THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, SEPTEMBER, 1928 



PLANET JR. SEEDER IS PRIZE 



Without a question, the most useful as 

 well as the most valuable prize awarded 

 in the Youths' Department of the North- 

 ampton Fair will be a Planet Jr. combined 

 hill and drill seeder, cultivator, wheel hoe 

 and plow, donated by S. L. Allen & Co., 

 Inc., of Philadelphia, Pa. 



This prize which will be awarded Tues- 

 day, October 2, will be given to the 4-H 

 club member who wins the largest num- 

 ber of prizes on vegetables exhibited in 

 the Youths' Department. 



The points will be, five for every first 

 prize, three for every second prize and 

 one for every third prize on the total 

 vegetables entered in single competition. 

 On the vegetable combinations, ten points 

 will be given for first prize, eight for each 

 second prize and six for each third prize. 



Have mind upon health. 



— Shakespear, .Julius Caesar. 



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Fair Offered $646.50 



Continuod from pa^e 1. otiluiiin 2 

 The poultry exhibit, which for several 

 years has been moved hither and yon will 

 be settled back where it belongs in the 

 poultry house, occupying one half of that 

 building. It should even surpass the 200 

 bird .show of last year. 



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SHOW BLANKET GIVEN 



The cups and medals pictured in this 

 issue are given each year by the Tioga 

 Mill & Elevator Co. of Waverly, N. Y., to 

 the champion pen, cockerel and pullet of 

 the show. That there is a great deal of 

 competition for these awards goes with- 

 out saying, in fact, Prof. Luther Banta, 

 who judged the show, did not fully decide 

 on the winners of these awards until after 

 fully an hour's deliberation. 



The judging contests are not expected 

 to exceed last year's record number of 198 

 boys and girls who competed in the Home 

 Economics Dairy and Poultry contests. 

 Becau.se of such huge numbers that the 

 contests were too crowded, it was thought 

 best to limit each club or school to ten 

 contestants in each contest. This may 

 bring down the total a bit, although with 

 a vegetable judging contest added to the 

 list there may be a smaller I'eduction than 

 we expect. 



Parade a Big Feature 



The boys and girls parade, which is 

 held Boys' and Girls' Day Thursday, Oct. 

 4, is always a spectacular event and 

 should be so again this year. 



The leaders of every 4-H club or other 

 junior organizations in the county are 

 urged to take part in this event as it is 

 one of the best means possible to put the 

 name of their organizations before the 

 eyes of the public. 



Entry blanks for these events may be 

 obtained on reque-st from the County Club 

 Agent, Hampshire County Extension Ser- 

 vice, Northampton. 



When you drink your pre-breakfast 

 glass of water the score .stands, "First 

 down, seven to go." 



— "Happy" American Child Health 



Association. 



Many of the dairy club members who 

 have been paying good money for their 

 show blankets will have a chance to get 

 one free at the Eastern States Exposition 

 and the Northampton Fair. 



F. S. Burch & Co. of Chicago, manu- 

 facturer's of stockmen's supplies, are 

 giving a show blanket free of charge to 

 the Dairy club member exhibiting their 

 animals at either of these junior shows 

 who places highest in the judging con- 

 tests. 



Here is a chance to win a good blanket 

 and at the same time see who is the best 

 dairy judge among the exhibitors. 



"The happiest person is the one who 

 thinks the most interesting thoughts." 

 — William Lyons Phelps. 



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