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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1922

Page

11

Premium List of Pontotoc County Free Fair Directors

Readable listing shows Pontotoc County Free Fair directors and executive board members by township. It includes Allen Chickasaw Francis Fitzhugh Midland Stonewall and officers E W Cotton J W Davis J B Hill J Be Roberts Roy Harris Carl Solomon Jim Denton with agents B B Bill and Mrs Elvas Duvall and various department heads for livestock cattle farm products home products and junior exhibits.

Pontotoc County Free Fair Board Allen Township N. S. Olivo J. W. Davis Chickasaw Township J. R. Floyd R. W. Simpson Francis L. E. Hutchinson J. E. Roberts Fitzhugh Roy Harris R. I. Pollock Maxwell Township E. W. Cotton H. L. Norman Midland Carl Solomon A. W. White Stonewall Township S. B. Mayfield J. W. Dentop Maxwell Allen J. B. Hill Ada Chickasaw J. BE. Roberts Roff Vaness Jim Denton Stonewall B. Bill Elvas Duvall Oakman Pontotoc County Free Elva Duvall Duvall Curtis Floyd Te Entecoitienlii Elva Duval Sy Wylie Blanks A. Floyd Hugh Norris

Object of Pontotoc County Free Fair

The text extols county and township fairs as essential to farm progress. It describes a three-tier system—community, township, and county fairs—emphasizing exhibits by schools and home farms, judged by premium lists, with judges visiting but not judging. It also outlines exhibit quality and preparation guidelines for grain sheaves.

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Pontotoc County Fair judging guidelines for crops and displays

Instructions cover alfalfa bundling and curing to keep leaves, grain sample processing with a fanning mill, ear corn and sorghum sampling standards, cotton boll selection, vegetable and fruit quality, and open class rules. Emphasis on proper packaging, color, uniformity, and maintaining color of stems and lint, plus extensive notes on premiums, fair operations, and local attractions.

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