The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
WORTH MILLIONS
To STATE FARMERS
Fair Furnishes Great Stimulant
for Greater Agricultural
Development.
PREVIOUS RECORDS
WILL BE BROKEN
More Special Features Than Ever
Before-Remarkable In
crease III Number of
Exhibits.

at Richmond the fifth annual exhtbt~
ton of tne Virginia State Fair Asso-
citation, the oest an dlargest State fair
ever held south of the Ohio river.
= The fair, now established as the
annual farmers fair OF ali Virginia,
with the date fixed for the first week
of October, is of inegtimahle educh-
tional value to the farmers Of the Old
Dominion as an object lesson In tbs
application of the best modern meth
DDS in progressive farming. the meth
DDS best adapted to Virginia soils. and
as an exposition OF the great variety
of crops which can DO profitahly cul~
tivated In this State.
Since the organization OF tho HtAtA
Fair Association an immense impetua
has been given to Agricultural and
horticultural development, and the
farmers all over Virginia are shows
ing increased interest with each yOAx.
The annual visits TO the fair at kich-
mond have gwen increased tnsntratton
to farmers In every county tn tho
State. The county fairs have Deen
helped ~ the influence Of this 0tAt0
festival and the interest aroused hrs
stimulated emulation and has broad
ened the outlook Of Virgins farmers
to the substantial advantage OF the
Commonwealth in the increase OF agrt-
cultural resources.
The State Fair IL the central untver-
sity Of the campaign u education cons
Quoted by the State Department OF
Agriculture. The farmers Institutes
ana the demonstration work carried
on through the Etats are the prepare
tory schools and the special courses.
At the State Fair are shown the I'M
ished products. the real results Of the
campaign. The number and quality
of the State Fair exhibits have tu-
creased with each year, nod thts year
the exhibits IN the farm rrcduots de-
| partment wA be thu largest and most
| comprehensive exhibit OF Virginia
crops ever assembled, an exhibition
| In which not only every farmer In the;
State. but every Vfrginian, can take
/ justifiable pride.
Active Directors.
The board Of directors Of the Stata
Fair Association II composed OF reps
resentative and public spirited men
of the Old Dominion. who are active
and influential In advancing the pro-
sresa Of Virginia They are devotina
their best energies to making the fair
an event of substantial worth to the
farmers Of the STATE and of the widest
influence as an exposition Of the agri-
cultural wealth and progress OF this
grand old State
With characteristic uberality and
enterprise they offered cash premiums
and purses for this vars fair a1nouns-
ing TO the trhmense total of 100000
including $1.5se OF cash premiums II
the King Corn" special and $I.eoNA
cash premiums In the tobacco olassaa.
The announcement OF these large pre-
miums awakened enthusiasm Amonn
farmers all over Virginia, and the en~
tries of exhibits I'LL the entire builA.
ing devoted to farm products The
fenthusiesL2 aroused by the corn ape.
/ cial last year has had q Tremendous.
influence in bringing entries for thin
department of the fair.
/ 1Ae influence of the premiums and
exhibits has turned the attentton Of
farmers all over the State TO the vast
! possibilities In the cultivation Of corn.
Last year Virginia lead all the States
Of the South In the sixe and value Of
its crop. but was excelled by North
Carolina in the record Of acreage
yield. This year it Is possible that
the Old Dominion win be in the front
in acreage yield. The result Of the
competitive exhibits at the fair viii
show.
The railroads interested in the de.
velopment OF Virginia resources afo
giving active aid to the Hathing oe
farm exhibits for tia fair The Chez.
! apeake and Ohio 10 gathering exhibits
from all counties through which II
runs and Is hauling thani to the fair
free. These exhibits inciude ears ~
corn, corn in the shuck. Irish potae
toes, sweet potatoes. bale hay. punnp
bushel apples, tobacco, fruit an1
truck. These were assemhaed Thurne
day and are now on the way to Rich~
| mond.
The Norfolk and Western viii 90
have an exhibi. representative u 10
resources Of the counties aionx III
lines. Each district OF the State VIII
be represented and the compartn0n az
the achievement Of farmers % ~
several counties will make IN intsreses
ing study. ~
Records Boriren. 8
Entries In all departments of th0
fair are far In exoeas OF all rocoFd6
and every foot Of exhibition spaca q
taken. The farm products building
will be filled to ovcrdowing. Ihx
King Corn Special wtal have the plaG&
of honor among the exhibits in spax2
and position. closely rfvalled 81 II
tobacco exhibit which will be NJ Nnx
exposition OF Virginia leaf ever -
sembled. The action Of the fair rno1 ]
agement IN extending the ttna for f2x
bscoo entries 70 October I n n IT.
with the policy to make the fair ~ f11
greatest possible value to the far1pSS
Of the State The lateness uf thA -
this year made 1t impossible f0Fs
large number OF growers 10 ms1Ee III
entries at the time Of closing tno 0o
farm products clas1es. Saturday. G1
IT. and the sxts arion OF time -
II possible for all who want ri \
hibit In competition for 40 41sG9M
cash premiums in the tohacco CO.
before o'clock on the moSuxnN II
Tuesday. October 4. 8sy S1S AZ zS
The live stock exhibit ~ onA ~ n
big features Of the fair. akG 4 N
extra stalls and pens hunt III HG
n u taken. The fair win hmNN m f.
the lssusst i've stoek aenl