The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-06

49, ID little else from morning until
s1ht bat alscouree melody In solos.
&e1n, tries, quartets and chorua The
Srntrs had all heard their own negro
<Aauds'' singing hymns and cld-ttme
kSnA0u. but the .strippers SANG tho
1S&eet popular. negro, sentimental ana
q Gatoral songs In manner which
epened the eyes 81 the farmers and
Hrovoked unstfnted applause and
treat peala Of hearty laughter.
All Good sports.
s Drawn to Wahoo Lane by the In
reaoant pounding on drums. discorded
I huxx saws and tin buckets, and the
nontinual din and chatter eof scores o.,
\ resonant voices. and pseudo musicians
Allowing into instruments OF all sizes
shapes, colors and previous condition
OF servitude. the farmers and the rest
B 81 the crowd made up OF large num-
her of Richmonders who purchased
tickets for every day of the fair. and
who cannot stay off the Midway. en-
1Oyed the fairy tales sung by the bark
erS and just to show that they were
real sports and that fio timothy grew
an them, swarmed into every tent
md side show They saw Il all and
they smiled
The ligh,er side az the fair having
been attended TO- the farmers Went
listened to an instructive institute lee
-fur~ on alfalfa. given by sepressn-
latsse OF the United ;Sates Depart
meut OF Agriculture.
The Virginia aEricuiturlsts we're as
eared that alfalfa can he grown with
great success in sny part Of the state.
ard Informed that. In view ~ the TACT
that from three to i've cuttings ear oe
made In season ard that the seed has
a 81 80
more alfalfa Is prohahly the hest psy-
ing crop to which they could turn their
tsnge attention and land. The details
Of preparing land for alfalfa seed ana
the methods Of cutting and curing
we're all explained. and many of the
farmers ruuk aaaE With Them h7os-
lets ON alfalfa growing and a strong
purpose to give the grass trial
At the conclusion ~ this lecture the
farmers went tn the agricultural build
Ing where they gathered AT the corn
exhibit and heard lecture on corn
growing. They know lot about corn
growing already bat there Is no good
farmer who will pass UP such chance
10 learn little more and To listen ana
ascertain whether he has adopted the
& best and the easiest method Of wreN
4 Ing his sustenance and fortune from
the bosom Of mother earth. Inc corn
lecture, as we'll Sc the alfalfa talk, was
vigorously applauded by the farmers,
many OF whom said the knowledge they
had gained had In Itself recempensed
them for their trip to the fair.
The Womsn's Inning.
footing whistles and whirrsns of ma
chinery attracted the farmers TO the
supplement- exhibit, and they remained
there a long while before reluctantly
Withdrawing to accompany their wives
and daughters to the women's depart
i tnent that the latter might see the
Il fancy work the crneheting. Knitting.
painting and other work of their sis
tiers from all over the State and To see
the housework demonstrations, The
women were also keenly inter in
the electric clothes washers. DRYERS,
I irons and electric stoves As eiectrici-
~ 10 In almost every community OF the
State. the interest OF the women was
we'll founded. for they expressed de-
sire 10 have these inbor saving devices
and everyone knows farmer cannot
refuse his wine anything at the state
Fair.
Considerabl. time was spent by the
farmers in the buildings where were
housed the fire horses. cattle. swine,
sheep and poultry. over each and
every stall the visitors leaned to adj
mtre and critfeite the animals on es-
3 hihition. In the majority OF instances
The critical-eved farmers agreed that
the judges had made the proper awards
NJ the prizes and ribbons. The sheep
attracted especial attention. the ex-
hibff Of wool producers running the
Gamut OF variety In size. shape and
quality and length Of wool. All the
farmers agreed that they had never
seen such sheep, nor had they ever
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1aon of cattle and horse flesh,
by noon the visitors had done the
fair" although burriedly. and went tn
the Erandstand to witness the races. all
which were fast and unusually close
4 and exciting. and to applaud the dar-
Ing aeftalis,s and foreign dancers. and
10 anxiously await announcement as to
Il whether or not johns,one would fly in
y Aib aeroplane,