The frontiersman., 1957-08-29
EXHIBITORS INVITED TO DISPLAY PRODUCTS IN '57 MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR

The book is needed by exhibit ors so they may comply with regulations concerning entries in the various departments.
 Agriculture
 In Department A, with M. D. Snodgrass as agricultural manag- CT, there will be four divisions: Potatoes (tray of 24); under the supervision of Dr. Q. H. Dear born; Vegetables, Dr. Charles E. Logsdon, supervisor; Largest \ Vegetables; and Small Fruit, under the supervision of pr. c. H, Dearborn No exhibitor may make more than one entry in any one class. All articles must be grown by exhibitor and must be clean and free from disease. All vegetables should be true to type and variety, medium in size, uniform and good quality. No article will be allowed to compete for more than one cash premium.
 Farm Displays Division One individual farm displays will be in charge of M. D, Snodgrass. Products ex- hibited must have been grown in the valley, or have been made by I the exhibitor and his immediate family. Displays will be scored separately, with the judges rat ing like products against like only but total points will deter mine the winner. First prize in this display will he $50; second $37.5O; third $25; fourth, $15; and fifth, $1O.
 Organizational farm displays will abide by the same rules. Prizes in this division will De $25; $40; and $15.
 Livestock
 The livestock department (C) will be under the supervision of Byron J Hollenbaek. Health regulations in this department will be strictly enforced All dairy and beef cattle over the M age of six months must be test ed for Bangs disease within 90 days of the date of show and found to be free as a result of blood agglutination test. Cattle which have been officially vac cinated between the ages of four and eight months with strain 19 vaccine are exempt from the provision. Cattle may be exhib tied without a test for tubercu- losis if from an accredited herd Of modified accredited area; otherwise a negative test within 50 days is required. Attractive signs showing ownership and breeding are encouraged and may be put up after the judging has been completed.
 Dairy cattle will be under the supervision of Dr. Al L. Brun- dage. Eugene Kirsch will be in charge of beef cattle, and pr. R. A. Washburn will supervise the horse division. Other divi- sions will include sheep, goats, and swine
 A livestock parade of cham pions will be held during the fair. The time and place to be announced in the fair program All livestock (open class as well \ as AID are asked to participate. All. training and preparation of the animal, both prior to and during the fair is to be done by contestant Merchandise prizes, contributed by Alaska merchants and stateside suppliers, will be I awarded.
 Dairy Products
 Glen McNeese, V. Louise Kel- logg and Don Morrile will SUD- ervise this department, which will be open to both private and corporate entrants, using terri torial dairy products only. Pri- vate entries will be judged sep arately from those of corpora tions.
 Entries will include butter, cheese, milk and cream, ice cream, goat milk products, as well as a Matanuska Valley egg show. This division is offered in an effort to show both produc- CT and consumer the character istics of good quality market eggs. One dozen eggs will be ex- hibited in cartons. Commercial \ pack eggs will be shown in new cases with filters and flats corn- plete and with only six dozen eggs on the top filler. This dir vision is open to any producer. Eggs must De the product Of l birds owned by exhibitor.