PREMIUM LIST Class 3-Grade Draft No. DIVISION F-GRAINS AND GRASSES Best exhibit' Qf ornamental butter 2.25 I.75 1.00 Dairy cheese, not less than 5 lbs. 2.25 1.75 1.00 li Best half* peck alfalfa-- —. $1.0d |0.75 Best graae drift brood mare-Best Old Country dairy cheese— 2.25 1.75 1.00 Best peck Darley—— 1.50 1.00 .75 grade draft 3-year old mare sag'* Best peck buckwheat or igelding 1.50 1.00 .75 DIVISION J-HONEY 1 A N Best grade 2-year old mare or Best pk. medium red clover seed 1.50 |1.00 .75 Rules and Regulations Best pk. mammoth red clover Comb honey $2.00 st grade draft yearling mare or seed 1.50 -1.00 .75 Strained honey gelding Best Xpeck Alsike clover seed— 1.50 1.00 .75 Best grade draft colt under one Cane sorghum Best peck white clover seed 1.50 ^1.00 .75 \t£~x OF THE 2.00 y«ar ........... Best peck millet*, 1.50,^1.00 .75 Maple syrup Twenty-second Annual Fair Best pair of draft horses— Best peck white Russian oats—— 1.50ff 1.00 .75 Maple sugar Best peck silver mane oats— 1.50| 1.00 ."75 Class No 4—Grade Drivers Best peck side oats-*- 1.60 "7 1.00 175 DIVISION K—WOMEN'S DEP'T O E Best peck rye 1.50*/*1.00 .75 Best grade driving mare or gelding Best half..^ck. timothy seed 1*50 ,1.00 .75 Class Ho. 1—Domestic and Pantry Products Aitkin Co. Agricultural Society .. Best peck Speltz 1.50',*1.00 .75 Best grade 'driving 3-year old Best peck flax L50 1.00 .75 Best jar. lard: ... mare or gelding Best peck spring wheat, Red Fife 1*60 1.00 .75 TO BE HELD IN AITKIN, MINN, Best home made soft soap Best grade driving 2-yearv old Best peck Blue Stem Wheat—— 1.50 1.00 .75 Best home made hard soap— mare or gelding Best peck winter wheat 1.50 1.00 .75 ON Best loaf white whleat thread— Best grade driving yearling mare Best peck navy beans 1.50 1.00 .75 Best loaf whole wheat bread— or gelding Best peck brown beans 1.50 1.00 .75 SEPTEMBER 19, 20 and 21, 1912 Best loaf rye bread Best grade driving colt under one Best peck yellow-eyed beans 1.50 1.00 .75 Best loaf corn bread year Best peck field peas— 1.50 1.00 .75 OFFICERS: Best graham bread Best carriage team, matched Best peck popcorn 1.50 1.00 .75 Best baking powder biscuits Best span of mules Best peck sweet corn 1.50 1.00 .75 Chas. Hendricks, President Best yeast biscuits Best half bushel white flint corn 1.50 1.00 .75 SEE THAT YOUR EXHIBIT IS PROPERLY TAGGED Best doughnuts Wra. F. Murphy, Vice Pres. Best half bushel yellow flint corn 1.50 1.00 .75 Best graham gems AND ENTERED Best half bushel white dent corn 1.50 1.00 .75 Freeman E. Krech, Treasurer Best molasses cookies Best half bushel yellow dent corn 1.50 1.00 .75 Best sugar cookies— DIVISION B-CATTLE Charles H. Warner, Secretary Fodder corn—- 1.50 1.00 .75 Cake, angel .. Cake, pound SPECIAL—Best display of field corn, not less than Class No. 1—Registered Shorthorns DIRECTORS Cake, fruit Class No. 2—Registered Herefords two varieties, 15 ears of each. First, $10.00 second, Cake, sponge* Class No. 3—Regist'd Polled Angus P. M. Hellman Marcus Nelson W. H. Marsh 14.00. $8.00 third, #6.00 fourth, Cake, Citron Class No. 4—Regist'd Red Polled J. B* Gilmore D. Hazelton W. A* Rathburn Cake, marble Class No. 5—Registered Jerseys SPECIAL—Bent 15 ears dent corn. Purse donated Cake, nut Class No. 6—Registered Holsteins G. Anderson John A. Blomberg Pie, applePie, by L. B. Arnold of Duluth. Corn .taking prizes to-be Class No. 7—Registered Guernseys custard boxed and shipped to him. First, $7*00 ,second, $6.00 Pie, lemon The following list of premiums applies separately to GENERAL RULES third, $5.00 fourth, $4.00 fifth, 3.00. Pie, mince each of the above classes: Pie, pumpkin4---— 1. Competition for premiums is open to residents ot SPECIAL—Best display of grain in sheaf, not less Best bull 2 