The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-31


Also barrels made here OF the
eounty's wood She shows pecans grown
here which are shipped from the county
I all over the country Her display OF hay
Is fine. as well as her exhibit u rice
wheat corn. oats and potatoes. she shows
fine rice. Flour i displayed. made OF
wheat grown here and ground by Lowdnes
county wheat mills. She exhibits butter
made al her own creamertes Brooks
county makes 800 bales OF long hong sta-
pie cotton, against 500 FOR Lowndcs she
makes upward q 600 bales % short sta.
pie cotton however. while Lowndcs makes
less than 20o0
what Brooks l. Doing.
The contest between these counties IL
lively. Mr., r Denmark said ,hat MS dis
play OF corn comprised go bushels
Brooks county. he says. produces moro
corn 20 the pillow than any county Ia the
STATE. The best farms produce an aver
I eraGe cf thirty to forty bushels
| per acre. Tho display OF oats T. large
/ he said thar a farmer fathered L. 500 bush
els on forty-five acres without fertilizer
has. year. Another. besides home supply.
I has sold about so bushels every year FOR
/ the last ten years from a nve-horse farm.
! Another farmer has raised eighty bushels
cf rye on five acres
The exhibit Of meal raised IN Brooks Is
extensive. farmer running seven plows.
after supplying hts farm. sold q Ool pounds
OF bacon last season. Another sold 100
pounds from a thrce-horse farm. Another
sold N.S0 worth from a six-horse farm
and expects 10 double II this year. one
farmer Of Brooks, Il Is said. has sold
every year for ten years $500
OF bacon every year. Brooks county hams
are famous over Georgia. OF lard. 800 900
hs.
county.
This year more than 5000 barrels OF
turpentine and ros.n will be shipped from
Brooks. The display OF sugar cane Is
fine. About 6.01l barrels and 5000 ballon
cans OF syrup are made In Brooks every
year. IL q sold all over the United
States. From coo to l.Oc0 gallons per
acre has been made by a farmer which
sells for from 30 cents 90 50 cents Good
farmers are making twelve bales of cotton
on ten acres In Brooks. Last year there
were more thon $4,000 pounds OF cotton-
seed shipped from the county. Hay IS re-
Rarded as one % the best money
crops OF Brooks County. Mr..
Denmark says. lie showed several bales
which were considered the finest on the
grounds. made on tho farm owned by
himself and his brother. 3. A. Denmark.
ESQ., OF Savannah lie priced this hay
I
the fair al only SIS a ton. and he said
that Il was a big money crop. Two TO six
tons per acre Is the average yield ~
llrooks.
Brooks Is IN the watermelon section. and
this has grown 20 be quite an industry
there. This codnty has also a large cot
ton factory. In tho departments man
aged by the ladies considerable interest
Is manifested. They have striven 10 make
Il a success. and they have succeeded.
Fine Arts Department.
Mrs. J. o. varnedoe Is chairman OF the
fine arts department. The collection OF
pictures Is large and there are many
beautiful once. Mrs. John Lane is
chairman Of the domestic department.
This department IS regarded as about the
best the society has had There are many
exhibitors and Juaging the work all OF
the contestants should be awarded fret
prize
The fine sewing. machine ana hand ex.
hibit Is fne. Mrs W. l.. Thomas. Jr. Is
chairman OF this department.
The embroidery exhibit has attracted
world OF attention. Il Is full and com
plete, Mrs u. W. Bentley Is chairman OF
this department
There are many exhibitors in the lace
and tatting department, Of which Mrs
IN the drawn work and hand needle work
In Airs. j. NJ. Wnkinson's department
The floral exhibit IL large. and some rare
plants are shown.
Miss Susie smith has charge Of the
norni exhibit.
Mrs. r. A. Peoples has charge % the
general fancy work display. There are
a large number OF contestants for dl-
plomas IN this department..
the hands OF Mrs. Dana Griffin. This Is
highly interesting and Is a feature Of the
fair. Il comprises pictures, painting.
fancy needle-w0ik. samples OF their can
ming and cooking and a thousand and one
little articles made by children Mrs r.
+. Willis has charge Of the relics depart
ment This department Is fun OF interest
ing old keepsakes owned by military COM
panies and individuals 4 tatiered ana
torn flag was received yesterday from a
Virgluisn for this department
Tho ladies have manifested deep interest
IN their department and the award OF
prizes viii be interesting.
Labor-snvinE Implements.
Hon. Martin Calvin. who IS one OF the
most enthusiastic members Of the associa-
ton. IS endeavoring to encourage the dis
play OF labor-saving farm implements. He
thinks that there has been too little OF u
az former fairs. Said he:
1T Is important that the farmers should
he familiar with everything used by ag-
ricultural people In any part OF the coun-
try" Years ago. when there were fewer
inventions Of these machines. there were
more exhibitions At the fair. A. the ag-
ricultural people are the purchasers OF
these implements. the display at the fairs
should be profitable 20 both themselves
and the manufacturer.
General Superintendent James Barrett
said that the fair here this year Is one
OF the best things that the society has
done in years to encourage and promote
interest among agricultural people
II Is bringing people here who have not
visited the fairs. The rivalry between
counties which have never exhibited be-
fore Is getting recruits and will bear good
fruits Mr. Barrett thinks that to hold
tho fair IN any given place any number
Of times consecutivCly initiates against u.
Interest is lost Thousands Of people IN
South Georgia will not visit the fair II
II a. held 10 North Georgia. Not because
Il Is North Georgia, but for the reason
that they cannot get there and return
without loss Of much time and money.
| The same is true n the fair Is held IN
s-,rth Georgia The attendance from
/ North Georgia Is not large. To adopt the
/ Western system Mr. Barrett said the far
I would be held always Ia the Capital CITY
/ OF the state This he IS opposed TO. u
/ Is Alacou's time for the fair next year
I but a question has been raised about the