The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-06
THE HOME And FARM
Represented by a Splendid Collection Of
Agricultural and Domestic Products.
THE POULTRY COLLECTION VERY LARGE
early cue rEuudrea Varieties OF
HnrTynrd Fowls Rcprcscnied-Thc
Exhibit OF Agricultural intrtr.
mrnts i. Very Fine-A.any Mcr-
chants From Home nnd Abroad.

Beneath ideal skies. with delicious
'.eathcr with q good attendance all
lings considered. with the hundred and
ie attendant circumstances OF more or
- note. the big fair opened yesterday
The Park OF the Norfolk Driving and
air Association. II is an event of
ore than ordinary unusual import
ice ana one That will catch tn. S>erI-
interest of every citizen in the Nicin-
It's varied and extensive features
ust be seen bN the public. no mer,
SeFintion OF them will at all suffice
In order 40 reach the grounds large
'a'pr!tN ut the people will TAX" the
ccan View cars. which. making four
'-us an hour. deposit their passengers
iih!n few YARDS of The gate. Passing
rough this charmed portal visitors
'Ee falls z; ono" uuGH n scene Of aC-
WHY Aui lie. Immediately tu his right
: a cOinulrt" restaurant ana bar under
ne gtandStdud: Inst in front stretches
ne masniiicewI trEck. upon which NJ AL
'nuIn Of the dnv. from ten to Il score of
lr ploGdet horses are being warmed up
ID - Ae!E uWNei- or their jockeys. for the
aces and ipcidcntaliy, the delectation
lt the snrClaturS
WALKING around ,his track so the right
he S!cEtseer passes candy stalls. shoot
n. gallery. red lemonade. dummy doll
pe hies. phOtogr1Ih toni ana q number
1f other similar institutions that haT.
1ruus uu In a might. until he comes
- the sh"ep sheds which border the
rouuus to tie west of the hig wagon
''trauCc. In th-sc sheds are = variety
Ners' fine sheep well worthy of in
NeotiOu. Just across from tneSc are
1e hog pens. one Of these contains a
monster Poland China boar weighing
80 bounds and s,Il growing. In the
aiNc sheds. the most noticeable cx-
-. III Il 4 a
weiNe JERSEYS from tile Landsdale
tIaiTv.
Appropriatav located. between lhe
'attie and the hogs. is Il splendid eX-
Iihit Of farming supplies from the Nor
0ik Farm supply Company. in charge
Il Mr. Il. i. Todd. The collection in
aluGcS everything in the farming lino
one could possibly think of-rakcs,
ulnwS. DulVo;i2ers. hlrrows. cutting
n"xes. wheel harrows. planters, mowini:
machines. wire fencing. Suaro. etc.
Not tn" least feature of this exhibit is
me %!HtN-foot steel windmill just erect
"d bN tn" cowpanN and in constant
Uuc"ation-DumpiNG a supply of water
i.6m which the animals are supplied.
nnr attention is drawn from this de-
lightfullv rural Sceuc 10 one even more
so-the poultry Shrd-whcrc the united
cackling, souaWks. squeaks. Kisses.
cOOingS and other strange sounds from
200 birds OF SO different varieties make
a not unplcaSant or unmclodious music.
,,, n.S sNhin, NH ~ one Oh me most com
'n ne. I'M, any ii.'r.tI.liiE ~, %. me ram. Ihe
-.iis sieu III Whlch IL Is located Is di-
cna,,. 80, a,,'o ~ 80 @ Win tierS OF
;H r'', .'., wi e'G,i sius. ne"'IE an OF mem
ml,ea with thc'r NOISY inmates. Here
arod oon "a so i',',ioSt thrrs KIND oi iS4th,
"rcd domestic ioWi mat ever inhabited
a barn-vard. from the beautiful white
fantailed pigeons of Mr. Burruss Cor
XIV anu NJ Shih NeliH, ana the ugly
a. "' muse ".u ''rNeS e"pier' cohNersing
Ir,,,i!. "tiM"oMn li''Eunbe 10 me sun less
nn,.a, Du' Lo 'eaa .."Cient zen, ann ~, sen I'M
nor'ant gander next door. The ladies
'' I'm" d petttia' laScihatioh about the
% %'taeg YESTERDAY some OF mem spending
'nuHh Oh their time there. Thc principa!
"Hhioitors arc McSsrS. y. G.. Oliver
TMSWark. T Del: y. l.. Gardiner. Spring
w. u Mo. ,. NJ. heiaun. Middleton. Md;
Harris. Ncworl, DaJ ana thn Two lnro,