The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
MONTGOMERY EXTENDS WELCOME 10 VISITORS,
 TO THE STATE FAIR
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including items so varied in their nature as to indicate that there is Fnothing on earth that cannot be raised in this immediate section. Every variety of fruit known is on display here. Lemons as large as watermeions. almost, apples, pears, bananas. oranges. short and long staple cotton. waters melons, twenty varieties of corn, thir- teen varieties Of peas, cotton stalk with PAS boils, on it and so many other varied exhibits such as home. made canned goods of all kinds, wines, pre- serves etc. that to mention them would require much space.
 MT. Naftel took this exhibit to Birm- ingham but owing to the lack of space there did not put it all out. He won third prize, and according to Director Scheunck, of the Cullman county ex- hibit, which won first award, should have had second place.
 Other County Exhibits.
 The Culln1an County exhibit, is also an excellent one. It was collected by Joseph Scheunck. Most of the pro- ducts in this exhibit were raised by MT. Scheunck. and he takes great pride in displaying them to visitors and off, fering such tnformation as may be de- sired. MT. Echeunck Is a native of Germany, but says that he believes this AE LHS GAhG6t N0uAtEy AA the world.
 This is the display which took first prize in Birmingham. It includes, per- haps. the best display of domestic wines ever put on at any fair in the country. Every bottle of this wine, of more than fifty varieties. was manu- factured from grapes raised in Gull man County.
 The Marshall County exhibit has not ~rnk II. a. Rs. ln., kr direction of B. L. Baker, of Joppey, Ala. If he does not excel in anything else. MT. Baker will have the satisfac- ton of having exhibited the largest pumpkin ever seen in this State. This pumpkin weighs III pounds. and meas ures nearly four feet in circumference. It was raised on the mountain side, and is said to be the heaviest one ever known of.
 MT. Baker also has on exhibit the first bale of cotton ever gathered, gin- ned and packed in cotton field by a harvester. This bale was picked. ginned and packed in the middle of the field where the cotton was raised. and was the first successful test of the Worswick harvester. It weighs over 500 pounds, and is of exceptionally good staple and color.
 The fourth exhibit is the one from bdlQWIn NOunIys WulCh WhS dSHcI1DAeu by the veteran exhibitor, Capt. w. M. Selden, and he has left nothing undone to make this one of the most attractive spots in the building. Captain Selden says that in all of his wanderings he has never seen such productive coun- ty as Baldwin.
 "we can raise three crops every year." he said, land there is no limit to the diversity of the crops. We have I~N- .f t.l z Il the best variety, the finest oysters in the world, the best pottery clay, the best long and short staple cotton lands anywhere east of the Mississippi River"
 Captain Selden Is unusually enthusi- astic about Baldwin County, and is confident that he will convince the judges that his exhibit represents a greater diversity of agriculture and horticulture than any other county in the State.
 In addition to the county exhibits which have been installed in the main building, there are a half hundred in- dividual and firm exhibits of every im- aginable industry. The entire ground floor of the large building has been taken up. and by noon today every foot of available space along the gallery up stairs will be taken. Already the work OI lHSIdllAAk OAnlDll6 up StdATS IdS been commenced. Among the most mo- ticeable and interesting of these is that of the State Normal and Industrial School, located at Troy.
 Livestock and Poultry.
 Until yesterday morning it was feared that the live stock and poultry exhibits would be very small this year. but when the cars with the stock and members of the feathered tribe arrived, hot hi xHoa will be the largest in the history of any Fair ever held in Alabama. Two solid car loads Of chickens were un- loaded yesterday afternoon and placed in the building set apart for them. There are stin others to be unloaded this morning.
 In the live stock department gazelle- eyed Jerseys, fierce-looking short horns and other kinds of cattle, with self satisfied pigs almost too fat to live. and shaggy sheep, fairly rolling In tn cir own down, are being placed for the inspection of the visitors at the big show, and for the final judgment. when the blue ribbons and cash prizes will be distributed.
 After the more serious business of looking over the exhibits visitors will naturally turn to the frivolities of The Curve, Here already twenty or twen- ty-five shows have been installed, in- cluding the Daschund Cow, the Double Jointed Wonder. the Armless and Leg less Boy, two merry-go grounds Baby Jim, the largest boy in the world; Sam son. the largest boa constructor in the world the Russian Prince, the Igor rote village, the Passion Play, the Fire Dancer, the Turtle Girl, the Mystic Swing, and innumerable lung-testing, strength testing, grip-testing, aute- matic weighing machines, rack and ring stalls. shooting galleries, etc. In addition to the amusements already installed, many more will be in place today, and the management says 1t Is safe to guarantee that by this after noon every stake that is to be driven during the fair will be in place.
 Live Stock Show Today.
 Commencing this morning, the first of the show ring competitions for live