Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-11-04
A NEWS 7
Weekly Budget of News Items Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Jackson.
THE STATE FAIR.
Best and Most Successful Ever Given
in MisSiSSippi.

in Mississippi.
Jacksonville seventh annual Mis-
Sissippi State Fair is not only the best
given under the present organization,
but the best ever given in his state,
the largest, most varied and most
complete in all departments and eX-
hibits.
The agricultural exhibit, naturally
the largest, because Mississippi is es-
Sentially an agricultural state, is an
object lesson of plenty and prosperity,
showing what the commonwealth can
raise-the finest corn, of more than
twenty-five varieties, the best for
many years; hay the equal of any
grown in the West; cotton better than
is produced by any state; forage crops
surprising anything before grown in
Mississippi; sugar cane and syrups
as fine as Louisiana raises, while the
peas, potatoes, pumpkins, peanuts,
fruits and vegetables are exhibited in
great variety and of the nest quail
itv.
The cattle exhibits are quite extern
SiVe, and embrace Jerseys, DevOns,
Red Polls, Black Angus, Herefords,
Holsteins, Durhams, sheep and goats
of the purest strains.
In the swine department none but
the best specimens of hogs are shown,
such as Berkshires, Poland China, Es-
sex and Jerseys. Here may be seen
hogs of all ages, from the youngest
pig to the sever hundred pound bar
row ready for slaughter, from the
finest SOW to the largest bOar-the
demonstration Of a self-evident truth,
that Mississippi can raise her own
meat cheaper at home than she can
buy it from abroad.
Never have we had assembled TO-
gether in this state such a splendid
exhibit Of fine horses, colts, mules and
jacks-stalliOns, brood mares, saddle
and harness horses, with bloOded rae
erS.
The poultry department is twenty
five per cent larger than last year, aG-
ditional buildings being necessary to
house the many fine samples Of chick
ems that were entered weeks before
the opening of the fair. In the collection
will be found Plymouth Rocks, Wy
andottes, Rhode Islands, Brahmas,
Langshans, Leghorns, Bantams, also
many varieties of turkeys, ducks,
geese, pigeons, etc.
In the Kennel house the dog fanciers
will find much to entertain them,
many fine displays, the useful pointers
and settlers, the fancy poodles, the
energetic terriers, the valuable hounds
and the ornamental c~ollies, the free
bull dogs and others.
The textile department is we'll sup
piled with embroideries, B%attenburg,
lace work, braids, etc, covering la
dies wearing apparel; center-pieces,
Afghans, pillows, quilts, drawn work,
crOcheting, and other things the hand
work of women
In h culinary department may be
found the very best homemade pre-
serves, %jellies, pickles, canned fruit,
canned vegetables, wine, cakes, bread,
rolls, candies, etc.
And last, but by no means least, the
Art Department must not be over
looked, though a little high up. There
has been placed on exhibition oil paint
ings and water colOrs, representing
animate and inanimate life-land-
scapes, faces, figures, fruits, flowers,
paintings on china, leather, wood,
ETC., all artisically arranged, the whole
be seen at the fair.