Show fair exhibits w this city ya will al 11 be on tap at the fair at myton and will have a good display of stuff for all visitors show your country tube tobe of worth by your exhibits at the fair preparing sheaf exhibits of grain Z select durable du rable heads just as the grain enters the yellow ripe hat you think will make a good representative r showing for the type of grain grai n which you desire to exhibit cut the straw as close to the ground as possible so you can exhibit f full till leng length th of straw or if the grain has been cut then select the best heads with as long stems as possible po sible make up sample of not to exceed heads tie with some soft cloth or narrow ribbon just under the heads at butts and in center of bundle and place in a darkened rom to cure or ripen off when time permits careful work untie the bundle spread out moisten straws by sprinkling and carefully strip all adhering leads from straws with a soft cloth polish each straw now neatly tie up the bundle with baby ribbon or any narow ribbon of appropriate color tying firmly yet neat v in at least three or four places 11 upon poll the bundle see that all the heads are evenly placed making one compact circular bush this is very important do not use string siring in tying bundles of grain the string is I 1 is liable to cut the straws when they become dry see that each sample is neatly and ac aeura bately tely labeled wrap in some tai thin in soft doth cloth and put wh where ere it will be suspended in a free curent of air with the h heads eads down but in a dry place and out of the bleaching effect of the sun be sure the sample is Is i i free from fro i m rust rusi smut or other diseases have the variety name of the grain carefully and neatly attached where it is necessary tp haul the samples some distance three or four slats should be wrapped around the bundle to keep the straws from getting broken preparing sheal exhibits of forage select the most leafy types to be found in the field get best and most erect individual them as close to the ground as possible put in a loose bundle not more than four or five inches in diameter and loosely wrapping in newspaper or better s still till thin porous cloth eloth hang in in the dark to cure to retain its color forage sample must be dried or cured in the dark and away from the sun with p plenty lenty of dry air when well cured select the individual stems that I 1 have retained the best leaves with their leaf color and make up exhibit bundle foter foi inches in diameter do not strip a single leaf or from the stem since we are to choose for forage value and want to retain all the leaves possible timothy larome brome grass rye grass red top and other grass samples are spoiled for forage samples by striping tie in a neat manner with narrow ribon fastening bundle securely in three or four places it is desirable to take samples giving full length of stems at each cutting of clover alfalfa timothy red top or other forage cut more than once in the season give date of each buting A collection of native grasses should in each instance show seed or head either in bloom or ful seed with full length of straw or stem M L harris county agriculturist |