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covered in advance and department signs may be in place to 

 aid in the proper classifications of all articles as they arrive. 

 A'supply of corn stalks and ears fresh from the field, bimdles 

 of asparagus sprays, sheaves of w^heat and oats are all useful 

 in display work to fill corners, cover pillars and embellish 

 arches and doorways. 



Labelling. — All entries for the exhibit are to be properly 

 labelled upon arrival. Suitable uniform cards for this purpose 

 should be ready. The name and date of the fair may be 

 printed on them. An entry book is to be kept showing the 

 name of the person and the article exhibited. A number is 

 placed by the side of each article in the book, and this same 

 number is placed upon the card on the exhibit table. After 

 the judging is over and the premium cards or ribbons are in 

 place, the names of the exhibitors may be added to the cards. 

 The winners of ribbons or prenaium cards must be entered 

 by the judges and superintendents on entry book. This will 

 avoid mistakes in case ribbons or cards are displaced by visitors. 



Superintendents and helpers enlist the aid of everybody 

 in the neighborhood, if possible. A superintendent for each 

 department should be chosen. This should be a person who 

 is able to keep careful records and avoid the mixing of exhibits 

 in the list and in the show. A number of helpers may be 

 required in the large departments of the fair. These persons 

 will attend to the decoration of exhibits as they come, the 

 suitable grouping of articles, the writing and placing of cards, 

 and will act as guards to avoid improper handling of exhibits. 

 Plenty of guards should be kept in the room at all times while 

 the fair is in progress. The mixing of articles or the loss of 

 some of them may cause much difficulty if this precaution is 

 forgotten. 



Premiums and Awards. — Eeasons have already been 

 given for the use of premiums, award cards, ribbons, certifi- 

 cates and public mention of honors as incentives for good work. 



