Information Sheet

 

 

R         Camden County Fair Association.

715                  Booklets, 1953-1956.

                                    One folder.

 

 

 

These are “premium list” booklets for the “1st Annual Camden County 4-H Club and Open Livestock Show,” held on 8 August 1953, and the “Camden County 4-H Club and Open Livestock Show and Dairy Day” held on 25 August 1956 at the J Bar H Rodeo Arena in Camdenton, Mis­souri.

 

The first booklet describes the first annual livestock exhibition in 1953.  There were separate “4-H” and “open” competitive divisions in the categories of beef cattle (Herefords, Angus, and shorthorns), dairy cattle (Jerseys, Holsteins, and “all others”), sheep, and hogs (4-H) and swine (open).  There were also special 4-H categories for “showmanship” and “horsemanship.”  Also in­cluded in the booklet are the names of the officers of the Camden County Fair Association, “su­perintendents” of the various competitive divisions, and many advertisements for area businesses.

 

The second booklet, for 1956, has 36 pages and is similar to the first.  Again there were 4-H and open exhibitions in the departments of beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, and swine.  There was also a 4-H competition in “showmanship.”  The festivities for “Dairy Day” included a parade and a performance by the “Ozark Opra.”  A list of officers and directors and advertisements for area businesses fill out the remaining pages.

 

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