The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-10-27

and Mrs. w. L. Womble. OF Raleigh. Il
shows bees at work making honey. the
honey in the comb, and the honey in jar.
the whole being arranged in q small BOOTH
decorated with flowers.
/ Taan comes the products OF the field and
! the orchard in great profusion. Apples.
pears. peaches. grape these or many va
r~ieties. corn. hay. cotton, potatoes, pump-I
kins. beans, onions. p and the en-
tire list Of vegetables. A number Of BIZ
Inatermelons are shown from the farm Of
Mrs. r. s. Tucker. great stacks Of pea
nuts and huge stalks OF corn ana cotton
/ IN the poultry department the display
is much larger than usual, and both the
domestic and the game fowls are shown
There are minorcas, wyandottes, barred
plymouth. warhorse, game bantanms, les
horns, hamburgs. silver Polish, Irish cham
pion, buff orpingtons, and many others.
The exhibitors are the Chickadotte Farm
Of Rural Hall, Oak Crest Poultry Farm,
Of Burlington, G. 3. Butner & Sons. ot
Rural Hall. the Y. Poultry Farm, OF Dur
ham. Briggs and Worley, the Agriculture!
Experiment Station, Mr.. Wilson, Of
Greensboro. W. ". White, Of Raleigh,
Wayside Farm, Of Method. Two splendid
displays are made by the Mundy Farm Of
Big Flats, n. Y, with eight or nine hun
bred fowls Of all standard varieties and
Pleasant View Poultry Farm OF Mr.. G..
Archie Turner, of Horse Heads, \. Y.
with about 500 fowls.
In this section there are also a number
Of Belgian hares, six bull pups exhibited
by DR.. Arthur Hines Pendleton, of Louis
burg. and fourteen English setter pups,
exhibited ~ Mr.. Perrin Busbee, OF Raj
cigh.
! THE LIVE STOCK.
Back Of the grand stand and Midway
there is a splendid exhibit of live stock,
and this begins with The Piggery,' sone
OF the hogs being Of immense size.
Among the exhibitors are the Claymount
Farm, Berkshires and Jerseys; j. d.
Whitaker, near Raleigh; English Berk-
shires, a PAIR Of which took first premium
at the Indiana State Fair and get the
first premium here; r. T.. Mills, fine ex-
hibit of Berkshires, first prize; e. E. Coz
art, of Stem, Poland Chinas, first prize;
Samuel Archer, of Statesville, Duroc Jer-
seys. first prize. and thirty American
Merino sheep, first prize; Campbell &
Son, OF Pittsfeld, Ohio, Dorset Horn
sheep, Shutdown sheep, Oxford down
and Duroc Jerseys; w. D. Upchurch, Of
White Oak Farm, near Raleigh, Berk-
shires and a number of others.
There are many fine breeds of COWS
shown. A. L. French, of Fitzgerald, \.
c., has Aberdeen Angus bulls; r. T. Mills,
of Raleigh, Jerseys and others. In the
way or horses there are xhibi from
Whitfield, w. c. Andrews, A. T. Wom-
BILE and others.
The live stock exhibit is worth a visit
and today there should be thousands to
view it, for it will be gone tomorrow.
PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.
AND EXHIBIT.
Nothing at the State Fair has attract
ed more attention or been of more edu-
cation advantage than the exhibit shown
and the statistics presented by the State
superintendent OF public Instructions. Tie
map by Mr.. ". G. Randall showing the
LEGAL tax districts in the state is of real
interest and OF lasting value.
The facts brought out prominently in
the circulars and tablet. show in sue
oinct form the progress that has beeE
made. Here are some OF the facts that
speak of the progress:
"The tide OF immigration and OF pros
rerity flows from ignorant communities
with poor schools to intelligent commu-
mites with good schools.
In which class is your community and
in which class shall it remain? If you
keep your best people IN the country, you
must make it possible for them to edu-
cate their children in the COUNTRY schools.
The standing and influence OF any com
munlty IN morality, religion, government
and society can be largely measured by
the intelligence of the average man
therein.
VIVA IS the average intelligence Of
your community and what shall it become
end continues?
:. The average intelligence Of any corl-
nunity is determined largely by the
character and work Of the public school.
: The public school can not become what
/ it ought IN character AMI work without
/ the united support and the reasonable
l sacrifice Of all the people.
What have you done, what can you DO.
{ what ought you to do for your public
| school?
3 Religion, morality and knowledge
beng necessary to good government and
e the happiness of mankind. schools and
g the means for education shall forever be
: cncouraged.'-Constitution of North Car
DINA, Article TX, section /.
The people have a right to the privii-
eye Of education, and it is the duty Of TIE
n State to guard and maintain that right"
s section 81, Bill of Rights.
i Public schools the only hope of extend
ing IHe privilege OF education TO all tie
e people.
Public school fund in 1902. ......s. 1874. e21
Increase in annual fund since
;, 1914 i. :. E. =. :. 1,150, $50
L increase in annual fund since
U 1871. y. :. =. =. =. =. j. 5SS,3 89
School fund 1902, 4-2-5 times schco.
:. fund 1874.
7 Percentage of Increase in annual fund
$ since 1899, s. 1-5 per cent.
GENERAL SCHOOL TAX
: 1874, total on 500 eight and one-third
5 cents.
Y 1903, total on S1GO. eighteen cents.
u Rate Of taxation for schools more thar
/ doubled since 1874.
LOCAL TAXATION.
i 1902 number local tax district. IL
1901, number local tax district !
1900, number local tax districts.