years old or over 4 $3 •2 North Central Minnesota, bat articles exhibited at the than 3 varieties. Purse donated by Geo. S. Carson of Class No. 2—Preserves, Jams and Jetties Best hull one year old or over 4 3 2. State Fair will be barred from exhibition forpremiums. Best hull calf under one year 4 3 2 Iowa City, Iowa. First, $7,00 second," 16.00 third, 2. No article or animal will be allowed to compete Best cow 3 years old or over Strawberry preserves 4 3 $1.00 $0.76 $0.50 85.00 fourth, $4.00 fifth, $3.00. Best heifer 2 years old and under 3 Plum preserves-*-— for a premium unless on the grounds by noon of the 4 3 2 1.00 .'75 .50 Best heifer 1 year old and under 2 Citron preserves 4 3. 2 1*00 .754 .50 first day of the fauv GRASSES Raspberry preserves Best heifer calf under 1 year 4- 3 2 1.00 ,.:. .75'.H,. .50 3. Where there is but one entry and the exhibit is Crab apple preserves 1.00:^.751 .50 Best display of clover $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 not worthy, no premium will be awarded. Class No. 6—Grade Cattle, Beef Type Blackberry preservesBlueberry 1.00 .50 Best display of timothy 1.50 .75' 1.00 4. No article or animal entered for premium will be preserves? 1.00 .75 .50 Best display of wild grasses and Best cow 3 years old or over—— $4 $3' $2 Gooseberry preserves 1.00 .75 .50 allowed to be removed from the grounds before 4:00 forage plants 5.00 4.00 3.00 Best heifer 2 years old and under 3 4 3 2 Tomato preserves 1.00 .75 .50 o'clock p. m. of the last day of the fair. Display of alfalfa— 1.50 1.00 .75 Best heifer 1 year old and under 2 4 3 2 Blackberry jam— .75 .50 1.00 5. Entries for premiums must be confined to the Best heifer calf under 1 year—— 4 3 2 Currant jam 1.00 .50 .75 DIVISION G-VEGETABLES Gooseberry jam: premium list. Premiums awarded for exhibits not .50 1.00 .75 Class No. 9-Grade Cattle, Dairy Typ£ Raspberry jam 1.00 .50 .75 specified in this premium list WILL NOT BE PAID. Best bushel Burbank potatoes •3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Strawberry jam 1.00 .75 .50 6. All exhibits for premiums must be entered at the Best bushel Early Ohio potatoesBest 3.00 2.00 1.00 The following list of premiums applies separately to Plum jam 1.00 .75 .50 bushel Russet potatoesBest 3.00 2.G0 1.00 office of the secretary on the fair grounds. The secretary Crabapple jam 1.00 ,75 .50 grade Jerseys, Guernseys and Holsteins bushel potatoes, ^nv other 1.00 will give the exhibitor a tag containing the Cranberry jam .75 .50 3.00 variety 2.00 1.00 Grape jam 1.00 .50 Best heifer 2 years old and under 3 $1 $3 ($2 .75 division and the number of entry, which shall be attached 1.00 Beets, blood, peck .75 .50 1.00 Plum jellyRaspberry Best heifer 1 year old and under 2 4 3 2 .75 or placed near the article or animal exhibited. Beets, turnip, peck .75 .50 1.00 jelly 1.00 Best heifer calf under 1 year 4 3 2 .75 .50 .75 Read the premium list and SEE THAT YOUR EXHIBIT Beets,, sugar, peck .50 1.00 Apple jelly 1.00 .75 .50 .75 Class No. 10—SPECIAL PREMIUMS Turnips, white, peck 1.00 .50 Blackberry jelly 1.00 .75 .50 IS PROPERLY TAGGED AND ENTERED. .75 Turnips, yellow, half dozen 1.00 .50 1.00 .50 Blueberry jelly .75 7. Awarding judges will report to the secretary at Mangels 1.00 .75 .50 Gooseberry jelly 1.00 .50 Best dairy bull, any breed, and 2of'u .75 9:30 o'clock a. m. on the second day of the fair and 1.00 Rutabagas, half dozen .75 .50 Currant jelly .75 his get $5 -. ~. 