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Show special mm 1 FOR COUNTY FAIR I Liberal Prizes Announced by tite H Committee in Agriculture H and Live Stock. H RULES GOVERNING THE B AWARDING OF THE SAME H Those Desiring to Enter Contest for H Best Acre of Wheat or Corn Should H Observe Dates of Entry. H Preparations for tho County Fair H aro going forward with vigor, and tho H committee now feels warranted in ns- WM 8urir.g everybody attending a good H time. Work is being pushed on the H fair grounds, in the grnding of tho H raco track and the leveling of tho H bnso ball diamond, and tho committee' H will havo Bomo excellent bill board H spaco to sell to advertisers when they H get their high board fence construct- H cd, which will skirt the stato public H highway for somo distance, Parties H desiring reservations should address H the general committee of tho Iron H County Fair. H With a view to stimulating interest H in tho Agricultural and Livo Stock dc- H partments, announcement is being H mado of liberal special premiums, as H shown by tho following list, together H with tho rules applicable to tho con- H test for these prizes: H Best five acres of dry land wheat, tH prize $25.00. ,H Rule 1. Land muBt bo selected by :H owner and measured by committeo ,-H appointed by Fair Committee. Haul- ,H ing and threshing must be witnossed jH by said committee. ' jH Rule 2. Ono bushel of said wheat )UM must be exhibited at County Fair. !H Rulo 3. Wheat will bo judged ac- M cording to tho official score card to-be ".H made public later. 'il For tho Best aero of Dry Land H Corn, $50. 9M For tho best aero of corn raised 4H with high water only, $50. 'H Rulo 1. Land must be selected by iH owner, measured and tho yield cstf- IH mated by a committee appointed -by tho Fair Committee. 11 Rulo 2. Best dozen cars of corn fl must bo exhibited at County Fair. r vlH Rulo 3. Corn will bo judged ac- fH cording to an official scoro enrd to be f published later, fH For best one-half aero of Potatoes, 11 of ono variety, $50.00. Um Rule 1. Land must bo selected by i ownor, measured and yield estimated -H by committeo appointed by tho Fair H Committee. ' H Rule 2. Best dozen and bushel -H must bo exhibited at County Fair. H Rulo 3. Potatoes will bo judged 11 according to tho following scoro card: tH (To bo published later.) Special prizes in tho Livo Stock department will bo given as follows: 21 Best drnft colt (ago considered) $25, H Best Bcof Calf (ngo considered) 25. fl Best 2 Pigs (ago considered) $12.50. IH Best Dairy Heifer " $12.50. ! Best pen of two Lambs " $25.00. t M The attention of our farmer friends , H Is directed to tho entry coupon to bo fl found in this issue of The Record, for ,' fl entering tho contest for the best aero M of corn or wheat. Special attention is called to the dates on which theso entries close, so that no one desiring ' M to compete may bo shut out by the v M time limit. The prizes aro liberal, M and well worth striving for. M |