The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-26
RIBBON PRIZES
PLANNED IN 9
DEPARTMENTS
Additional Special Prizes
Will Be Made Public
at Early Date

at Early Date
Set to open next Friday morn
ing, October ,, with appropriate
formalitics ana to continue until
shutdown for inspection, the
Fletcher community fair has been
announced with nine departments
of exhibits and will be the most
elaborate community fair ever
held there.
The fair will be conducted at
the Fletcher high school building,
and it was announced today that
in addition to the ribbon prizes
that have been arranged, a list
of special prizes will be made
public at an early date These. IT
is stated are being given by resi-
dents of the Fletcher community
and the Hendersonville merch-
ants.
The departments to be repre-
scented are: Field crops; garden
truck, fruits and nuts; live stock
and poultry; farm products, which
will include dairy products; Gull
nary; house furnishings and nee
dlework; fine arts, home arts and
crafts: flowers; and industries.
The parent-teacher association
will serve hot lunches and refresh
mentS.
FLETCHER COMMUNITY FAIR
OCTOBER 2
10 A. Nj. TO SHUTDOWN
PRIZE LIST
A variety of exhibits is desired,
but ribbons will be given as tlrst
and second prizes for the articles
listed here. No prizes will be Civ
en- unless there are at least three
entries.
A large number of special priz-
es is being offered by people in
the community and by the Hen
Jacksonville Merchants association.
This list of special prizes will be
announced later. First and second
ribbon prizes will be given in the
different departments for the
things listed below.
DEPARTMENT A:
FIELD CROPS
Corn (six ars)-Any variety
yellow corn; any variety white
corn: best six Prolific, yellow;
best six Prolific, white; best three
stalks corn white or yellow; best
three stalks corn (white or yell
low.
Best sample wheat.
Best sample oats.
Best sample rye.
Best sample barley.
Best stalk soy beans (any varl-
ety.: For seed; for hay.
Cow peas, stalk, any variety.
Tobacco.
Hays-Best Alfalfa; best Red
clover; best Lespedeza; best mix
ed: best Soybeans.
Best six ears popcorn.
Best FIVE stalks of can with
beads.
= Best FIVE beads of broom corn.
DEPARTMENT B:
GARDEN, FRUITS, NUTS
Apples-Best exhibit, all varie-
ties.
Pears-Best exhibit, all varie-
ties.
Grapes-Best exhibit, all varie-
ties.
Observation-Disclosures.
q Pecans.
Black walnuts.
Sweet potatoes-Best exhibit,
all varieties.
Irish pOtatOes-Best early; best
late.
Carbohydrate.
aOnions-Plate, FIVE specimens.
Peppers-Sweet peppers; Pr
mento peppers; Hot peppers.
Tomatoes-Plate, hve speci-
mems.
Turnips- specimens.
Pumpkin-Largest.
Snap beans-12 pods.
Lima beans-12 pods.
BeetS-Bunch of five. z
CarrotS-Bunch of five.
Salsefy.
Celery.
Parsnips.
Best exhibit of salad greens.
DEPARTMENT c;
LIVE STOCK
Dairy Cattle
Dairy cows, 2, 3.
Dairy bulls, 2, 3.
,t Dairy heifers-Under two years
old; With. first calf.
Calves-Any sex, under one
year.
Beef Cattle
Cows.
Bulls.
Heifers under two years.
Yearlings under one year tan!
SEX.
Horses
Best work type, any breed o.
sex.
Colts-Fhree years old; Unde'
two years. a...
Stallions-Any age.
Poultry
"a. All heavy breeds-Three IN pen
Best cock. Best cockerel.
All light breeds-Three in pen
Best cock. Best cockerel.
q All other fowls will be judge
in their class.
DEPARTMENT D: