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THE CARROLL FREE i RESS, CARROLLTON, CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1318
The A. & M. School Fair, October 22-26
This Promises To Be the Greatest Fair Ever Held by the Association, and
Each Day Wiill Be Full of Interesting and Instructive Events
GENERAL RULES
Space and entries free, unless otherwise specified in rule governing
certain departments.
Entry blanks may be had on application to the Secretary.
Except as otherwise provided for by special rules governing certain
departments, all exhibits must be in place and fully installed by 12:23
o ’clock p. m. Oct. 22nd., 1918.
The fair will open at 12:30, p. m. Tuesday, October 30th. and will close
at midnight Saturday, October 26th. After the opening day ^hc gates
will be opened at 8. a. m. and remain open until 12 p. m.
All exhibits ontored for competition shall be subject to the control of
the Superintendent of the department in which they are exhibited.
The Association does everythjng it can to protect exhibits, but in no
night, and the city maintains a force of policemen day and night
throughout the Fair.
The Association does everything it can to protec exhibits, but in no
case will it be responsible for loss or damage that may occur to exhibits.
CONCERNING EXHIBITS
Under no circumstances will any freight or express charges be paid by
the Association.
Exhibitors may sell at their respective stands nny articlo displayed,
to bo delivered to the purchaser at the close of the Fair.
If it is ascertained that an exhibitor has made, or caused to be made
any false statement in regard to any animal or articlo exhibited, or if
any exhibitor shall attempt to interfere with the judges in the perform
ance of their duties, lie shall be excluded from competition or from ex
hibiting on the grounds of the Association.
The management reserves the right to decline nny entry.
ENTRIES
Unless otherwise specified in rules governing certain departments all
entries close Monday Oct. 21 1918-
Intending exhibitors shull write plainly on the entry blanks the de
partment and number of the prize offered for the article ^hey wish to
enter, using the exact wording of the Premium List-
Exhibitors will save themselves nnfl the office force of the Association
much time by attending to these directions and by preparing their blanks
before proceeding to make entries.
Unless otherwise specified in rules governing Departments, articles
must be on the grounds by Monday, Oct. 21st. 1918, and shall not be re
moved before ti p. m. Saturday October 20.
SPACE
Exhibitors are requested to file their applications for space with the
Secretary as early us possible-
Entry blanks will be sent on Application.
AWARDS
No one will be allowed to act as judge in a department or ring in which
he exhibits.
No promiums will be awarded when the exhibit is unworthy, though
there be no competition.
Premiums will not be paid according to ribbons, but by awards shown
in the judge’s book, and the Judge’s record will be final-
Should any doubt arise as to ttlio regularity of an cnjry, or any other
important matter, which the judge feels incompetent to decide, he shall
at once report the same to the Superintendent of the department, who
shall, in turn, bring the matter to the attention of the Secretary.
JUDGES
Judges are instructed that if they shall have good reasons to believe
that any exhibitor, by false entry or otherwise, attempts to dccoive
the judges or the public and obtain a premium by misrepresentation,
jhey shall report the fact at once to the Secretary for adjustment.
The decisions of awarding Judges shall be final and no apparel shall
be considered.
PREMIUMS
The premiums are designated by ribbons; Blue, meaning first; Red
second; White, third; Royal Purple, swoepsteaks.
These ribbons will bo attached only b ythe Superindent of each
department, or his assistant, after the Judges have signed their reports,
and the same have been approvd by the Superintendent over his signa
ture. I
All cash premiums will be promptly paid by check of the Treasurer
of the A & M Fair Association.
Entry blanks will be sent on Application.
PRICE OF ADMISSION
For each person over 12 years (whether in carriage, on horse or on
foot) • $ -25
Children 6 to 12 years of age , 2fi
Automobiles * - 25
Season Ticket - -1.00
All tickets other than'General Admission Tickets are noil-transferable.
SPECIAL PRIZES
For the beat display of corn from the Tyus district, one soldiers hut,
value $1.50, given by Tyus Store Co.
For best yields of corn in Bowdon district, grown with fertilizer sold
by 1.. H. Burson, one ton guano, to be divided among the contestants.
ilr. C. C. Brock of Carrollton makes the same offer to the boys who
bought guano of him and Burson & Chambers give us 1000 lbs.. All these
prizes will be given after the corn is gathered and records are in.
