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Rural School Leaflet 



should be planted !>}■ the tuber-unit method. The winner lA the first 



prize in each town was entitled to compete for a county prize offered by the 



Farm Bureau Agent, Mr. Floyd Barlow. Gilbert Cummings of Milford 



won the county prize. 



There were, also, contests in bread making, in cake making, in sewing, 



and in darning. A 

 ]jrize was offered for 

 the best bouquet of 

 cultivated flowers. 

 Another was oflfered 

 for the best collection 

 of specimens of native 

 woods. The scholastic 

 contests included work 

 in reading, in multi- 

 plication, and in draw- 

 ing. 



A school parade was 

 a very important fea- 

 ture of each fair. 

 Nearly all the districts 

 were represented by 

 school floats some of 

 which were elaborately 

 decorated, while the 

 float of one small rural 

 district was a child's 

 express wagon well 

 decorated and dra-\vn 

 by faithful dog Tray. 

 Each float had a ban- 

 ner, which gave the 

 nam.e of the school. 

 In more than one 

 town, the parade was 



declared to have been more spectacular and pleasing than an}^ pageant 



ever presented there. 



Various athletic contests, in which old and young participated, were 



held at each fair and were heartily enjoyed by all. 



Mr. Edward M. Tuttle, of the State College of Agriculture, was present 



and made an address at each of the four fairs, which added much to the 



interest in the boys' and girls' leaflets. 



School float, prepared by District 7, Town of Oneojita, Otsego 



Count V 



