Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-10
PALMETTO HAPPENINGS
News Notes of General Interest
From All Parts Of the State.
STATE FAR FINE.
Fine Races and Exhibits of Great
Variety.

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Variety.
Columbia, Special.-The first days
racing was excellent and measured
up to the highest expectation. The
start was prompt at the hour named,
and continued with practically no
waits between heats while the trot-
Ting and pacing events were on but
when the runs began the delays also
began. "Twas even thus. The con-
centrated essence Of contrarlness
seems to have been developed Iii run
ming horses, their owners and the
jockeys, against which the good GEM.
represented by the starter and the
Judges can not avail. However, the
crowd that graced the grandStand
had dwindled to a few dozen by the
time the running races began, SO that
no harm was done to anybody's pa,
thence except to the race officials and
they being Injured, were able to stand
the hardship.
Two exhibits that attaracteC
much favorable comment ct the Fan
grounds were those from Wnlthroe
College and from Clemson. AT both
these instltutions-one for the high
er education Of the girls of the
State and the other for the training
of the boys-the industrial side OF
their education was stressed. To be
able to do the material things OF life
is what is taught at these two col
leges, and to the people of the State
the results of their efforts are ex.
hibited.
In the sheep and goats department
at the State fair there were some very
attractive animals and in the list
of turtles there were an unusually
large number of this class of stock
considered high. breed. The author
tiles plan to gradually add to this
department as interest in stockrais-
ing increases in this State. That
the interest is increasing is shown by
the large number who visited the
stalls and obtained information on
the value Of high class stock.
One of the interesting and at the
same time promising features of the
State, fair is that of the best farm
display. The idea of the association
is to encourage the raising of small
crops and living on the farm as
much as possible. The association
offered two prizes. one of $75 and
another of $50 for the largest variety
of articles raised ON n farm. There
were four contestants for these prizes.
Messrs. C. Rodgers of Fountain Inn.
S. L. Rawl of Lexington, S. B. Craw-
ford of Great Falls and G. B. Win
gard of Lexington.
1t is such exhibitions as these
farmers made that show in a meas.
ulre the possibility of good farmers
in this State. Here are Just a few
of the articles that yer shown II
one or two of the displays under this
classification: Sausage, blackberry
Jelly, fig preserves, pear preserves
lard. milk, cane sugar, cucumber
pickles. peach custard, muscadlne
muscadine jelly, SOU cucumber pickle
beet pickles, blackberry wine, tomato
catsup, sweet picked pears peach
preserves, apple jelly, sweet plcklee
peaches, sweet pears, blackberry acid
Sorghum syrup, plums, dried apples
~sooseecrry jelly, popcorn. sugar cane
syrup, m~uscadine. dried pears
gcosehcrries and okra, whortle.
berries. peaches, red pepper cat
sup. wine. hops, six to eight va.
~rieties of apples, eggs, watermelons
dish rag squash, several varities OF
Irish potatoes, a number Of varitieS
of sweet potatoes, mutton suet, becl
suet. eight to ten varities of corn
varities of cotton, rice, wheat, bell
peppers, persimmons, canteloupes
pecans, walnuts, pomegranates, hick'
cry nuts. soap, gherkin, turnipS, rcd
ishes ons, wool, meal, sage, cane
r. : varities Of peanuts. In
II - the displays there are as many
at Is varieties of corn. The ossort'
ment of good things from honey te
cage show what can be done on the
average farm in this State. Mr.. Raw
has a fine display of canned fruits
that he raised and canned on hi;
place.