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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1897
Page
3
Sub division B grade cattle details include superintendent A Totten. Classes cover grade beer cattle, grade dairy cattle, sweepstakes steers for Story County, dairy cows, and sweepstakes grade herds. Entries list prices and age descriptions for each class and calf.
Story county hosts divisions for stock and farm equipment under supervisor Thos J Lyman. Entries include divisions for Long Wool and Medium Wool sheep, sweepstakes for best five pigs, and best display of farm implements with premiums up to two dollars. Superintendents listed: Oscar Finley H P Chamberlin and George Connolly.
Class 85 Jelly displays offer 500 best ornamental seed displays in quart jars with at least ten varieties grown in Story County. 500 best vegetable displays require ten varieties from Story County. Fruit prizes include apples plums grapes peaches with listed price ranges. Class 80 presents best general fruit display by one exhibitor with at least ten varieties.
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