The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-21

Clinton J. Galloway received the first prize for the finest display of barred Plymouth Rock chickens. This exhibit showed the difference between the barred Plymouth Rock and the scrub hen of the same age. It received favorable com ments by all who saw 1t and Mrs. Cal loway was complimented by the judges and by MT. c. w. Hare, leading white lawyer of Tuskegee, who was one of the most enthusiastic white visitors to the fair.
 Mrs. Sarah Cooper received the first prize for a display of fine sweet potatoes, some of which weighed five pounds The exhibits were placed in sections under @ spacious covered shed one hundred feet square with a platform extending across the northern end. In the open court of this square was an exhibit of farming implements by one of the white mer- chants of Tuskegee. Another white mer- chant had a similar exhibit in charge of colored man near the entrance of the enclosure.
 Outside the enclosure of the fair grounds proper was the race track en- circling a quarter of mile. Within this circle were the live stock and a large tent under which was the baby show. Here sat mothers with fine, bright-eyed babies of the same age, many Of them twins. These babies were placed in com petition for size, weight and beauty
 Near the tent was flying horse" out fit, the manager of which coined many dollars Indeed, the exhibition had every feature of a state fair, with the excep- ton of the fakir shows. There were horse races, male races, foor races, etc. Much amusement was furnished by g unique car on six block wheels mounted by upright boards and securely covered with common blanks, the crude imitation drawn by six oxen. It bore the title of tho "Hardaway Street Car" It was in vented or created by some precocious farm boye in the Hardaway settlement This car bearing exhibits was drawn a distance of twenty miles from the fair grounds. The driver seated on top made amusing trips around the race track and passengers got on and alighted at imag- mary stations. This was one of the fea- lures of the fair
 In the afternoon of the last day a spell ling match was held on the platform by boys and girls representing nineteen of the ffty-hve schools in the county. A prize of five dollars for this match was donated by MT. O. W. Hare.
 The fair is called the Annual Macon County Farmers Institute fair and grew out of the monthly farmers institute meeting which have been held several years in the agricultural building on the T1skegee Institute grounds AZ these monthly institute meetings farmers bring their garden and farm products. get new ideas on farming and put them into prac- tice at their homes. Thus once a year. they have been led to make display of their agricultural exhlplts on larger scale.
 Notwithstanding the hard year for farners in this section of the country the fair was a decided and most encourag- ing success. The judges stated that the character of the exhibits were of very high standard. This was the unanimous opinion also of the white visitors from Auburn. Tuskegee and other towns who aeaivered inspiring addresses to large crowds from the platform.
 The Tuskegee Institute brass band un- der Prof N. Clark Smith furnished music for the occasion and the welcome address was delivered by the president of the fair, c. w. Green. The formal address to the farmers was delivered by Lawyer Hare who Is one of the best friends the colored farmers of Macon county boast of. Prof J. w. Duncan, white, of Au- burn. Alabama, with MT. O. W. Ferguson were the Judges They paid high com pliment to the farmers and congratulated them on their fine exhibits
 The success of the falr IS que largely to the efforts of MT. George R. Bridge forth Chairman of the Executive Com mittee. MT. O. W. Green. President, MT. Clinton J. Galloway and Prof. J. H. Pal mer. Secretary. During the two days of the fair more than three thousand per sons passed through the gates. The or der was perfect Not a policeman was on the grounds, nor was any needed.
 One of the most direct and important influences for improvement in Macon county was the introduction three years ago of the Farmers Co-Operative Dem onstration work in connection with the Jesup Horticultural Wagon. This demon stration work is carried on by the Agri- cultural Department at Washington with tha aid of the General Education Board, under the direction of Dr. s. A. Knapp of Waashington, D. C. Dr. Knapp has under his direction a number of agents whose duty 1t Is to visit the different sections of the country and oversee the work going on. This method of carrying instruction directly to the man on the soil has done the people throughout this and adjacent counties vast amount of good. T. M. Campbell, the local agent doing this work. has covered Macon county very thoroughly Curing the past three wears and has touched the edges of Tellapoosa, Montgomery and Lee coun- ties. He has made since April 1st to November 1st forty-hve public field 'demonstrators," A1proxipoeteH three