Promotion of excellence in raising crops and livestock; limitation on amount to be expended.
Miss. Code Ann. § 19-5-55
in effectThe amount of money to be appropriated and offered shall not exceed the following: (a) for corn – Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for the best five acres or more, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the second best and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the third best, or half the amounts for three acres; (b) for mule colt – not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the best, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) for the second best and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the third best; (c) for horse colt – the same as for a mule colt; (d) for cow – not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the best, Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for the second best and Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for the third best; (e) for hog – the same as for a cow. Other premiums for excellence in raising agricultural, horticultural and livestock products may be given in proportion. No exhibit or entry of any kind which has once been awarded a prize shall be eligible at any other time for a prize.
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