Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-29
JEWISH FARMERS FAIR


Yducts. Some wanted to know whether IL
was WORTH while to take agricultural
courses, or whether 1t were wiser to gain
experience direct upon the farm. 1t was
such questions-and the nature of the in
terest back Of them-that made 1t evil
dent the fair had accomplished rather eff
fectually one of it's purposes.
The east side children who visited the
fair perhaps enjoyed themselves the most
Almost at any time a group of youngs-
ters' heads might have been seen punched
together in front of the breeder where
the brood of fluffy black chicks were
quartered. AS rule, the children knew
the common vegetables. They knew what
tomatoes, potatoes and corn looked like
But the great majority OF them were in
troduced for the first time to the huge
pumpkins, the squash. beets, the grains,
the yellow tomatoes, etc. They listened
with mouths open as Woodbine student,
in khaki uniform, showed them how bees
formed their lives. deposited the honey,
and sealed the cells with wax. 1t was all
new to them-something they couldn't see
on the streets wehere they had to play.
The exhibits came from farmers IN
many parts OF the country. The wives
of Jewish farmers had sent in speci-
mems of fruit preserves. Children OF
the Jersey colonies had sent in vege-
tables, big squashes. turnips. beets. pump
kins and potates they had raised-also
huge sunfowers and beautiful sprays Of
red coxcomb. From Connecticut there
were wide tobacco leaves in different
stages OF growth and cure. The National
Farm school had a small exhibit OF the
vegetables and. fruits raised by two Of
its students and the Massachusetts, Agri-
cultural college at Amherst. as we'll as
the Cornell agricultural department. sent
exhibits. The Connecticut agricultural ex-
pertinent station had an excellent ex-
hibit as valuable to the farmer as to the
uninitiated spectator. The New JERSEY
Agricultural Experiment station had
similarly valuable show. But the chief
exhibit was that of the Woodbine Ag-
ricultural school. with an excellent series
Of photographs, as well as fruits. vegeta-
bles, creamery apparatus, beehive and
other things. Stretching above the ex-
hibit formed out OF ears OF yellow corn.
was the name of the school, with well
come beneath II. In one corner, also, were
vegetables and fruits raised by the con-
valescent inmates Of the Montehare Home
at Bedford Station.
On the roof, East Siders had an OPP
portunity to look at corn, standing u feet
high, wheat. oats, barley, bucl1wheat, rye,
millet and other grains; pumpkins,
gourds and squashes. big potatoes, tur-
nips, beans and beets, prize apples and
grapes, mushmelons and cantaloupes.
The farmers who came to town were
there, not only for show, but for bust
ness also. They are a prosperous look
ing lot. brown and brawny. The few
delegates who were present represent
ed altogether about 5000 Jewish
farmers number Of celebrities
were there to address them during this
week On the opening night In the
auditorium among the speakers were
the assistant secretary OF agricul-
ture, w. H. Hays. of Washington Mr..
Isidore Straus, Mr.. Alfred Jaretzki,
president of the Jewish Agricultural
and Aid society; DR.. E. H. Jenkins, Or
rector Of the Connecticut Experiment
statlon; Rev H. Masliansky ana Mr.. s.
p. Becker, who is president Of the
Federation OF Jewish Farmers On
other evenings the speakers were Prof.
]. G. Lipman OF the New Jersey Exper-
iment station; DR.. Paul Abelson, OF the
AIliance Mr.. l.. J. Lippman, Mr.. ]. w.
Pincus, Prof. H. L. Sabsowich, general
agent of the Baron de Hirsch fund;
Dr. l. Landman, Of the National Farm
school; Prof. K c. Davis, OF the New
Jersey Agricultural college; H. w. Gel
Ter, superintendent of the Woodbine
school; Prof. Chas. H. Tuck, OF Cornell,
and Prof H. c. White, OF Amherst.
Most of the success OF the fair is due,
the delegates say, TO Mr.. ]. w. Pincus,
secretary Of the federation and editor
OF the Jewish Farmer. The expense
Of having the exhibit has not been
great, and such as 1t was, was met by
contributions from the farmers them
selves. assisted by grants from the
Jewish Agricultural and Aid society