Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-08-27
Good Exhibits
at County Fair
Exhibitors Urged To Make q
Liberal Showing.

win unusually good prospects for
tne largest farm crop in the history of
oharievoix County and the great inter.
est Deing taken in the Fair it is safe TO
Preaict that the Charlevoix County
rair VIII have all available space filled
win exhibits at its coming Fair.
MISS May Stewart, who has charge of
the educational Building, has been at
WORK since last Fair time preparing for
the 1920 school exhibits. The exhibits
from the country school districts will
De an unusually good one. This spring
series OF township contests, to decide
what schools in each township should
sena their work to the fair, were held
Ia the various townships in the County.
'ne school winning first prize being en-
tltied to place its work on exhibition.
lhls is a comparatively new plan and
mas worked out very successfully.
Charievoix County is the only county
in the state whose fair takes the inter
est In and gives the encouragement to
the schools OF the county, and it is in
oeed treat to be able to compare the
works OF the different schools in the
county and see what excellent work is
being done.
There is such keen competition be-
tween the different city schools of the
county that the exhibits in this depart.
nent are always of very high class.
A complete program of work to be done
a the Educational Department during
ne falr will be printed later.
once the Association adopted the
'ian OF securing competent outside
uoges there has been a great deal of
interest In the live stock departments
no especially in the cattle department.
MS past year many registered cattle
ave been purchased in the county and
'ii De entered in competition at the
air.
MS is especially true of the Short
orh ana Holstein cattle. The Pre- y
'ium List has been revised and pre-
lums doubled, and this is stimulating
terest.
Inc fruit, grain and vegetable exhib-
VIII be unusually good. Exhibitors
no pian on making exhibits in these
apartments should get a copy of the
'emium List from the Secretary and
lie carefully the changes which have
en MADE Besides increasing the
emiums other changes have been
aae which will strengthen these de-
rtments. Premiums have also been
ubled in the ladies departments and
II Will no doubt increase the number
exhibits of fancy work, baked goods
canned fruit and vegetables.
The poultry and rabbit exhibits will
year occupy the entire building
lch was formerly divided between
lltry and boys and girls clubs. An
pert from M. A. C. will Judge the
lltry. There are good prospects of
,eral car loads of poultry being ship
In from other counties which will
atty strengthen this department.
ne Association is taking this oppor-
ity to urge all the residents of Char
DIX County to take an intelligent in
est in the county fair and to support
III every way possible. Farmers
uld be glad to put themselves to
lie trouble and expense in making
lbits for the opportunity which il
rds them OF having an expert pass
n the quality of their products and
elng able to compare their crops
live stock with the crops and live
k OF other farmers in the county.
rst premium awarded by an expert
gs great deal Of honor and satis-
on.