The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-08
Fair Officers
Club Com.
Meet Jointly
Many Misunderstood Methods
of Operation were Fully
Explained
1884 DATES AN ISSUE
Experience Proves Fairs Clos
ing July A Brings Best
Financial Returns

AOAddy evening the OIlCeTS and
directors Of the Agricultural So
ciety Of Stearns county, and a COM
mittee from the Community Club
headed by President Roy Scott, met
at the Armory to discuss plans for
the 1884 Stearns County fair to be
held in this city.
President J. B. Schoenhoff, Of
the Fair Association presided. At
several times during the meeting q
serious verbal confagration was In
the making; by splendid tact and
wise direction President Schoen-
HON kept the meeting on an even
keel. He Is to be congratulated
upon the mastery manner in
which he handled a perplexing sit
uation.
After the reading Of the min
utes Of the last meeting of the
Association President Schoenhoff
asked President Scott II the Com
munity Club committee had form
ulated any program Of recommen-
dations they desired to make to
the fair board.
The premium list, particularly
that portion devoted to cattle, was
bone Of contention, in view Of the
fact that several breeders of the
county living long distances from
Sank Centre won tidy sums with
their exhibits. The Community
Club committee evidently lost sight
Of the fact that this Is not a Sank
Centre fair but countrywide Or
ganization. It was explained that
the premium list was in conform
ity with the Federation Of county
fairs, approved by the state.
Tabulated figures disclosed the
following information showing
how the live stock premiums were
distributed: ~-
Paynesville, six groups, s275O0;
Georgeville, six groups, $159.50;
Freeport, $500; Brooten, two
groups, $3.50. Holdingford, $40;
Belgrade, $500; Eden Valley, two
groups, $46.75; st. Cloud, $500;
Richmond, $500. The list Of Sank
Centre breeders winnings are not
included in the above summary.
The total amount Of premiums
paid amounted to $1408, divided as
follows:
All county spelling contest...$111.00
All Club workers ................... 1900
Outside Sank Centre
territory .-.--....-..--.-......-.-....... $500
In Sank Centre territory see. 1875
The state OF Minnesota Is very
strict how this premium money ID
expended. Each year before the
state reimburses a fair association
for premiums the books Of the as
ISOLATION are carefully audited by
the state comptroller who makes
out the associations annual re-
port. ...
Prior to 1893 county fairs were
reimbursed in the sum of $1,700 for
approved premiums. This year the
state appropriation will be $1,A0.00.
II the premiums totals less than
1,24O the association will receive
the amount paid out. II they are
more .than $4,000 the fair asso-
citation must pay the difference.
There appears in some quarters
the opinion that the Stearns Coun-
ty fair has been extensively OPP
Grated. The following list Of oper-
ating expenses connected with ex-
hibits will throw some needed light
on this angle: ..
Labor, men and teams ............ $29.7O
Women's department, labor
and laundry ............................. 1850
Agricultural department HOO
Game and fish department. 400
Poultry department, labor
and feed ...............-...-....-. 1917
All department. feed ................ 40
Live stock. feed ................-....... 61.00
Every animal entered in the live
stock department pays an entry
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