1902 Union Parish Louisiana Fair Winners Submitted by: T. D. Hudson Date of Submission: June 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================== ================================================================================== 1902 Union Parish Louisiana Fair Winners From the Farmerville "Gazette", issue dated Wednesday, 15 October 1902, page 3 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== The Fair Next Fall. ______ The managers of the Union Parish Fair ASsociation were so elated over the success of the fair last week that they ahve already decided to leave no stone unturned to make next year's fair surpass any previously held. Stock raisers and farmers would do well to take time by the forelock, and begin to prepare their exhibits for the fair next fall. Below we publish a list of the successful competitors for premiums in the recent fair: Imported Stock. Best stallion, C. D. Covington, $3 Best jack, M. J. Pearson, $3 Best bull, W. C. Nyegaard, $3 Home Raised Stock - Horses and Mules Best stallion, J. B. Covington, $3.50 Second, Mrs. M. C. Loper, $2 Best mule colt over 1 and under 2 years old, W. A. Perryman, $3.50 Best mule colt over 6 months and under 1 year old, D. E. Ford, $3.50 Best mule colt under 6 months old, M. J. Pearson, $3 Second, Burford Taylor, $2.50 Best horse colt over 1 and under 2 years old, Willie Kennedy, $3.50 Best horse colt over 6 months old and under 1 year old, W. C. Nyegaard, $3.50 Second, Joe Barnes Ramsey, $2 Best horse colt under 6 months old, H. H. Rugg, $3.50 Second, Mrs. Baker, $2 Best display of offspring from one mare, W. C. Nyegaard, $3.50 Best pair horses or mares, W. C. Nyegaard, $3.50 Best saddle horse, J. B. Covington, $2 Best pair mules, raised by boy over 15 and under 20 years old, L. CV. Jarmon, $3.50 Best horse, N. O. Covington, $2 Cattle. Best Holstein bull, W. C. Nyegaard, $3 Second, J. F. Vickers, $2 Best bull, any breed, W. C. Nyegaard, $3 Best Jersey milch cow, C. H. Jameson, $3 Best common milch cow, J. P. Odom, $3 Best cow, any breed, Carl Futch, $3 Best heifer under 3 years old, C. D. Covington, $3 Second, J. P. Odom, THE GAZETTE one year. Third, W. A. Perryman, THE GAZETTE one year. Best herd of graded Jerseys, C. H. Jameson, $3 Best herd of common cattle, J. P. Odom, $3.50 Hogs. Best Poland China boar, M. J. Pearson, $2.50 Best Berkshire boar, W. C. Nyegaard, $2.50 Best boar, any breed, W. c. Nyegaard, $2 Best Poland China sow, J. B. Covington, $2.50 Best Berkshire sow, C. H. Jameson, $2.50 Second, W. A. Perryman, $1 Best sow, any breed, W. A. Perryman, $2 Best meat hog, W. A. Perryman, $2 Poultry. Best trio pure bred chickens, W. A. Perryman, 1st prize $2.50, second prize, $1.50 Best display of poultry, S. A. Perryman, bridles Best pair turkeys, J. P. Odom, $1 Best pair geese, W. C. Nyegaard, $1 Best pair ducks, W. A. Perryman, $1 Agriculture. Best general display, W. A. Perryman, $6.50 Second, J. P. Odom, $4 Best sugar cane, R. M. Tatum, $1 Best 10 stalks cotton, W. A. Perryman, $3 Best display of corn, J. P. Odom, $1 Best sweet potatoes, J. W. Kennedy, $1 Best Irish potatoes, C. D. Covington, $1 Best hay, J. C. Rockett, $2.50 Second, Carl Futch, 1 pair shoes Best pea hay, J. C. Rocket, $1 Best crab grass hay, J. C. Rockett, $1 Best sorghum hay, W. A. Perryman, $1 Best peas in pod, W. A. Perryman, $1 Best sugar cane molasses, D. E. Ford, $1 Best sorghum molasses, W. A. Perryman, $1 Best onions, W. A. Perryman, $1 Best vegetables, Mrs. W. W. Taylor, $2 Best fruits, Miss Rebecca Dozier, $2.50 Best assortment canned fruit, Mrs. Alice Odom, $2.50 Best oats in sheath, Carl Futch, $1 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== File posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/union/newspapers/articles/1902fair.txt ##################################################################################