The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-17
THE FARMERS
INSTITUTE At
THE BIG FAIR
II WAS ONE OF THE FEATURES
AND WAS VISITED ~ THOU
SANDS, WHO HEARD EXCEL
LENT LECTURER.

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the Pensacola Interstate Fair was the
. display tent from the University OF
Florida for the benefit of the farmers
OF The state that they might get fair
idea OF the workings OF this insttu-
ton at Gainesville, where young men
are trained for farmers, engineers,
lawyers and general work in arts and
sciences. The management OF the fair
took considerable pains to locate the
tent where II would receive the best
patronage. Just at the right OF the
agricultural hall could be seen this
attractive tent, lsbeled University
Of Florida Farmer8' Institutes" Inside
of this was . great display Of farm
projutcs, consisting of forage, cow
peas. soy beans, Yokoham beans, vel
vet beans, sweet potatoes, corn and
sugar cane and grasses Of various de-
scriptions- Attractively displayed,
each one properly labeled that every
one might examine. On the other
side OF the tent hne display Of tools.
machine work, rough work, forge and
foundry, lathe and carpetner work
made BY the University boys during
the per1ods Of their training at the
University OF Florida. Every boy en-
tertng the university mss An oppor-
&unity to take q hand n this class Of
work. besides the theoretical and
scientific training dts in very closely
and prepares him for life work with
an equipment OF aEnoldege that must
make him proficient in the line OF
work he chooses to select
Lectures Important.
The Farmers Institute lectures
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Of this educational tent. All day
Tuesday inquirers were coming to
the tent for information Of various ma
lures regarding farm crops.
On Wednesday the lectures opened
and lasted until Friday night. In all
about forty lectures We're given dur
ing the week. the average attendance
of these being shout Is, not including
the casual visitors who came In look.
ing at the displays and who we're not
specially interested in agricultural
topics. Many who came the first day
could be found daily In the tent max
ing copies Of the charts and listening
with intense interest to the speakers
on the respective topics, asking ques-
tiors and getting thorough insight Of
what Is better known as up-to-date
farming in the state Of Florida. This
was perhaps the most effective and
Interesting series Of Farmers Insti-
tute lectures that has ever been given
In the state. Not only the farmers
we're interested, but doctors, lawyers
and members Of every vocation came
and listened, realizing that the foun-
dalton and success Of their business
rests largely In the agricultural pro-
ductiveness OF the state OF Florida.
The lectures were not confined to the
walls Of the teri. Stock Judging lee
lures were given with animals to de-
monscrate the lectures around the
pens and cattle sheds. The score
card adopted and used by the Uuni.
versity of Florida was followed care
fully and distributed to all who came
in contact with the speaker The pur-
pose Of the tent was educational IN
every detail. The cane exhibits were
tested by the assistant chemist of the
Experiment Station, and the dairy
cows were tested for the per cent of
butter fat by one of the specialists Of
the University. The tests were all
made public anG the demonstration
work was seen by all those who were
fortunate enough to attend. The dis.
play Of the University Extension is
one that deserves special mention.
Forty enlarged charts, six feet square,
illustrating fertilizers, feeds. crop ro-
tation. plant propagation. live stock.
plant diseases. dairy products, better
farming. general farming and sugar
cane. Enlarged photographs showed
Improved machinery. dairy cattle, beef
cattle, syrup vat. leguminous plants,
and In fact everything Of general in
terest that could be collected. These
we're not prepared for the Interstate
Fair alone. but are handled by the ex.
tension staff and will be produced in
about ESQ localities throughout the
state during the present season.
To the Farmers Door.
This educational work brings the
University right to the farmers door.
Already the corn crop of the state
shows an increase of 90 per cent since
this extension work began. This H.
lustrates In a small degree the eff
tecuvepess of Farmers Institutes as
conducted from the University of
Florida. Every detail in the arrange