Evening journal., 1910-08-31
COUNTY FAIR
CRANDEST EVER
232 Exhibitors Make Displays
That SurpaSS all Pre-
viOuS Exhibitions
BLUE RIBBONS GO TO
BLOODED STOCK OWNERS


The second day Of the New Castle
County Fair opened with bright. clear
weather and a fine attendance. The
visitors began hocking to the gates as
soon as they were opened. The fea-
lures OF this morning were the Will
mington Kennel SHOW held I'm connec-
ton with the fair. the largest doy
show ever held In this state, and num-
bering over 500 entries: and the iudg-
Ing Of the horses. The exhibit OF
farm implements. machinery and car
riage. under the superintendent OF
/ William =. Reach. attracts a constant
throng Of visitors. and Is alone worth
the price OF admission.
The Delaware College tent is anoth-
er center OF great interest TO the sight
seers. The value of scientific agricul-
I ture Is practically demonstrated by
the large exhibits Of cattle. grain. veg
structive exhibits of the college are
the cases OF injurious insects. and
the demonstrations OF plant and mai
NAL diseases and agricultural chem
/ istry. None of the college exhibits
is entered for competition.
e Blue red and yellow ribbons we're
awarded in plentiful quantity yester-
day and arc now conspicuous orna-
ments at the fair One OF the inter-
esting sights is that OF sundry prize
cows and sheep having their photo
/ graphs taken.
The children's exhibit is unusually
good this year and the youngsters
came In for much praise from the old
or people az the fair.
The hopes of the committee that
1910 will be the best fair ever held
are already being fulfilled, both witt
rgard TO attendance and the quality
of the exhibits. Hundreds of people
who have never attended the fair be-
have missed.
Biggest Fair Ever.
Superintendents of all departments
agree that this years fair is the best
In the history of the fair association,
! as shown not only by the attendance,
!, but by the increase M the number Of
exhibits In their respective depart
J, ments.
y "There are more than third more
II OF exhibits this year. AS compared
y with last" said r. G.. buckingham
x suporinI.. .ndent of the fruit depart
id ment "Ihe attendance IN this depart
80 mont mas b6en-telt Infy q l77S ILL -
i' inst ear and tho VISITORS lhEer Ion,
or. showing increased interest"
e. The fruit department is one OF III
.ii most interesting of the fair, ar0usin
~ the interest not only OF scientific far
is mers and fruit growers. but Of hun
"a drods of mere fruit casters. who whil'
l. aware of the coddling fruit must un
dergo. nevertheless appreciate a iuicS
apple. a sweet peach of a dainty pear
z This department is devoted wholly 10
. plate displays. the largest exhibitor
T. being william y. Peach. OF Marshall-
] town. who shows many varieties OF
3 apples and pears. from the tiny Eliz-
abeth Manning pear, 10 a pear as big
as an ordinary cabbage head, ana.
3 from the toylike strawberry apple Of
intense red to the gigantic wolf river
apple.
Bad Year for Grapes.
John Kellem of FELTON,. is another
large exhibitor of apples. Leslie East
b burn and o. w. Eastburn, of Newark.
have many exhibits in all varieties Of
fruits. That this has been a bad year
for grapes is attested by the fact that
but two plates Of the grapes are
shown. being of the Niagara variety
Not less interesting than the fruit
department is the vegetable depart
ment. i'm which house wives have
( common interest. Frank r. Yearsley
superintendent of this department. Is
/. elated at its growth since last yeai
3 and at the superior quality OF ex-
e hibits Among the most remarkable
of these exhibits are several speci'
4 mems of Genesee early blood beets as
b big and as red as steers hearts. These
are not the only curiosities Of the veg
T etable world however. and an elon'
gated California squash more than
e yard long attracts far more atten-
uOn.
Measures Squashes by the Yard.
Those sQuashes must be measures
by the yard" said a feminine visitor
yesterday, amazedly.
\ ITS a baseball bat ventured
small lad wondering where it grew
Nearby are cabbages as large al
watermelons and watermelons q
large as three ordinary melons. or
gantic beets and pumpkins are seea
that would provide meals for boaro
ing houses Edward Burris, OF kosi
Hill. is a prominent exhibitor OF veg
etables. Horace Dilworth display
/. some large onions and potatoes, and
William Naudain. Of Marshalltown,
\ another leading exhibitor.
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