For best decorated Dodge, Apperson or Chevrolet car, sold by L. H
Griffin Auto Co., in the parade Tuesday, Oct. 22, 1918 1st. premium, $30;
2nd. Best ns above $20.00 cash, by Loyd Griffin, dealer in automobiles
and acccsories
By Southern Paint & Oil Co. for most patriotic dressed car, ten gallons
motor oil $6.0#
BOYS CORN CALF AND PIG CLUBS PREMIUM LIST, E. T. JACK
SON COUNTY AGENT; CALF CLUB
For the best cijlf in County, beef breed, one short horn bull by C OF Ga.
R. R., value $150.00
For second best $5.00 in cash
For third best - ,....$3.00 in cash
For fourth best - - $2.00 in cash
For best calf of dairy breeds, one Jersey bull calf, value $25 00, given
byGoldworth Stock farm, Villa Rica.
PIG CLUB
For’the best pig in the club growing for meat purposes, a $5-00 pair of
shoes, given bv Bounor Smith & Cadle. For second Best $4.00 in cash.
For third best $2.00 in cash- For next three, pigs each $1.00 in cash.
CORN CLUB
For the best 10 cars of corn of any variety in the whole exhibit, prizo
$4.00 in cash.
For the beat exhibit of non prolific corn, 10 cars each $3-00 in cash.
Second 10 cars each - - $2.00 in cash
Third best 10 ears corn each i - $1-00 in cash
For prolific varitics, first $3.00, by J. N. Johnson, Furniture Co.
Second prolifiic varitics - - - - *- - $2.90
Third prolific verities S 1 -® 0
For the next 10 exhibits one dollar each i* cash and for all other ex
hibits of corn $1.00 each in thrift stamps.
FOR WHEAT CLUB
For best 1-2 bushel of wheat shown by a boy iu club. First prize $2.90
Second prize, 1-2 bushel of wheat $1S®
Third best 1-2 bushel of wheat $ 1 -®®
For the next three exhibits one dollar each in thrift stamps.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
■ Best display of sweet potatoes, one war saving stamp value $5.90
Best bushel sweet potatoes -
Best peck Irish potatoes -; -
Best dozen turnips - - - -
Best display of vegetables - —
Beet displav sf ftuits, war saving stamp value - -® 5 * 0
Best peck apples...
Best peck pears
PROGRAM
TUESDAY
Tuesday Oct. 22ad. Program A. & M. Fair big parade, starts at court
house at .12:20 p. m. everybody will ride in ears. Girls clubs, boys clubs,
school children and all soldiers including confederate veterans free if in
pnrado, be on hand big hand will play patriotic music on this occasion.
All premiums are now ready, call and seo the business people that
subscribed those premiums they will be glad to show them.
Boys and girls club and school day all ndmitted free on this day if
vouched for by extension agents, teachers, county schools included.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, October, 23, singing day and agricultural day.
Books and Premiums for winning class.
THURSDAY
Thursday, October 24 live sock day. Competent judges all stock must
be in ring by 9 o’clock a. ni. \
FRIDAY
Friday patriotic day speeches by best speakers for this occasion.
SATURDAY
Saturday October 26 negroes day. Some prominent negro speakers will
be on hand to address the negroes uml tell them what their duty is iu
this war.
Robert & Furgersons united shows will start the big show at 12:30 p. in.
WOMANS INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT; MRS- CASTELL
Mrs. Clyd Costed Superintendent
1st. For best display of fruits vegetables ,dried uml canned includiug
jelleys, pickles and sweet potatoes.
One ladies hat, by A. .T. Baskin, your store, value $10.00
3rd. Best pair Indies shoes by Carrollton Mercnniilc Co., Newmin St.
