Evening journal., 1906-09-08
$4,000 VISITED
THE FARMERS FAIR
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Blue ribbon nrsts and red ribbon
second prizes were to be found in good
" numbers in this tent-and one Won
dered how the judges could possibly
decide the winning exhibit.
Vegetables Fine
Passing from the fruit to the vege-
table exhibit. the visitor had visions Of
Thanksgiving Day with pumpkin pie
and the like. for there were huge
pumpkins measuring 81 inches around
and Weighing a pound and a quarter
for every inch I'm circumference.
SQuashes which made one hungry
thinking how beautifully a slice would
fry Seven OF these huge pumpkins Of
various varieties graced the centre Of
this vegetable exhibit. Then there
were potatoes almost as large as an
egg plant. tomatoes one slice Of which
would equal IN circumference the or
dinary dinner cup saucer beets. one OF
which would make a good meal for a
family of five. and onions and corn
and-oh. well, everything you can
think OF that made you wish you had
the exhibits cooked and could taste in
stead OF look at them. Cabbages, egg
plants. beans, pumpkins, squash, corn,
potatoes and onions appeared IN bas-
lSets or alone or IN twos and threes, and
the exhibits demonstrated the ability
OF the New Castle county farmer 70
raise good crops, and the richness OF
Delaware soil.
Some Tall Corn Stalks
Adjoining this were cornstalks with
their wealth of golden ears intact Not
one was less than ten feet tall. and
some were fourteen and eighteen
The sight made one proud Of this
county and its farmers.
But why say more? There were
chickens. and hogs. and horses, and
dogs until the visitor got tired walk
ing and saying: There's a fine fowl,
or animal or exhibit as the case might
be.
Much interest centered around the
exhibit Of farm implements and ma
chinery where the latest harvesting
appliances were TO be seen running
There we're fine wagons ana runabouts
and other vehicles to delight the heart
Of the young and old. The ice cream
man was selling his wares on wooden
pie flates with a chip for a spoon, the
lemonade the popcorn, peanuts and
pretzel men We're in evidence every
where and happy children went
cavorting around on the merry-go-
round which kept up lis shrill "toot-
'toot" to the accompaniment Of tho
lowing OF cattle, the Whitney OF
horses. the squeal Of hogs and the
Growing Of roosters. while from the
great grandstand on the other side OF
the grounds came family the plaudlts
OF the spectators Of the raclng
One OF the notable features was ths
entire absence OF disorder Of any kind
and the manner in which the officers
on the grounds handled the crowds
Nothing occurred to mar the good
order or conduct Of the fair.
II was as a whole a great fair,
successful fair and a satisfactory fair
Those Nflto niissra eit. rnimel a egoot
time and a liberal education.
Glass H. Ladies. peS.,ktment-pi pispla,
Df jelly and fuit IN. ,,i,,.nret prize
Mrs. S. S. Armstrong. d II 49,
Preserved and cannbf fruits anC
vegetables, hrst prize, Mrs. Frederick
snyder OF Newport Mrs. J. A. Vol.
lin, FIRST prize on Jelly roll and second
On devifs food.
First prize ON graham and wheat
breads, and second on rolls 20 Mrs
Mary C. Dilworth. Of Hockess.n.
First prize on rusiy and gingerbread
Mrs Edwin ciarkf'of Wilmington
Mrs. Samuel Darlington. Of Faulk-
land. FIRST prize for pound cake.
Mrs Mary c. Dllworth. OF Hockessin
FIRST prize for apple and peach pie.
Mrs. W. p. Peach, Of Newark first
on devils food and Maryland biscuit
and second on angels food and pound
take.
Mrs Elizabeth woodward. OF Els.
mere, second prize for apple and peacl
pie and egg custard
Mrs. J. A. Wolain. second prize fo
graham and wheat breads. Marylanl
biscuit and DEVILS food
The premiums awarded in Class 3 o
the Women's Department follows:
Miss Anna l. Dilwortls. first prize 70
embroidered shirtwaist
Best display Of rafla. needlewor