The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-06-05
GET MATERIAL
FOR EXHIBITS
County Farm Agent Houston Urges
Farmers to Collect Samples They
Intend 10 Bring TO Annual
Grady County Fair.

0fhul touNJ faifs
"Now IA the time TO gather mater
ial for the county far exhibit" says
A. y. Houston. county farm agent.
MIR. Houston says.
'1iaryosting ~ under way. Let
those In each community, whore loa-
ll foirs are 10 be held select tha
exhibit material aa the harvesting
progresses. That Is the only way I,
secure the best OF everything for the
exhibits.
Each local fair should have commit.
tees 10 correspond with the divisions
In the exhibit list elsewhere In hss
paper. They are corn and kaiirs;
wheat and cotton: cats 1nd barley;
peanuts and COW peas. fruits and
vegetables: annual forage crops;
Other crops not displayed under
other classification; alfalfa and
sweet clover.
STUDY carefully the exhibit list for
the communities at the county fairs.
Make yours complete. Any commun'
ity can do this II care Is used 20 get
tho exhibits In their proper season.
"lf the community faif people will
do their duty ! thing can assdtn
that we can get the first place at the
state fair or there very near. If the
county agents can assist. why, let
un know your wants and we will be
on the job.
The county fair will be held IN
Chickasha, September is TO q IN
elusive. II present plans are carried
out, the 1922 fair will be the great
est ever held In this county, MI
Houston says.
Community Exhibits Feature
An added feature Of the 1922 fair
will be the community exhibits
Prizes totaling $3.50 will be offered in
this department of the fair Rules
covering the community exhibits
were announced today by Mr.. Hous
ton as follows;
/. Exhibits are iimitcd to ono
from each community and no entity
will be accepted until satisfactory as
surapce is furnished that credit
sble exhibit will be made.
2. Entries for the community ex
bibits will close September l. 1922
at 6 o'clock p. m, and all exhibiti
must be in place ready for exhibition
rot later than 6 o'clock a. m, Sept
tmber 10. The failure to comply VIII
this rule will bar exhibitor from com
petition or subject him to a cut OF
ccale Of points.
3. No charge will be made TO
space, but each exhibitor is required
to furnish back board If wanted.
4. The rules governing Depart
ment "G" Farm Products will ap
pIy in this division. The display an'
decorations from each communt.
shall be confined to products actual.
grown therein, but the person re
presenting the community is not re
duired to be the producer.
5. Specimens or apparatus show
ing other than the agricultural dc
yelopment of the county representa-
will not be permitted.
6. All products shown to be cor
rectly labeled, Tags will be furnish
ed by the county fair and the use o
ether tags will not be permitted
Shipping by express or truck vii
facilitate the handling of your exhibit
Z. The dimensions of booths am
wall space will be furnished exhibit
oro upon application to the secretary
Exhibitors must confine the decor
ations to the booth and not cover o
use any part of the railing, posts o
ceiling.
8. Every exhibit should be care
fully and tastefully arranged and il
stalled by the exhibitor or an author
lied agent, as this feature will b
taken into account by the judges.
8. Exhibitors are requested I
read carefully the score card on tn
page following, which has been a'
opted by the Oklahoma State an
County Fair and Exposition for tn
scoring Of county exhibits and b
County Fair as awards are mad
strictly to it. To illustrate Th
omission of any one item enumera
ed will count a proportionate numbe
of uoints off. An excess above tn
number of samples required in an
of the divisions will not be permit