calling peculiar to itself, and one successful in this calling must 

 have qualities peculiar to fair direction. The salary attached 

 to the position of secretary or manager of a county fair should 

 be such that it would attract desirable talent. 



A mistake a large majority of county fairs make is to delay 

 ])lanning and working for the annual fair until a few weeks 

 before the annual fair period. No sooner does a fair end than 

 its officers should immediately begin work for the fair of the 

 year following. Let your secretary or manager form a sort of 

 partnership with the county agent, and be at work the entire 

 year. How can any one expect the people of any county to be 

 as greatly interested in their fair as they should be, unless the 

 fair is kept before them during the entire year? It is possible 

 that some who have helped to conduct small fairs are now 

 trying to figure out just what a manager of a small fair can 

 do to keep busy the year round. Later on I will show how 

 he can keep busy. 



Chief Mission of the Fair. 



Your fair plant having been settled upon, and co-operation 

 established with all agricultural agencies in the county and 

 State, it will be necessary to organize the first fair. First, let 

 us see what the fair chiefly aims to accomplish. Its first big 

 mission is that of encouraging production. Its next mission is 

 that of encouraging the right kind of production. This en- 

 couragement is attained principally through offering pre- 

 miums for agricultural products, live stock, horticultural prod- 

 ucts, dairy products, farm women's work and farm boys' and 

 girls' work. 



In arranging classifications many important conferences should 

 be held to determine for what premiums shall be offered. For 

 instance, twenty varieties of potatoes may be cultivated in the 

 county. Do not offer premiums for each variety of potato; 

 find out those best adapted to the county and offer premiums for 

 those varieties only. It is possible that every breed of cattle 

 known to the civilized world may be represented in the county. 

 This does not mean that all should be encouraged, for un- 

 doubtedly some breeds are raised through whim and not because 

 of commercial value. Find out what breeds of cattle, horses, 



