Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-14
OPPORTUNITIES AT
THE STATE FAIR
ANNUAL ExHIBIrlO ION rs DOING
GREAT WORK I'M DEvELo9-
ING RESOUkCES OF soU-H
Has a Decided Effect in Increasing
the Value OF Farm Lands and
of Farm Products.

There's no reason why the value of
farm lands in Tennessee shouldn't be
doubled within the next ten years if
che progress that has manifested itself
since 1905 is continued. The spirit which
has resulted in this forward movement
among the agriculturists of the State
has been largely due TO The influence of
The series OF State fairs which began
with 1906.
These fairs, as everybody knows, have
been improved each year until now they
combine the good points Of the agrlcul-
tural and industrial exposition with
Shose of the farmers institute-and
highclass amusement features are
thrown in for good measure.
There is no earthly reason why Ten
nessee should not become one of the very
greatest producing States in the Union.
As much wealth per capita should be
produced by-and possessed blythe
farmers of the Volunteer State as by
those of any other commonwealth-and
this is the goal toward which the State
Fab is successfully working.
Not only is it the purpose Of the State
FAIR to help to bring about this much-to-
be-desired condition-it also purposes to
provide for the farmer and his family a
week of wholesome recreation and
amusement just when the farmer needs
and has earned rest
Il is to the credit Of The Tennessee
State Fair that it is one of those to rec
ognize the possibilities in the introduce
ton of institute features along with the
displays and demonstrations in the vari-
Gus departments.
This year the educational idea will be
carried farther than ever before, and the
week of September POPS win be given
practical value almost equal TO a similar
period spent at the state University for
one of the short wntc, courses
Most of the professors and instructors
and some of The advanced soudents from
che Agricultural College at Knoxville
will be on hand in practically every de-
partment and they win he reinforced
by numerous government experts from
Che United States Department Of Agri-
culture and by the various Judges ana
some of the Test posted exhibitors. The
introduction of the institute feature into
She Judging is q new departure, which
IS expected to be very beneficial At GER
talu hours each day, TO be announced
in the official program, Che various Judges
viii in the course of the scoring tell
their audiences WHY this COW and that
hog and yonder chicken are better than
those shSn in competition with them
land, what is more to the point,
will tell how defects may be rem
edied and how good points may be
attained Questions will he answered
and explanations viii be made ana
demonstrations will be given in such a
practical way that the farmer and his
wife and his family can carry the sug-
gcstions and ideas home with them and
PUT THEM TO WORK
Thus the management of the State
Fair purposes to make the last exhibit
ton before the property passes under the
control of the Legislature and the farm
ers' Institutes, the greatest agricultural
and industrial display ever held in the
Southland to make the 1909 State Fair
do even more than its three predecessors
IN spreading among Tennessee farmers
q knowledge of things worth while.
To impress on Tennesseans that PRO
duction counts--not acres" and give
chem chance to see what their State
is doing by exhibiting TO home folks and
20 the world a worthy display of ''Ten-
nessee's resources in miniature" is the
mission Of the State Fair, and in fulfill
ing this mission IL is making very de-
cided impression in increasing the
South's prosperity,