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Show teFi s ih State Fair premium book now ready I are. 1(j ' ailed in fine arts, home fj craft, gardening, crop cOk production, and many ig .V can now get details on ;o prSi0r their best work in the 10 tate Fair, according to "3. Fair dates are Sept. 4- s premium book is off id available to interested arbara Busby, assistant D,'. f r and entry supervisor, age book lists rules and for entering exhibits in i :ategories of livestock, V I special divisions. It also Is and awards, entry deadlines, and other important information for exhibitors. Because of the high costs of printing and mailing, people requesting a premium book through the maik are being asked to donate two dollars toward those costs; people picking up books at the state fair office are asked for a $1 donation. The office is located at 155 North 1000 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116. Cash prizes, ribbons, plaques, trophies and other awards are available in a variety of livesetock categories, including beef cattle, dairy cattle, goats, swine, sheep, poultry, pigeons and rabbits. Horse shows will also be held almost daily during the fair. Plant categories will include flowers, horticulture and farm crops. Fine arts displays will feature painting, sculpture, jewelry and other media. State Fair music competition is held in downtown Salt Lake City and at the University of Utah during the 11-day event. The photography division will be expanded ex-panded this year, .Mrs. Busby said. Home arts categories will also offer wide variety, including canning, can-ning, baking, needlework, home handicrafts and others. A separate crafts division offers prizes in leatherwork, metal work, dolls, needlework and several other categories. County booth competition in the Horticulture building draws heavy interest from fairgoers, according to Mrs. Busby. Those displays feature the main agricultural, industrial in-dustrial and recreational aspects of each county's economy. Besides thousands of educational exhibits in the above division, the fair will feature hundreds of commercial exhibits. An all-star lineup of entertainers, continuous entertainment on two other stages, the clean B & B midway, and a wide choice of food varieties will add fun to the fair, Mrs. Busby explained. |