Evening journal., 1910-09-01

rolled over to the canteloupes while
the big cabbage were heady enough
TO squash the onions beneath the big
watermelons.
Luscious Peaches.
But the peachesl Delaware
peaches with the original favor that
no other State can boast of were there.
Oregon some times claims her pears
are great but the exhibit at the coun-
ty fair would put the northwest pears
in the shade. The prizes winners
4 appear elsewhere.
In the apple display William P
! Peach, L. l.. Eastburn who carries
on the Richard G. Buckingham farm
o. W. Eastburn and John W. Killem
had the main display of apples. The
Kent county exhibitor had fifty-four
varieties just to show that Delaware
can raise apples. The other exhibi-
tors had about as many but New Cas-
tie county farmers do not make apple
growing a feature While taking
pride in the culture of apples they
do not spray their trees. In this tent
could be seen that the apples from
the sprayed trees are one-third larg-
or than the fruit grown in New Castle
county.
Child Makes Apple Exhibit.
One OF the apple exhibitors az the
fair was pretty little Greta S. Buck
ingham, of Toughkenamon She is
ten years old and three years ago was
presented with an apple tree. She
had six big beauties as an exhibit but
some boys took three of them of the
plate.
Machinery half is an interesting
spot There is a general burr going
on all the time. The manure spreader
is running as fast as the wheat drill
while a dozen of little engines pump
water and a tiny stone crusher soon
turns rocks into the sizes of stone
needed to make a nice road about a
farm. The crusher is convenient in
size and up TO date In its work. even
| giving the fine binder needed.
Machinery hall" at the fair con-
tains as interesting an exhibit as ever
was seen at a county fair. By the
/ time one gets through with the free
cakes, tries his skill in throwing base
/ balls and visits the wonders of the
midway he is ready to get his name
on a key ring and go to THE JOUR
| NAL tent to review what he saw IN
the great panorama from the pet dogt
to the big horses and money making
COWS, from the crazy quilt, by the
water colors, to the big exhibit where
the housewives OF the county showed
the bread pies and cake and the pre-
serves. the canned goods and all thai
60 to entice the young men and girl:
TO remain on the farm.
400 Poultry Exhibits.
In the poultry departments ten
there are 400 exhibits. Norris G. TEN
pie, of Pocopson, Pa. who won mum
erous prizes last year, is the lead
ing exhibitor this year. showing speci
mems of all breeds. Other importan
exhibitors are Walter T. Massey. o
Wyoming; William Moore, OF Mar
shalltown, John G. Hartman, Of Viii
mington; Ashton Tatum, of Whining
ton, and NJ l.. Richie. of Chaddi
Ford Bellies and beaux of the barn
yard from all surrounding states CROW
and cackle a welcome 10 visitors anG
knowingly show their best point.
Delaware College Exhibit.
Nearby is the tent of the Delawar'
College. To Delawareans this is prob
ably one Of the most interesting de
partments of the fair Scientific far
mers are especially attracted by tn
very valuable exhibit showing fertiliz
ers tests with grains and soy beans
which are in charge of Professo
Grantham. More interesting TO tn
general visitor, however, is the dis
play of horses, sheep and swine b.
the college. In stalls in the tent visi
tors see the magnificent percherol
stallion, Goliath. weighing ISL
, pounds the pure bred percheron stal
, lion colt. David. sired by Goliah, b
Violette, Weighing 1850 pounds, pur
bred filly weighing $50 pounds, an
the registered imported percheroi
. brood mare Violette weighing 15S
: pounds.
The college also shows an inporte
shropshire ram weighing 215 pounds
registered shropshire ewes and pur
bred Shropshire eve lambs
The display of pure bred Ramooul