The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
Central MainesFair at Waterville
Next Week.
Some of the Attractions

Central Maine fair started, governors Is
day will be observed, and for that oc-
casion, every ex-governor now alive
has been invited TO honor the fair
with his presence. President Mayo
has received word from two ex-
ecutives of the state of Maine that
they would be in Waterville for that
day. They are Joshua L. Chamber
lain and Llewellyn Powers.
Thursday, Sept. u, has been desig-
mated as governors day and it is ex-
pected that Governor Cobb will be
present with his staff. Other noted
men have been asked TO come and
many of them have responded and
others will probably be on hand.
a telegram has been received at
fair headquarters from the Hartman
Stock farm of Columbus, Ohio, asking
if it will be all right, il the owners Of
the farm SO desire, for them TO euter
six stations by telegram. This will
be made all right and 1t Is likely that
a half dozen of the best blooded
stations in the country will be here.
A musical treat is anticipated during
fair week when Horatio Fales Ladies
orchestra will be heard. This orches-
ira has been playing at the Old
Orchard house at the famous beach
all summer and is composed entirely
of experienced musicians. This was
the only organization of the kind at
the beach and proved SO popular that
Manager Staples of the hotel has re-
newed his contract for five years. At
the close of the season, the orchestra
will tour the state and will be at the
Central Maine fair all the week, play
ing in the Coliseum for two hours
daily and the rest of the time in the
tent TO be occupied by the University
of Maine exhibit.
Much has been said of late about
making our fairs of more educational
value to those that attend than they
now are. Many have said that if the
people were given an opportunity to
listen to practical talks on agricultur-
al subjects, and view instructive ex-
hibits, that they would do these
things in preference to patronizing
cheap shows and other demoralizing
features. To test this desire of the
public for better fair, the College of
Agriculture of the University of
Maine and the Central Maine fair
association cooperating together
will, this year, try the experiment of
not only having the usual exhibit but
will also give lectures and demon
strations each morning and after
noon of the principal days of the fair.
The exhibit in itself will be inte-
resting and instructive. The fair
management will erect a 60-foot
round top tent, and in this, tables for
the exhibits and seats for the audi
ence during the lectures will be
placed.
The exhibit will be representative
of the different departments which
comprise the College of Agriculture,
and will show the following things;
Exhibit of corn; seed testing;
home mixing of fertilizers, with
chemicals and mixing outfit; the re-
suit of using good and poor seed ;
pruning and grating implemel Is;
fruit; samples of good and bad prun-
ing; samples of budding and grating;
samples of shipping packages; boxes
containing feeds; fertilizers; insecti-
cides; fungicides; different kinds of
forest and paper mill products; mo-
dels from the veterinary science
museum; poultry house and trap
nests, showing the WORK of the Maine
experiment station along poultry
lines; mounted insects in the different
stages of their development and
large pictures of the university camp
us and buildings.
The following is the program for
the lectures and demonstrations
Tuesday, Sept. 10, ? P. NJ: Lecture
and demonstration of pruning and
grating by Professor Herman Beck
enstrater.
Wednesday, Sept Il, 1o:30 A. NJ:
Lecture and demonstration of home
mixing of fertilizers by Professor w.
d. Hurd.
Thursday, Sept. u, 1o:8O A. NJ:
Lecture and demonstration of stock
Judging, by Professor p. a. Campbell.
Thursday, Sept. y, , P. NJ: Lee
ture and demonstration OF spraying
by Professor Herman Beckenstrater
If this experiment proves success,
this year, the College of Agriculture
will, if fair managers care to cooper
ate, lay out plot work showing sys-
TENS of soil management and develop
other lines of educational work at
fairs next year.