near court house, shoes value $5-00
Second best, one pair crocheted bed spreads by the Globe, Bargain store
next to Ctizcns Bank, Value $7.50
Best Woman’s industrial work, one cut glass sandwich plate, for
best display ladies needle work, by Hortons Book store $4.00
Best display ladies work, sewing and crochoing $7.50 in trade $7-50
2nd. Best, suit under clothes $1.00 in tide by .1. VV. Griffin $1.00
Best dinjlay of ferns $2.00 iu trade by J W. Griffin $2-00
Best pair baby bootees $1.09 in trade by J. W. Griffin $1.00
Best embroidered gown $1.50 in trude by J. W. Griffin $1.50
Best six pieces crocheted pieces 50 cents in thrift stamps $3.00
For best display of bread cooked from farmers whito crest, flour, by girl
or lady must lmvc written recipe of all cooking and say wlint V°u think
of the flour, 96 lbs. White Crest flour, by Tanner Grocery Co $7.50
Best pound cake, baked from Sc.otts best flour sold by Ed. Cheney, Ala
bama St-, Grocer, 48 lbs. Scott’s Best flour-
Best doz, beaten biscuit, best baking powder buscuit, baked from Tan
ners, 96 lbs. Town talk flour, by Tanner Grocery Co, furnish recipe
with cooking $7.50
Best display ferns $2.50
Best display artificial flowers, by party in business name with held
at present $2.50
CLASS A:AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
Best display from any rural school community one liberty bond....$50.00
2nd. best ,T- M. Johnson, the Buick man and mule dealer, cash $25 00
By the Carrollton Coca Cola Bottling Co., cash $15.00
Total., i - $40-»)Q
3rd. best above ono school globe by Bullard Co., inc $5.00
By Carrollton Hardware Co. $10.00 worth Hardware for school build
ing $10.00
By Roop Hnfdware Co., $5.00 Worth., of Hardware for., school build
ing -$6.00
By the Fair, Cush $5.00
Total $25-00
For the best and most complete agricultural displny collected from any
where in Carroll Co. one Liberty Bond..... ....$50.00
2nd. best us above to be paid by the Chero Cola Bot. Co. of Carrollton
cash.... $25.00
By Moore & Clein, The Bargain Store on Public square cne pair ladies
shoes value $5.00
By Moore & Clein one pair mens shoes value ..$7.50
Call in they will show you the Premiums.
Total $21-50
For the best agriculture display crop made by use of Mnndevillo Mills
fertilizers 1200 lbs. Mandoi Hie Millls 10-2-2 Guano value $35.00
2nd. best as above 800 lbs. M- Mills 10-2-2 Guano, value $22.50
1st. By Burson it Chambers dealers in mules und fertilizers, 800 lbs. of
brand guanofor the best display of agriculture raised from any of their
brands of fertilizers - - $22-50
2nd. best as above 400 lbs. of oz. guano value .- $11.25
For host and most complete display of farm raised products from the
best ns above by E. T- McGuire, 800 lbs. guano value $22.50
Best as above by E. T. McGuire, 400 lbs. guano value. .$11.25
See him witn your junk and hides at Stewart warehouse.
For the best display of corn $500 in trade by J. N. Johnson, the Furn
iture man Bradley Bladg $5.00
Best as above 20 lbs. salvet by Carlislo Pharmacy $2.50
For 2nd- beBt bushel Corn, one peck roastod coffee by S. C. Maxwell $1.90
For best Bushel wheat six months subscription to the daily Constitution
by J. T. Littlo, val - - - $ 3 ’ 60
Best bushel wheat ono cun bontun coffee, by Steve Kirby Grocer
value - - $1-00
CLASS E; LIVE STOCK; J. W. HOLMES
For best milk cow, pair John C- Roberts shoes by J. W. Baskin Co. Dry
Good Store, value - - $10.00
Second best, one war saving stamp, value —..$5.00
Best short Horn Bull, 2 years and over, one pair mens shoes by Rob
inson & Walker....’ - *5- 00
2nd., One war spying stamp, value - $5.00
Best pair Brown Swiss cattle $10.00
Best pair Poll Durham cattle any age, one war saving stamp, val $5.00
/ Best pair Poll nngua eaU* any age, one war saving stamp val $5-00
Best short horn bul and heifer, one war saving stamp, value ,...$5.00
MULES
Best mule sold by Bledsoe k Power*, cash... x . $5 00
They want 100 good young mulea 3 to 9 years old, spot cash for them at
Bledsoe’s stable.
Best mule colt over 3 months and under 10 months old, one war saving
$5.00
$2.50
Beat pair Shetland ponies, one war saving stump,
POUETRY
value
$5-00
$1.60
2.00
LOO
2.00
1.00
2.00
1,09
3.50
2.00
Best pair.
First
Second
R&fV6(l Plymouth Rocks ...»
$2.99
$1.00
2.09
1.09
2.09
1.09
2.00
1.$9
2.00
LOO
2.00
1.00
•^iiiitle C'omb Brown LogOorna
SifigTs C6«9b BTafik Wi'noretts —
2.09
2.09
1.09
1.00
GIRL’S CANNING CLUB
Mrs. V. D. Whatley, Home Demonstration Agent
Each club member contesting for any of these prizes
must have cultivated 1-10 acre under the direction of
tne agent and must submit a record book and history of
her work, together with her exhibit. Preference will be
given to the regulation size jars. The 10 and 12 oz. jars
can be secured at Fausett’s Ten Cent Store, Carrollton,
Ga. SECTION 1—SEWING
For First Year Girls Only
This exhibit shall consist of uniform, cap and apron,
a holder and a cup towel. No canning club emblems ex
pected from first year girls.
