The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-31
LUBBOCK SHOULD HAVE
FINE EXHIBIT At FAIR


hbit which will bs taken 10 the State
Fair for competition this year for
the blue ribbon Is III we do not take
the first prize il will not be the fault
Of the crops that are being grown
this year nor the land on which they
grow, but the fault Of the people az
large who carclcssly or otherwise ne
glect TO take the proper attitude to-
ward this exhibit, and bring in their
products to the proper parties And
this is true. Demonstrations of the
productions Of the entire South
Plains country could not have been
better in the past than the present
conditions justify.
Lubbock County's booth at the
State fair is one Of the youngest IN
the state, having very interesting
and fine exhibit, in which prizes were
taken each, in 1915. 1916 and 1917.
In 1918 no exhibit Of products or a
booth was shown in the State Fair
for under the pressure of two or more
years of drouth and the fact of the
war being in full blast our energies
were directed to other places. The
year 1915 being the first official
county booth nom lubbock County,
and under the direction Of our pres
ept local Chamber Of Commerce Sec
rotary, George w. Briggs, brought
back the prize and ribbon for the
fifth best booth in State which has
two hundred and fifty counties (and
most all progressive counties were
represented) and remember this was
lubbock Couny's first attempt.
The other two years, 1851 in
which we had an exhibit at the State
fair of course all know about the con
dition of the times and the extreme
hardships which all were going thru
Possibly no time in the past and prob
ably none In the future will we be
handicapped in production of crops as
we were those years. But neverthe
less under the supervision of NJ. T.
Jacobs we maintained our booth IN
Dallas. The year 1917. coming back
again with the 7th premium. Also
under his supervision in the year
1917. (another drouth year, we came
stronger than ever. bringing home the
4th premium. Pictures of these
booths are now in the office of the
Chamber of Commerce. Any person
looking over these pictures Of the
year 1915 and then to 'iG and II,
we see the improvements TINT were
made in each. although the drouth
was against us. For by education Of
the people who were interested the
better results Of the last two exhibits
is clearly shown.
Now the year 1919 we will send to
Dallas. il cooperation is manifested
as should be, an exhibit that should
bring to our county the blue ribbon.
Let US get busy and begin 10 work
and throw our surplus energies IN that
direction, then hereafter picture
that will be seen by hundreds OF
people interested in this section Of
the country can be hung on the walls
of the office Of the Chamber Of Com
merce with first prize blue ribbon
attached II is possible, and more
probable, this year than heretofore,
not only account of our own educa-
ton in this line and the better season
but because one Of the factors that
mas been keeping Us back in Inc ranks
with our booth has been taken out Of
the regulations of the fair. For in
stance, manufacturing displays that
were carried IN most Of the higher
prize winning counties, that not only
this county fails to have. but most
all the Plains country, have succeed
ed in taking our first place. This will
be cut out this year as shown by the
new regulations for entry into this
competition.
For the information of those inter
ested in the different classification.
which the booths will carry for com
petition We show the following, re-
membcring that one thousand points
can be made By perfect display.
LIST $50 Points-1st Classification.
corn: 10 samples, of ten ears each.
Kaffir dncluding milo, kaffir and
Feterital 10 samples, Of ten heads
each or four samples Of 90 heads
each. Or five samples Of corn and
two samples Of 50 heads each.
2nd $50 points--2nd Classification,
cotton samples of twenty open
boles each. Wheat; I pecks or 4
bundles of wheat.
Bird SO points-Barley and Oats: 2
pecks and two bundles Of each or eth
err
4th 80 Points-Alfai.a and clover;
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