The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-16
BOYS AND GIRLS
To PARTICIPATE
IN COMPE ET|T|0N
Bennington County Club Men,
bers After Championships
MANY CLASSIFICATIONS
Winners Given Opportunity to Show
at Vermont and assachusctto
Exhibitions.

Boys and girls throughout Benning-
ton county are busily working for the
county championships to be awarded
in September. A large number of
projects are being carried out by
nearly five hundred members Of the
Bennington county clubs.
Local exhibits will be held in
Readsboro, Stamford, Pownal, Ben
nington, SALISBURY, Airing on, Man.
chester, Sandgate, Rupert, Dorset,
Peru and Winhall. The clubs in these
different communities Will first ex-
hibit for local first, second and third
prizes and the blue ribbon winners
will be invited to compete a. the
Manchester fair in September. The
winners at the Manchester fair will
have an opportunity to exhibit at the
state fair at White :iiver Junction.
Any hey and girl not a member OF
any club may exhibit provided he or
she has done all of the work connect
ed with the product exhibited
First, second and third prizes will
be awarded consisting of blue, red
and yellow ribbons in the order
named. The classifcations are as
follows
Garden--Collection Of garden veg.
ables, 5 to exhibit, 3 specimens to
each exhibit; first, second and third
prizes,
Field crops--corn, 10 ears, any va
riety; 1st, I'd, Sd prizes; plate of po
tatoes, 1st I'd and Sd prizes; special
crops, such as cabbage, 2 squash
llO onions, I'd and Sd prizes. Special
crops may also be included in gard
en- vegetables.
| Cooking Best white loaf of bread,
list. I'd and Sd prizes; best other Loaf
OF bread, lst, I'd and Sd prizes
Canning One jar each of three va
lrieties, fruits or berries, 1st I'd and
Sd prizes; one jar each Of three va
r!eties cf vegetables, 1st, I'd. and Sd
lprizes.
Sewing-Best washable dress, best
apron. best towel, best patch on gar
ment, bes. darn on stocking, best ar
lticle of underwear best remodeled
dress, best MILDLY blouse, Is, I'd and
Sd prizes.
Poultry--best trio, 1st, I'd and Sd
prizes best mature bird, 1st, I'd and
Sd prizes; best chicken, 1st, I'd and
| Sd prizes. Any standard breed may
be entered.
Live stock-best pig, 1st, I'd and Sd
prizes; best calf 1st, I'd, and Sd
prizes; best sheep, 1st, I'd and Sd
prizes.
Best scarecrow made by garden
club members, 1st, I'd and Sd prizes.
Beside the exhibits, The club also
are entering into competitive team
work, Demonstrations will be giyer
by picked members along the line Of
club activities such as canning, corr
testing, mixing dry feed, culling and
making baking powder biscuits, Each
club is allowed to enter two teams
The winning team will enter into
competition at Manchester with al
other winning local teams ana the
three best in the county will enter in
to state competition at White River
Junction. The best team will go tC
Springfield Mass, for competition
with winners from all the nortt
eastern states. All expenses for The
state and Springfield exposition viii
be paid The clubs are lining W
with great interest and the judges
will be hard pressed to choose thC
winners.
At the local exhibits the clubs viii
enter into athletic competition afte'
the demonstrations and a red lette
day is in store for all the boys ant
girls of the county. Details may b,
obtained Of Miss Martha Pratt coun
ty club leader Bennington Fulle
information will appear later.