, 1934-11-26
MERCEDES FAIR
OPENS TUESDAY

here Tuesday for the first annual
Farm Products Festival and Picnic
which win begin in the morning and
continue throughout the day. cul-
minating with q speech BY Cong.
Milton West In the city park at 3
p. m.
The immediate object Of the
festival IS to secure the best pos
sible specimens of farm produce and
products TO be used In the Mercedes
community exhibit at the Valley
Winter fair, and 20 this end
the merchants OF Mercedes are Of
fering q total OF $500 In merchan-
disc prizes for the best exhibits.
IN addition 70 the farm products
exhibition cash prizes are also to
be given to the winners Of the Old
Fiddlers contest, for which many
entries have already been received.
Prizes will also be given to the
family coming the longest distance.
10 the largest family and 20 the
family which has lived the longest
on the same farm on the American
company tract.
Mrs. o. Z. Van Berg win use
prize winning displays from the
Festival to fashion the Mercedes
community exhibit at the Harllngen
exposition the following day. Judges
OF the local exhibit win include Mrs.
Van Berg. Mrs. Morris Allen, 8
Dodson, Al r. Hendricks, George
Morrison. wv. t. Bradbury. Fred
Johnston. T.. M. Mcdonald. Mrs.
Otsuki. Mrs. John Rouse. Mrs. Le-
roy Ziegler. Mrs. Roy Bowker, Mrs.
A. j. Reisterer and II. Wallace.
Chairmen who have assisted IN
arranging the Festival are: ]. C..
Deyo, general chairman: finance. y.
r.. Johnson, j. II. Davis, r. A. Han
shaw: pubic grounds and refresh
mentS: u. G.. Lear. Ray Stern. J.. M
Mcdonald; prizes, Walter Collier,
M. L. David. Nix Harrington: adj
vertising. Fl. II. Harris. 4. A. Brown
and Jack Sharp; entertainment and
contest, DR.. Z. @. Smith and T. j.
Fixes.
All Of the contests viii take place
in the city park in the early after
noon. and prize winners In the farm
produces exhibition will be annouc-
ed Immediately following the speech
by Cong. Milton West. Entries for
this exhibition must be left at the
chamber OF commerce before noon,
the announcement Of the event
states.
Farm families Of the Mercedes
community are invited to bring their
families and a basket lunch, TO be
eaten around noon In the city park.
Tables for the picnickers win be
erected. and coffee and Ice water
will be furnished by the City of
Mercedes.
The various classes in which x
hibits will be received are listed be-
low:
All exhibits must be in place IN
Mercedes Chamber of Commerce by
u o'clock noon, Nov. 9th.
Division I. FIELD CROPS
The quantity OF each product
specified below is the minimum re-
quired. Display as much more as
you desire.
Subdivision A. Cotton. 2 exhibits
OF 20 bolls each.
Subdivision B. Corn. 2 exhibits Of
10 ear each, any variety: 2 exhibits
Of single ears, any variety.
Subdivision G. Sorghums. Kaffir.
Maize etc. 2 exhibits OF 10 heads
each. 2 exhibits OF single heads.
Division 2. FRUITS
Quantity indicated below Is the
minimum required. Subdivision A.
Tree Fruits.
1. Grapefruit. 10 plates OF 4. 3
plates OF Marsh Seedless required.
3 plates OF Duncan. I packed box
OF grapefruit.
2. Oranges. 5 plates or 5. I pack
ed box OF oranges required.
3. T~angertnes. 2 plates OF 7 re-
1. Lemons ~tponderosa) plate Of
3.
5. Lemons. commercially 2 plates
OF 5.
6. Lines, 2 plates Of 5.
z. Kumquats, 2 plates Of 5.
8. AvocadOs. / plate OF ).
8. Figs. ! plate OF ..
10 Persimmons. ! plate Of l2
native)
II. PersimmOns. / plate Of 5 Gap
anese)