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gambling devices were allowed on the grounds, and that no 

 liquor was sold. This affidavit is filed with the Secretary of 

 State and passed on to the State Treasurer for payment. No 

 fair receives more than $5,000, this limit being fixed because 

 among the district fairs are three or four of magnitude almost 

 equal to some State fairs. 



Right here I wish to say a word of warning. Strive ever 

 to keep the fair up to a high standard. If once the fair starts 

 to go backward, it will require much time and additional 

 expenditure of money to retrace the backward steps. 



Get Results from Judging. 



Many fairs neglect to obtain all possible results from judg- 

 ing. Exhibitors are awarded premiums, and really do not 

 know exactly why they receive them. Other exhibitors see 

 premiums awarded for exhibits presented by others, and are 

 not told why they lost. This is a serious mistake. If pos- 

 sible, at the conclusion of judging see that judges tell just 

 why, at least, the highest premiums were awarded. This 

 cannot be done very well at a large fair, but it certainly 

 should be done at all small fairs. The award of the premium 

 furnishes the educational results of competition. The live- 

 stock exhibitor who sees his animal beaten in the show ring 

 when he thought he should have won, and is told exactly 

 why he lost, goes away satisfied. Chances are that he will 

 overcome points in his live stock which |ost him premiums he 

 expected. This applies all through every department. 



In the farm boys' and girls' department, judging by the 

 boys and girls is an effective feature, both for the boys and 

 girls and for spectators as well. Every fair should make it a 

 point to promote the boys' and girls' department in every 

 way. The boys and girls of to-day will be the older ex- 

 hibitors later on, and through their competition during youth- 

 ful days will become life-long patrons of the fair. 



Obtain the best judges available, and see that no parti- 

 ality is exercised. Be insistent on all awards being made 

 solely on merit. In this way commercial worth is given to 

 the premiums offered, and competition is made keener. To 

 award premiums excepting upon merit is to nullify the value 



