The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13
GREAT CORN DISPLAY.
Forty-Two Counties to Exhibit
at Coming State Fair.
CORN DAY A FEATURE.
Boys Club viii Be oraanlxed-oslry
and Bee Exhfbit-Exposltion
BEGINS October is,

Visitors to the twenty.f fourth annual
meeting OF the State Fair OF Texas,
which opens at Dallas Saturday, Oc-
tober Is, and continues sixteen days,
agricultural department. When 1t is
taken into consideration that Texas
has 1885, 900 acres of land unculti-
vated., it is plainly seen that the man
agement OF the Fair has the proper
incentive to make this department 4
paramount feature OF each exposition.
Forty-two counties have secured space
for the exhibition of their farm, or
shard and garden products. This is
the largest number In the history OF
the Fair, and will eXemplify in way
as never before, the rich agricultural
resources of the state, Although the
$4,000 in individual and county ex-
hibits create a good humored and
spirited rivalry among the agricul-
turalists of the state, the benefit that
the exhibitors receive from a display
of their products at the Fair is meal
culable. Great railroad systems have
arranged to give stopover privileges at
Dallas during the Fair to all home
seekers, for the purpose of furnishing
d rare opportunity of coming in direct
contact with the people of various por-
tons of the state and there see and
inspect the diversified products.
Until last year the farm, orchard
and garden displays were in tents
oh 40 i'm, MI f,ft he
grounds. The erection of the agricul-
tural building, which covers an acre in
extent brought the Fair last year thir.
ty-two county exhibits, which for ar
tistic arrangement and varied display,
could not be equalled anywhere else
in the United States This year the
display will he larger and superior in
quality. West Texas, where thou
sands of immigrants are securing
homes annually, will send every
variety of grasses, corn, cotton
fruits, vegetables. sugar cane, etc.
South Texas will send its rice
corn, cotton citrus fruits. vege.
tables of ever kind East Texas
where associations have been formed
for the purpose, has promised won,
derful exhibition of the farm, orchard
and garden products of that section
of the state Central Texas has prom
ised an exhibit eclpsing that of last
year.
Much interest centers around the
corn show and the Boys Corn Club
Day at the Fair Cash prizes totallng
$500 will be awarded in the corn di
vision. This money is divided into
prizes ranging from 81 to $50. Every
farmer in Texas is urged TO send ten
ears of corn to the Fair as there are
over fifty of these prizes 10 be con
tested for and the chances of winning
should create an unusual contest
" Boys Corn CmD Day will ii is &c.
clared, cause great interest among the
farmers and the sons Of farmers of the
state in the raising Of this crop IT
is the intention to organize state
boys corn club at the Fair on this
day.
The sweepstakes in the farm and
mill department follow; For the best
and most complete individual exhibit
ton of corn, cotton, small grain and
other products from Texas, $25 first
and $40 second; best farm exhibit
from any county or association in Tex
as, 800 first. $50 second, $50 third
and s25 fourth: best and most com,
plete individual exhibit of corn, cot
ton, small grain and other farm pro,
ducts from Mexico. s25 first and SIC
second, best farm exhibit from any
state or association in Mexico, $50 first
and SIS second.
Visitors TO the coming exposition
will find Professor Louis Scholl Of
New Rrauntels in a den of live bees.
situated in the agricultural building
In this department prizes totallina
$3.50 Will be awarded for exhibits OF
bees, honey products and bees
wax. All the different phases Of the
industry will he demonstrated Twelve
different varieties of bees will be eX
hibted and compared. There viii be
displayed honey in combs. in liquids
in sugar, etc. And then the many
table delicacies in which honey plays
a large part. Mrs. Louis Scholl will
be- glad to impart to the women Wis.,,