1.00 .50 Carrots, taible, half dozen—-Carrots, 1.00 .75 .50 judging will begin at 10 a. m. Cranberry jelly 1.00 .75 .50 Best dairy cow, any breed 5 .75 .50 field, half dozen 1.00 .50 Grape jelly 8. Awarding judges will not be permitted to exhibit Best yoke of work oxen 4 1.00 .75 1.00 .75 Parsnips, half dozen .50 Apple butter 1.00 150 .75 and receive premiums on the class in which they Tomatoes, red, peck 1.00 .75 DIVISION C-SHEEP 7 .50 shall act. Tomatoes, yellow, peck 1.00 .75 .50 Best general display of canned and preserved Aitkin Tomatoes, pear, half peck 1.00 .75 .50 9. An exhibitor attempting to interfere with or influence Class No. 1—Reg. Shropshires county grown fruits. Purse donated by Physicians .50 Onions, white, peck-— 1.00 .75 the judges during their adjudication will be Class No. 2—Registered Cotswolds 1 01 and Dentists Aitkin. First prize, »7 second, $6 Onions, red, peck 1.00 .75 .50 promptly excluded from competition. Class No. 3—Registered Merinos .75 Onions, yellow, peck 1.00 .50 third, $5 fourth, Si fifth, $3. 10. Judges are requested to return their books to Class No. 4—Registered Lincoln* .75 Cucumbers, green, half dozen 1.00 .50 Class No. 3—Canned Vegetables .75 Cucumbers, ripe, half dozen 1.00 .50 the secretary as soon as their awards and report is The following list of premiums applies separately to .75 Peppers— 1.00 .50 completed. As far as possible expert judges will be each of the above classes: .75 1.00 .50 Canned beans, field Cauliflower 51.00 $0.75 $0.5C 1.00 .75 .50 Canned string beans 1.00 secured by the society. String beans .75 .50 Best ram 2 years old or over $4 $3 $2 1.00 .75 .50 Canned peas 1.00 Watermelons, 3 .75 .50 11. Great care must be taken to preserve the entry Best ram 1 year old and under 2— 4 3 2 •SO 1.00 .75 Canned sweet corn Muskmelons, 3 1.00 .75 .Bo books and the awards must be entered in a plain, Best lewe 4 3 2 1.00 .75 Canned tomatoes—. Citrons, 3 .50 1.00 .75 .50 ,4 Best ewe lamb 4 3 3 legible manner, in proper place, as the premiums will 1.00 .75 Canned pumpkin Pumpkins, field, 3--— 1.00 .75 .50 .50 .. .75 Canned squash— 1.00. be paid on these entries. Pumpkins, pie, 3—--Squashes, 1.00 .50 .75 .50 Class No 5—Grade Shropshires .75 Cucumber pickles 1.00 summer, 3—— 1.00 .50 .75 .50 12. A blue ribbon will be attached to exhibits taking Class No 6—Grade Cotswolds .75 Beet pickles 1.00 Squashes, Hubbard, 3 1.00 .50 .75 .50 Class No 7—Grade Merinos first prize, a red ribbon to those taking second prize .75 Squashes, any other variety 1.00 .50 Class No. 4—Domestic Manufactures Class No 8—Grade Lincolns and a white ribbon to those taking third prize. .75 1.00 Squashes, stock, 3Salsify .50 .75 1.00 13. All roots offered in competition must be cleaned .50 The following list of premiums applies separately to 1.00 .75 .50 All articles in this class must be the handiwork of Celery, 6 bunches and trimmed and exhibited in baskets or other open each of the 1.00 .75 above classes: .50 Asparagus, 6 bunches and owned by the exhibitor and made within one receptacles grains and seeds in sacks of not less .75 1.00 .50 Radishes Best ewe $4 year. Articles that were exhibited at any former than eight quarts. 1.00 .75 Cabbage, early, 3 head--Cabbage, .50 Best ewe lamb 4 3 2 are barred. 1.00 .75 .50 14. No premiums will be paid until days after late, 3 head 1 5 Best pen of 3 or more ewes, any 1.00 .75 i. I Amber sugar cane— .50 the close of the fair and premiums and purses not 3 2 Best rag carpet, 3 yards or more $1.00 brefea 4 0.75 $0.50 $1.00 $0.50 Largest table beets— Best pen of 3 or more ewe lambs, Best braided hearth rug 1.00 called for by Nov. 1st, i912, will be donated to the society. .75 .50 1.00 .50 Largest yellow turnips Best hand made rug, any kind 1.00 any breed 4 3 2 .'75 .50 1.00 .50 Largest Rutabaga Best knitted socks 1.00 .75 .50 1.00 .50 Largest table carrots— 15. All articles or animals entered for premium Best See that your exhibit is properly tagged and entered. knitted stockings—* 1.00 .75 •5f 1.00 .50 