Poland China Record association and
$500 in cash prGes are offered in this
event alone. The same association Of
fers s42O in the Junior Poland China
futurity.
/ Special Departments.
The best indication that nothing is
being overlooked by the Kansas Free
Fair officials in providing attractions
for every visitor is found in the fea-
lures not usually given prominence at
fairs. In the catalogue four pages are
devoted TO the pee department anu
the premiums offered. There will be
a community sing in the Peoples
pavilion where songs that every. visitor
knows will be sung and there will be
a Sunday school department with a
large list of prizes. There will be the
usual four days. of horse racing and
two days of automobile races. One OF
the night features will be the battle
spectacle, Victory at ST. Mihiel," IN
which 800 persons will take part
One of the absolutely new features
this year will be the reunion of Kan
sas war heroes from all over the state.
Every Kansas soldier is invited to at
tend and there will be special enter
tainments for them, this work being
under the direction of the Topeka most