298 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING 



Application Blank for Boys. — I desire to enter the Com Growing 

 Contest to be conducted by the Committee, and agree to be governed 

 by the rules of same. 



Name Age 



Father's Name 



Address 



Name of School 



Teacher's Name 



Direction from nearest railroad station or trolley line 



School and Club Fairs. — ^Work is done along all the lines 

 suggested above, or in lines in which the club is interested. 

 iPor the sake of uniformity of exhibits, or so that the products 

 may be grouped well for comparison with each other, it is- best 

 to issue lists for the members to follow in selecting their 

 material for tlie fair. These lists are not necessarily accom- 

 panied by prizes, but some competition may be aroused by the 

 offer of certificates, ribbons or cards of honorable mention to 

 those excelling in each competition. 



Suitable Time and Place. — Schools may hold these fairs 

 a,ny time during the fall. If the exhibit is to be held at the 

 church, it may come in connection with some church festival, 

 such as anniversaries. The Thanksgiving season is a very 

 profitable time for either schools or country churches to have 

 exhibits of products of club work. If farmers' exhibits are 

 held during the fall or winter, the products may be shown 

 then. If the club fairs are made a special feature of an annual 

 farmers' exhibit, they will add much interest to the meetings. 



The country fair often occurs too early for some of the 

 products, such as corn, but garden products, flowers and the 

 household work of girls should be shown at the county fairs, 

 district fairs and state fairs (Fig. 154). It is never difficult 

 to find suitable places for holding the exhibits. Granges are 

 willing to have open sessions for this purpose, or to supply 

 their halls for the display of products. 



Clubs have found it possible, in some cases, to charge 



