The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-09-23
MANY EXHIBITS
AT BIG FAIR TO
Be EDUCATIONAL
Grand Tri-State Territory viii 7s Rep
resented at Memphis With Won
dors OF the Flesh and Soil.

resented at Memphis With Won
ders OF the Flesh and Soil.
Particular stress Is being laid on
the educational features Of the coming
Fair, % be held in Memphis
from September "a to October 4. in
elusive. Secretary Frank D. Fuller
declares that an up-to-date agrtcul
tural fair should go hand In hand with
the Agricultural College, the Expert
ment Station and the Farmers lnsti-
tute. All aim at the same mark
good farming. The college teaches
good farming, the institute tells what
can be accomplished by good farming,
the experiment station demonstrates
good farming. while the fair shows the
results of good farming. People at
tending q fair are interested in see
Ing material concrete results. They
will not stop to read long compost
tons on how to pillow the ground and
reap the crop Or listen to long lectur-
ers on these subjects; but they look
with intense interest upon a well Sc
lected exhibit Of corn, a fine stalk OF
cotton or & plate Of perfect apples,
and will listen with interest to the
explanation OF how the results were
OF ,eted.
+ Alizing that many farmers never
get An opportunity to visit the State
Experiment Stations and learn OF the
wonderful results being accomplished
there for tho benefit Of the farmers,
the Fair Association has this year ar
ranged to bring both the Agricultural
College and Experiment Station to the
farmer. The Tennessee. the Arkan-
sas and the Mississippi Station has
each, since early spring. been working
on an agricultural exhibit to be dis
played at the Tri-State Fair. These
will be the largest and most compre-
hensive exhibits Of the kind ever seen
In the South aud will show in q con.
crete form. the work that il being
done at the various stations.
The exhibits will contain samples
of the various crops being grown on
the station farms, and each sample
will be accompanied with q chart CIV
Ing the points OF value OF the crops
shown. These charts will tell how
to grow the crops. what disposition
to make Of them and the possible
financial returns to be received. In
addition each exhibit will be in charge
Of a leading expert from the college,
who will be In attendance to give
visitors any desired Information In
regard to the exhibits and also to
give timely advice In regard to the
various agricultural problems con-
fronting the farmers Of the Central
South today. The farmer attending
the institute does not ordinarily have
the opportunity to come In direct con-
tact with the lecturer. and though CIV
en- the opportunity to ask questions
during the discussion that follows.
often hssitates to ask before . room
full Of people for the information de-
sired. But at the Fair the farmer will
have the opportunity to meet face to
face and have a h~eart-to-heart talk
with the experts In regard to farm
management.
The feature Of the Tennessee Ex.
pertinent Station exhibit will be a his
tory Of a double crop system that has
been worked out by Prof. Morgan
showing how to keep the land contin'
ually at work, getting two crops in
n season and at the same time In
rease the fertility OF the soil. Sam
pies Of all the crops grown viii be on
display.
The Mississippi Station sxh1bit will
illustrate the possibilities Of oottor
growing. showing which r the best
varieties to grow and tell how best
to control the boil weevil and ofhel
insect enemies OF the plant.
The Arkansas Station VIII show the
possibilities Of the new Arkansas In
dustry-rics growing. The exhibit viii
contain = miniature rice plantation II
operation. including pumping plant;
showing how to plant. grow AID har
vest the crop, and the possibilities II
the way Of financial returns.
In addition to the Experiment Sta
ton exhibit, botS the University O
Tennessee and tho Mississippi A. &
M. College will have exhibits from thu
other departments Of college work
more especially from the department
Of mechanical engineering. The Ten
nessee exhibit will contain one Of thu
most complete mechanical exhibits o
the kind v q gotten together, and will
not only show the machinery in act
ual operation by the students OF tn
University. but he machines them
selves will have been made by tn
students. The exhibit from the A. {
NJ. College will also be very complete
and contain extensive mechanical an,
textile displays. The educational feat
ures Of the Horticultural Department
Of the Fair will be In keeping with tn
Agricultural Department. This de
partment, besides containing a yer.
large display Of Tri-State fruits an
vegetables, the former to be show,
In plates Of Ave specimens, and ais
packed in bushel boxes for markeI
will show the value of pruning. spray
ing and other up-to-date methods Q
fruit culture. A pleasing feature Q
the exhibit will be q large number G
photographs OF orchard enc ,Othe
departments will be equally complet
and Instructive. In the Apiary eDpar
ment Superintendent J. NJ. Buchanan
considered one Of the leading expert
Of the South. will be on hand to te
Of the possibilities Of the little hone
bee u q revenue producer, and shov
how to handle and care for him. Th1
IN one or the branches of farm life chs