The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
COUNTY EXHIBITS
 OPEN MANY EYES
Baldwin Offers Widest Range
 Of Exhibitors
PULLMAN FINE AS USUAL
Jefferson, Shelby and Montgomery Also Make Splendid Showings. Canadian Exhibit Is Attract
 ing General Attention.

The agricultural exhibits of Jefferson, Baldwin, Shelby Montgomery and Gull man counties in the main exhibit build ing of the State Fair, serve as a reve- lation to the spectators, there being in- numerable products on display, the actual growth of which many Alabamians are ignorant.
 Naturally the most perfect specimens of the wellknown products-eotton, corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, watermelons, beets, and the like, are shown in abund- ance. But when Cullman offers a beau tiful tray of perfect buokwheat, when Baldwin steps to the front with Nguava plums, eassara and a plant and leaves of pure China tea, and when Shelby shows bush of exceptionally large entrants. then Alabamians have just cause to feel proud of their state.
 That exhibit which attracts the greatest attention, and which, in many respects is the most attractive, is from Baldwin county. When it is shown that in this county everything, including all the or dinary products of southern soil and oranges, grape fruit, lemons, guaya plums, cassara and even tea ares grown in lux urious abundance, one marvels that in Alabama's largest county, according to area, less than 2OOO people dwells
 To Baldwin's exhibit, which is another interesting fact 25O people contribute. E. G. Miller and A. F, Hutchings, the two gentlemen in charge, state that the ex- hibit was not grown especially for the fair, but is a sample of the crop pro- duced in Baldwin each season. MT. Hutch ings collected the exhibit by riding over the county and in this way the great number of contributors Is accounted for.
 Baldwns corn and sugar cane peaches to the top of the building. Its bale of cotton, of the long Florodora staple, is judged one of the most perfect speci- mems on exhibit. It's grain exhibit is a beautiful one, showing in abundance all specimens of the feed product. Its hay, of eight varieties, would indicate Baldwin , as a rich haven for cattle.
 Magnificent oranges are shown. Lemons grow to large size in Baldwin and the grape fruit is magnificent Perfect speci- mems of vegetables are shown. Fruit Is hanging from every bush. Japanese plums, as large as an ordinary lemon, are on display, and the exhibitors state that they are raised in abundance. Canned, pickled and preserved fruits are shown in glass vessels, as are bass, trout, mullet and blue cat of the fish family.
 The exhibit is tastefully arranged, and is always under the gaze of interested people. A kind of hay, trailing the earth in it's growth, the name of which IS un- known, attracts attention The guava plum, hitherto believed to be grown Tn no country south of Canada is fruit that causes close inspection. plant that oi roots. the cassara, is closely inspected. Ihe root tastes similar to a potato and is eaten as a bread, or fruit, and serves as a feed for cattle.
 The exhibit is decorated by several aln- gator hides and the frame Of a large gar shark the head of which bears a bullet mark.
 Cullman county, as usual, has mag ufffcent display of agricultural products. Josanb sehunck. in charge, states that the exhibit is made up of contributions from about 100 people. In addition to the Cullman exhibit MT. Schunck mas q private display, which is thing or beauty within itself.
 CulIman exhibits 23 varieties of hay, five varieties of sweet potatoes, az Varie, ties of corn 23 varieties or apples atia the most perfect grain exhipil at 'ie fair. MT Schunck showed six potatoes or the "Oueen of the South" variety whien easily and completely filled pushei measure.
 Jefferson county also has a. fine ex- hibit. it's lack of variety being due, per hans to the fact that two gentlehesi' Edward Cox and J. s. Montgomery were the producers of the entire crop, The exhibit goes to show. however, that al though Jefferson is far to the north oi the state the great majority Of the prod nets of the state are grown here The exhibit occupies a. large space anu 's well filled. MT. Cox states that the en- tire exhibit was grown on Shades moen- tain. - Montgomery, too, has neautiful eN- bihit b,It lacks in variety. Yesterday afternoon, when a reporter Vislteu 'l's exhibit. no attendant was to be seeh aI'a . c,ose inspection was impossible. The exhihit is large. however, and Is beauu fully arranged. .., eieantic country ham, that inspire one to hunger, is i've piece de reslsiahe of the shelby county exhibit. rms nan has won the blue ribbon of the agrlcul- tural display, and is the property or '' n Cunningham of Monteyallo. Shelhs noal.os fine exhibit of all the principal Alahara crops it's cotton, corn ana graih being exceptionally fine ..,.
 In addition there is state exhipit ~ the fair, toward which all counties con tributed This is especially lnterestkls The agricultural exhibit of the govern oent of Canada is one or the nnest inc ground. This exhibit was seht the fair at the expense Of the Canada government, and has atlfacteu e'S~ deal of attention.
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