Middletown transcript., 1909-03-13
THE COUNTY FAIR
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Contests
Plans are being made to have twe
purses of $500 each IN the list of puFsei
for the races at the New Castle County
Fair, at WiImington, August Slst and
September LIST, I'd and Sd. This will add
much to the interest of the race meeting,
both for horsetnuu and visitors.
The international Sunshine Society lid
already begun to arrange for the cafs and
and it's rest rooms, and fair patrons will
find great deal Of pleasure in lunching
at this cafe. Cool, comfortable, clean
quarters will be provided, good menus
will be served, the cost will be moderate,
and the visitors will have two, fold
pleasure in lunching there. First, good
lunch, and second, extending helping
hand to Sunshine Society work.
The ChiIdren's Department will be .
most attractive feature. Mrs. Frederick
Snyder OF Newport, has charge Of this de-
partment and with her large experience
there should be fine exhibit.
Already the amusement agencies and
the concessionaries have begun to ask for
spaces and the outlook promises good
class Of attractions.
The Merchants Midway will double it's
size and Che exhibits will be unusually
attractive.
The State Experimental Station will
have number of exhibits and hopes to
outdo all previous efforts along this line.
An effort will be made to present to the
people in attendance at the fair the results
Of many Of the experiments now being
carried on at the college experimental
farm.
The authorities OF the Agricultural De-
pertinent OF the college and Of the Exper-
iment Station are devising ways and
means whereby they may best bring
the work Of the Experiment Station and
the college before the people Of New Castle
county, and of Delaware.
It is hoped that interesting and instruc-
tive exhibits can be arranged by the fol-
lowing college departments: Animal bus-
bandry, agronomy, horticulture, ~ento-
mology, agricultural chemistry and veter-+
mary medicine.
The college owns some fine animals of
various breeds, and hopes to exhibit
these as types toward which the Della
ware farmers should strive. Animal indus
try of the State is subject to q great deal
of development, and the college hopes to
be leader in any movement that will
tend towards the uplift OF the animal in
dustries of the State.
The departments Of agronomy and horti-
culture hope to have series of demon
stration plots upon the ground.upon which
they may exhibit types of corn, potatoes,
and forage plants. There will also be ex.
hibits OF tomatoes, corn, potatoes,
wheat, oats, soy beans, COW peas, &c.
As fast as the college orchards come in-
to bearing it is hoped to make the college
exhibit of fruit one of the leading features
Of the fair At present, however, nothing
can be done along this line, as the orchards
are not in bearing.
The entomolgist will exhibit cases Of
injurious insects and indicate the RENE.
dies.
The common plant diseases will be
treated in like manner by the botsnist.
Many details of the exhibit have not
been worked out as yet. Delaware College
hopes to make the college exhibit one Of
the most talked of at the 1909 fair.
None Of the exhibits made by the col
lege or Experiment Station will be enter
ed in competition for any prize.