Arizona republican., 1920-10-19
CASHANDCUPSAS COTTON PRIZES
 AT STATE FAIR
Generous Awards Are Of fered To Winners For Best Exhibits Of Pima And Lesser Prizes For Upland Variety.

Cash prizes in the cotton department tor tho Arizona state fair are generous Indeed, but recently to these have been added number of silver loving cups. donated by several of the large cotton companies of the valley. The fair management is giving an aggregate of bll0 to those exhibiting the best type of cotton plant. Pima variety-the pre- mium to be divided $50. $50. s20 and tl0 among the winners. Thirty-fiv aollars, SEQ and s10 will so to the win- ners for the best seed and lint same variety, while sweepstakes for the best combined exhibit of all three will be Si0O loving cup and $50.
 Lesser amounts will go to the win ners of upland variety exhibits. owing so the difference in importance of the two in Arizona.
 Many Handsome Cups
 The cotton department of the state lair now announces that beginning with lot No. 1451, the Chandler farm bureau 'ls offering. special. q handsome silver owing cup for the best type of Pima cotton plant exhibited by a member of the Chandler farm bureau. This cup will be engraved. free of cost to the winner. with his name and the pur- pose for which the cup is s.given. All entrants for this cup must include a statement to that effect in connection with their regular entry in lot 1451.
 The Arizona Egyptian Cotton com pany offers a large cup for the winner of lot il55. best seed cotton. Pima va riety. This cup becomes the property of tho winner and will also be hand somely engraved
 The Mccall Cotton and oil company offers a beautiful Sheffield cup for the winner in lot 1456. best lint. Pima va- riety. This cup becomes the property w the winner.
 The winner in lot 1454 stands a good shance to perpetuate his name on a whole covey of cups. big ones. little mes and middle sized. The Southwest Cotton company offers two cups in this iweepstakes for best combined exhibit lf plant, seed cotton and lint of the Pima variety. First is perpetual tro- ,hy cup Co be competed for from year o year and annually engraved with no name Of the winner. It is now on lisplay at the offices of the Southwest Cotton company. In addition to the perpetual trophy. the Southwest Cot lon company gives smaller cup. which becomes the property of the winner. rhe Chandler farm bureau also offers large. handsome trophy cup for the best combined plant. seed cotton and Int exhibit. Pima variety, shown by a member of the Chandler farm bureau This c;.p becomes the property of the winner Entrants for both Chandler larm bureau cups must have their en- try blanks countersigned by either Secretary C. Pl sloan or W. W. Pick. rell of the Chandler chamber of com. merce.
 Entries Close November 6
 Cotton exhibitors should note care. fully that all entries close at 6 D. m Saturday, November G. The cotton de. partment reserves the right to hold q preliminary judging of plants. seet cotton and lint at any time after tn. entries close. Tn the event of an ex. traordmarily large number of entries this preliminary judging will be foi The purpose of disqualifying entrie. which are obviously unworthy of ar award SO as tC avoid confusion incl. dent to judging such a large number of entries during the fair. Preliminar, Judging will be done by the regular fail judges and will include elimination O entries 10 not less than ten, from whicl Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Novem Der 8. final placement of entries worth, of award win be made.
 The following will be judges of see, cotton and lint of both Pima and up land varieties; F. R. Behrends. E'ranl