Largest field carrots'— must be the property of the exhibitor. Best knitted men's mittens 1.00 .75 .50 1.00 .50 Largest pumpkin—— DIVISION D-SWINE Best 16. Clover and Timothy hay and water for the live knitted- ladieB' mittens 1.00 .75 .50 1.00 .50 Largest stock squash :so Best hpme spun yarn— 1.00 .75 stock actually exhibited, will be provided by the society 1.00 .50 Largest Hubbard squash .75 Class No. 1—Reg. Poland Chinas Best home woven cloth 1.00 .50 1.00 .50 free of charge. Largest cabbage— .75 .50 Best braided straw hat 1.00 Class No 2—Registered Yorkshires 17. The fair will be opened at 8:00 o'clock a. m. each .75 •50 Best half dozen buttonholes 1.00 Claes No 3—Reg. Chester Whites DIVISION H-ERUITS .SO. Best .75 day and the gates will be closed at sunset. Class No 4—Reg. Duroc Jerseys specimen hemstitching 1.00 Best .50 Class No. 5—Registered Berkshires specimen cross stitching 1.00 .75 181 Those wishing to furnish refreshments or obtain See that your exhibit is properly tagged and entered' Best .50 Class No. 5—Registered Suffolk specimen darning 1.00 .75 other privileges will apply to the secretary at least $1.50 $1.00 Transcendent crab apples $2.00 ten days previous to the fair. Battenburg Applied design, best The following list of premiums applies separately to 1.50 1.00 Martha crab apples 2.00 specimen 1.00 .75 .50 1.50 1.00 each of the above classes: Whitney crab apples 2.00 SPORTS AND AMUSEMENTS Drawnwork—Applied design, best 2.00 1.50 1.00 Strawberry crab apples specimen 1.00 .75 .50 An amusement program will be prepared and announced 2.00 Best boar one year old or over— $4 $3 $2 1.50 1.00 Minnesota criab apples 2.00 Best boar under one year 4 3 2 1.50 through the local press at least two weeks Hyslop crab applesFlorence 1.00 EMBROIDERY 2.00 Best sow one year old or over 4 3 2 1.50 1.00 previous to the fair. crab 1.V0 2.00 1.00 .75 Bfist sow under one year- 4 3 2 1.50 .50 Wolf River apples TICKETS 1.00 1.00 .75 2.00 1.50 Duchess apples^ Class No. 7—Grade Poland Chinas Tickets of admission will be on sale at the gate. 2.00 1.00 Center piece on natural or colored 1.50 Wealthy apples— Class No. 8—Grade Yorkshires 1.00 .75 2.00 linen Single tickets of admission 25 cents. A membership 1.50 1.00 Okabena apples Class No. 9—Grade Chester Whites 1.00 2.00 Six doilies .75 .50 1.50 1.00 Hibernals apples— ticket, which will entitle the holder and his family to Class No. 10—Grade Duroc Jerseys 1.00 .75 2.00 Fancy jabot •5f Patten's GreeningsNorthwestern 1.50 1.00 admission during the entire fair, will be sold for one Class No. 11—Grade Berkshires 1.00 1.00 2.00 .75 .51 1.50 Greenings-" Class No. 12—Grade Suffolk 1.00 1.00 dollar. This ticket will be presented at the gate, but 2.00 .75 .50 1.50 Repkamalka apples—— 1.00 2.00 1.00 .75 .60 not taken up. 1.60 Best specimen of punch work* Lyman's prolific The following list of premiums applies separately to 1.00 2.00 1.00 .75 .60 1.50 Lmch cloth—— Best seedling apple PREMIUM LIST each of the above classes: 1.00 1.00 .75 2.00 1.50 Pillow casesShirt .50 Best plate Aitkin plums i.00 1.00 .75 2.00 waist, cotton or linenTowel ^0 Best plate plums, other variety 1.50 Best sow One year old or over— $4 93 $2 1.00 1.00 .75 2.00 ^50 1.50 SPECIAL DIVISION—TOWNSHIP EXHIBITS CoDcord grapes-— Best sow under onte- year 4 3 2 1.00 1.00 .75 2.00 1.50 .50 Beta grapes 2.00 1.50 1.00 Delaware grapes Township exhibits to consist of grains, grasses, vegetables Premiums will not be paid upon articles not included CROCHET 2.00 1.50 1.00 Wor den grapes "fi and root crops. in the premium list. Read the rules. 2.00 1.50 1.00 Elvira grapes 1.00 .75 ^0 Irish crochet Judges will use the following scale in scoring: 4.00 .75 DIVISION E-POULTRY *0 Fibbet crochet general display of fruit. First, $8.00 second, Best 1.00 .75 .60 Crochet lace Design 10 $6,00 tbird,.