Premiums : $1.00—50c—25c
Section II—Sewing—For Second year Girls
This exhibit shall consist of uniform, cap and apron,
holder, towel and dress. The apron and cap shall be em
broidered with canning club emblem, and the dress shall
be the regular canning club dress.
Premiums $1.00—50c—25c
Special Tomato Exhibit—For First Year Girls Only—
This exhibit shall consist of not less than two jars to
matoes, two bottles catsup, one jar tomato sauce, one
jar sliced green tomato pickles. The tomatoes to be
packed in quart jars, the other products in 10 or 12 oz.
jars. Premiums $3.00—$1.00—50c
Special Fruit Exhibit—Second Year Girls
This exhibit shall consist of not less than two jars can
ned peaches, two jars peach marmalade, two jars black
berry jam, two jars watermelon rind preserves. The
pieaches to be packed in quart jars, the rest of the exhib
it in either 10 or 12 oz. jars. Girls >Vho cannot obtain
peaches may substitute canned pears and gingered pears
for the peach product.
Premiums $3.00—$1.00—50c
General Garden Exhibit—Open to all Club Members
This exhibit shall consist of not less than one quart
jar tomatoes, one quart jar string beans and the follow
ing in either 10 or 1 2 oz. jars: One jar creole sauce,
one jar soup mixture, one jar green tomato pickles, two
bottles tomato catsup. Other products may be added.
Premiums. . $10 LaValier by Creel & Harper.
Cash $2.00—$1.00
Pimento Pepper Exhibit—Second Yea- Girls Only
This exhibit shall consist of two jars pepper, two jars
Dixie relish, two jars B. S. Chutney Peppers to be pack
ed in 12 oz. jars—Dixie relish and Chutney in 10 oz.
jars. Premiums ,....$3|00$—$1.00—50c
SCORE FOR JUbGING EXHIBITS
1. Appearance 25
a. Color; b. Clearness.
2. Texture . 15
3. Flavor 20
4. Uniformity 10
5. Pack (arrangement and weight) 15
6. Container -• 15
a. Appropriate pack; b. Label; c. Neatness
For the best loaf cake baked by a canning club girl,
Mr. A. M. Nixon, of Meadow Brook Farm, offers a set
ting of Barred Plymouth Rock eggs, value $10.00.
To the canning club girl in Tyus district who makes
the best club exhibit, Barr & Huff will give a gingham
dress, value $2.50.
For the canning club boy who makes the best waist or
shirt, $1.00. J
Individual exhibits of Vegetables and Fruits
Open to All Club Members
For the best quart jar of tomatoes ......50c—25c
For the best pint jar of okra 50c—25c
For the best bottle of catsup 50c—25c
For the best jar of peaches 50c—25c
For the best quart jar of apples 50c—25c
For the best quart jar of blackberries 50c—25c
For i the best quart jar of apple butter 50c—25c
In addition to the above there are two scholarships to
Business colleges in Atlanta to be given to th* canning
club girls who show marked ability in the management
of their club work this year and submit the best kept re
cord books with their exhibit. Th e girls should com
plete 7th. grade in May 1919.
Scholarship by Atlanta Business College $50.00
Scholarship by Southern Business College $50.00
WOMAN’S COMMUNITY CLUB
Organized Under the Direction of the Home Demon
stration Agent
This exhibit shall represent the work of a community
club of not less than five members, and many consist of
any variety cf individual jars, the chief consideration be
ing quality. This exhibit should include three varieties
of dried fruits and four varities oi dried vegetables, to
gether with sewing, fancy work or any other work of
the club. Premiums *.!$10.00—$5.00—$2.50
Every girl who makes a creditable exhibit and does
not win any other premium will be given $1.00 in Thrift
Stamps.
- SWINE
Beat how and pigs ono war saving stamp, value...., $5.0G
Best boar, one to two years old, one war saving stamp, value $5.0#
2nd- best Hogtone by Carrollton Drug Co $2.00
Lest Durock over three months und under nine months of by Waww
O Baskin m trade ^.50
Best hog over nine months old, trade in store, by Wt*ems O. Baskin $2*50
Best .home jtu9ed ham, cash $2,00
Best midJing home raided meat, ca«h $2.00