Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-26
FARM BOYS WILL
Be IN SPOTLIGHT
AT TIM0N0M FAIR


The farm boys who are doing agri-
cultural club work under the direc-
ton Of the University OF Maryland Elk
tension Service viii be in the spot
light al the T:monium Fair this year
rs a result of the marked interest
which the fair officials have shown in
this feature OF the Extension Service
program and the generous prizes
which are being offered for youthful
competitors.
The Maryland farm boy has never
had a more important place on a fair
program. Out of a total of $1,000.
which the officials of the Timonium
Fair have appropriated for various ex-
hfbits to be staged by the University
of Maryland Extension Service. near
~ a third will go to boy club members
in the form of prizes.
Tho best awards will be offered in
the dairy cattle Judging contest, where
II will be possible for one boy to win
the equivalent OF nearly 5000 without
any expense on his part Even travel
ing expenses of tho boys to the con-
test will be paid SO that the winnings
OF the successful competitors will rep
resent practically clear money.
Chief interest, perhaps. will be
aroused in the team judging contest,
in which three boys from each county
in the State will take part Four
breeds of dairy cattle, Jerseys, Hol-
stems, Guernseys and Ayrshires, will
be presented in the judging rings as
types on which the young judges will
have opportunity TO exercise their
skill. The first prize in this event
will be 500 and four other prizes,
ranging from SIS to SIS will be award
cd the next best teams according to
their standing in the contest.
The rules governing the contest will
be the same as those used at the Ma
tional Dairy Show and the only re-
quirements for contestants win be
that they are between the ages OF u
and IS years, are sons of bona fide
farmers and members of agricultural
boys clubs.
In addition to the team prizes, which
are sufficient to arouse lively contest
between the counties, individual prizes
will be offered to the boy making the
best showing in Judging any one of
the four breeds represented in the
rings. Five sums of money, ranging
from $25 to SIS. are offered as individ-
ual prizes. and while no contestant
win be awarded more than one in
dividual prize. he can compete for the
sweepstakes prize. which will be
awarded for the best average in judg-
ing all the breeds and will consist of
the choice of bull calf
In Offering prizes. the fair officials
might have stopped at this point were
it not for the fact that they are i'm
terested in building up the dairy in
dustry in the State and putting it on
firm foundation. Consequently an
other valuable award will go to the
three contestants making the best
showing in the judging contest. This
will be a trip to the National Dairy
Show at Chicago with all expenses
paid.
County Agents throughout the State
have been notified of the awards
which are to be offered at the Timon-
ium Fair. and from now on until Aug
ust 81, when the gates are thrown
open, viii be kept busy lining up their
club members to take part in the con-
tests. In an effot TO take the team
prize back to their county, it is ex-
pected that they will work as hard as
the boys themselves in preparation
for the competition.
The boys who attend the Club Week
at the University of Maryland from
August 2 to will have an opportunity
to get some special training in judging
dairy cattle and the Timenium Fair
will greatly stimulate this feature OF
Club Week.