Early Hocking County Farmers: From Frontier Cleared Lands
The article recalls 19th century Hocking County farming as a self sufficient economic unit with log cabins among stumps and limited surplus. It notes 1840 census figures for sheep swine cattle and crops, counts mills a distillery printing office and a weekly newspaper, and highlights education and transportation woes. It covers Thomas Worthington’s critique of schooling and the 1853 founding of the Hocking County Agricultural Society and first county fair with finances.
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Falls
Marion
Green
Washington
Thomas Worthington
Worthington
Logan
Ohio State Board of Agriculture
Ohio River
Hocking
Hartman Directs Farm Produce Show at Hocking County Fair
Clarence Hartman, superintendent of the Farm Produce department, directs the Hocking County Fair display awards for potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, small grains, and vegetables. Classes include Irish Cobblers, Chippewas, Early Ohio, Early Triumph, Rural Russets, and other varieties. Red and yellow sweet potatoes will be shown. top wheat, buckwheat, oats, rye, clover, timothy, soybeans, and winter barley will be judged.
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Clarence Hartman
Farm Produce
Hocking County Fair
Ohio
Triumph
Seven Breeds Listed For Swine Exhibit At Hocking County Fair
Seven breeds appear in the swine department at the Hocking County Fair. Superintendent Clarence Skinner announced arrangements on Tuesday. Breeds include Berkshires Chester Whites Poland Chinas Duroc Jerseys Spots Poland Chinas Hampshire and Cross breeds. No registration is required this year but all animals must show good breeding to avoid disqualification. Premiums total 252 dollars with ribbons for champion boar and champion sow.
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Hocking County Fair
Clarence Skinner
Chester
First US chamber of commerce organized in 1768
The earliest American chamber of commerce was organized in 1768 and incorporated under a charter in 1770, marking the beginnings of organized business advocacy in the colonies.
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Chamber of Commerce
United States
Food Show Set At Hocking County Fairgrounds Tent
Stanley Baker organizes a 30 by 60 foot Food Show tent near the fair entrance at the Hocking County Fair. The display runs Thursday through Saturday and aims to attract both men and women visitors to view products from various vendors.
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Stanley Baker
Hocking County
Baker
Directory of Fair Executives
Paul H. Shaw of Midway serves as president of the Hocking County Agricultural Society. Other Logan based officers are W. T. Hansel vice president J. H. Barker secretary Walter North treasurer Carl C. Harsh gates and grandstand superintendent and LeRoy Conkle police and parking superintendent. The society lists 21 board members and six honorary members including county commissioners Frank St. Clair Anthony Cook John Conkle county extension agent James Smoot home demonstration agent Ruth Bennington and vocational agriculture instructor George Bushnell.
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Paul H. Shaw
Midway
Hocking County Agricultural Society
Logan
W. T. Hansel
J. H. Barker
Walter North
Carl C. Harsh
Gates
LeRoy Conkle
Frank St. Clair
Anthony Cook
John Conkle
James Smoot
Ruth Bennington
George Bushnell
Laurelville High School
First Granges in Hocking County Formed 1871 72
The Patrons of Husbandry began in Hocking County in the winter of 1871 72. By 1874 eight local granges plus a County Council existed, with Pomona Grange and six subordinate granges now totaling well over 500 members including juvenile units at Antioch and Ewing.
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Grange
America
Hocking County
Logan
Tresboro
Starr Grange
Washington
Benton
Laurel Creek
Marion
Eldorado
Monday Creek
Pomona
Miller’s Chapel
Antioch
Ewing
Good Hope
Hocking
Ewing Granges
Premium horse show premiums at fair announced
William Holloway announces six horse department classes with total cash awards of 435 dollars. Prizes range from 5 to 1 dollars across classes for Percherons Belgians and grades, saddle horses ponies under 54 inches, pony race class 5 A, and mule teams in class 6.
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William Holloway
Wesley Ogg
Exhibitors Urged to Clear Articles at Fair Close
Exhibitors are asked to give attention to their articles or exhibit pieces and remove them promptly at the close of the fair, ensuring orderly final clearance.
Women Compete for Prizes at Hocking County Fair
Mrs. Fred Graham announces a women’s division at the Hocking County Fair with fifty dollars in prize money. Classes include crochet, quilting, embroidery, painting, baking, and canned foods for county residents only. Entries due by 9 A.M. Thursday at the fairgrounds.
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Pete
Graham
Hocking County
Fairgrounds
Grange Exhibits Set for Hocking County Fair
Granges from Hocking County plan entries in the fair exhibition. Prizes total 75 dollars with 5 dollars extra per Grange entry. Marion Beery, superintendent, announced Monday. Three awards per class for best educational exhibit, best produce exhibit and juvenile Grange exhibit.
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Hocking County
Marion Beery
Boy Scout Troops to Exhibit at County Fair
Many Hocking County Scout troops will display individual exhibits at the county fair. District headquarters will have a general scouting display likely in the Art Hall. A truck was sent to Delaware Monday to bring equipment for the district display.
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Hocking County
Delaware
Honey producers to compete for prizes at county fair
Honey producers may enter bee products for awards at the county fair with Fred Hugh as superintendent of the bee department. Honey classes are light, medium or amber and dark with prizes of one dollar for first, 75 cents for second, and 50 cents for third place.
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Fred Hugh
County Students Vie For County Fair Premiums
All Hocking County school children may compete in the county fair exhibit during the 1939 40 school year with entries limited by grade work at home or in class. Projects include writing maps drawings posters and original stories and poems plus craft and woodwork items.
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Hocking County
Joe Stone
Europe
Ohio
Prizes Announced for Best Bouquet and Potted Plant
Rev Amos L Heyde announces prizes for the best bouquet and the best potted plant in the floricultural department at the fair. In the horticultural class awards will go to the best apple display with at least five varieties, George Bowers superintendent announced.
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Amos L. Heyde
George Bowers
Dairy Cattle Show to Pay Biggest Premiums at Fair
Superintendent Ma son Campbell announced the dairy cattle department will award the largest money prizes in the fair with a total payout of 480 and a champion bull and cow ribbon. Entry fees are waived in the champion class for first prize breed winners. Breeds include Holsteins Jerseys Guernseys Ayrshires and Brown Swiss with age-based awards and all cattle must be Bangs tested negative in 1940. Exhibits ages counted from September 1.
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Mason Campbell
Dairy Cattle Department
Campbell
Society Announces Premia Payout After Fair Close
The society states all premiums will be paid as soon as possible following the fair's close, indicating prompt settlement of awards or payments to participants.
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Associated Press
Robert Wright
James McDowell
South Perry
Manning Stires
C. W. Jones
E. T. Brown
Isaac Stires
O. Case
Francis Gibbon
E. Giesy
Hartman
Millionaire Tramp
Silvers” Johnson
Austin
Silvers
Chicago Stadium
Greater Olympia
Directory of Fair Executives
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