$4.00 fourth, $2.00. 1.00 .75 Crochet handbag .50 All entries must be made in pairs, consisting of one Grains 20 DIYISISION I—DAIRY Grasses male and one female. All birds must be shown in 20 ~LACE WORK vegetables coops that are sufficiently roomy and open on one 1.00 .75 Root Crops Butter, Cheese and EggsV Tatting, best sjfecimen J60 20 side so as to give a good view of the birds. 1 1.00, Knitted lace, best specimen .75 Fruits 10 Best pair Brahmas, light- $1.00 $0.75 $0.50 The judges will use the following scale in sooring: Cut boquet 1.00 .75 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Brahmas, dark 1.00 *. .75 ,50 1.00 Hqpse plants, collection—- .75 3D Township exhibit 135 $30 BUTTER 20 $15 Cochins, Buff—— 1,00 .75 .50 DIVISION L-BOIS' AND GIRLS' DEPARTMENT Cochins, white or black 1.00'VJ .76 .50 Flavor— The best individual farm exhibit of grains, grasses, Langshans 1.00 .75 .50 Grain vegetables, root crops and fruits. Judges to use same Plymouth Rocks, barred 1.00jfi .75 .50 Color SUPERINTENDENT E. H. HALL ,, scale as above in scoring. Plymouth Rocks, white— 1.0©|C.« .75 .50 Salt Wyandottes, Golden or silver 1.00^ .75 *, Potato Contest .50 Packing- sat" 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Wyandottes, white or black— 1.00 .75 .50 is® Individual farm exhibit ...$20 $15 $12 •10 Ja\as— 1.0ft .75 .50 'v:- Ptiree offered by the St. Paul. Dispatch and tl Jersey Blues 1.00^ .75 CHEESE!^ c] .50 DIVISION A—HORSES County Commissioners of Aitkin County. Black Spanish i.oo *r .75 ...... ...... il .50 '4 Flavor— Polish, white crested—— l.oo. .75 The following rules must be observed: Contest linT .50 Texture*— ... SOS Class No. 1 —Registered Draft Leghorns, white 1.00 .76 .50 ited to boys and girls over 10 years and under li ...... 1C ii Color Leghorns* brown— 1.00 .75 .50 Salt ... ...... ... years of age on July 1st, 1912. One-eighth of Best stallion and three of his get 1.00 .75 93 Leghorns, buff—* $5 .50 Style of Russet potatoes to be planted in rows not less than Best stallion, any age Orpingtons, buff* 1M# .75 .... 2 1 .60 Best 3-year old mare ...— Orpingtons, black .. l.OOf .75 1 .50 three feet apart and 14 inches apart in the row. Boy $ Best 2-year old mare—— Hamburg, silver or blackHamburg, 1.0T\ .75 .50 kei|_ 1 or girl making the entry must care for the crop, Best yearling mare 1 white or silver bearded 1.00 v„ .75 .50 See that your exhibit is properly tagged and entered. an accurate reeord of the operations performed, gh| Best colt under one year .75 1 Rhode Island Reds— ......... 1,00^ .50 .75 ing the date the work Was done and the time devotw Bantams-— 1.00 i' Special—Best 3 or 5 lb. Jar dairy Class No 2—Registered Drivers Indian game———" I.00V .75 /butter $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 .50 to the same. This report is to be made in writia| 1 Mount Eagle—— 1*00^ ,75 Dairy butter, tub or Jar, 2 lbs. or .60 and the yield is to be authenticated by thesohoo' Best driving stallion, any age over 2.25 1.75 1.00 Turkeys, white— 1.0K" .*5 .50 $1 board of the district in which the potatoes are grown Best 3- year old mare or gePding Aitkin county creamery' butter, 5 1 Turkeys, bronze—* 1.00s .75 .50 4 Best 2-year old mare or geldingBest lbs. or over 2.25 1.75 1.00 Prizes in the oontest will be awarded on the following 1 Ducks, white Pekins— 1.C .75 .60 yearling mare or gelding Gcx^se ••*. 1.00 .75, i|^50 1 Dairy butter, prints, not less than basis: 70 points will be allowed for yield, 10 point Best colt under one year—— 2 IDS. 1 1.60 1.00 .50 See that your exhibit is properly tagged entered.1 for economy of production, 10 on written pointB