The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-10
EXHIBIT At THE
STATE FAM NEVER BEFORE
EQUALED.
GRASS FROM FAIRFAX
TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE
VARIETIES ARE SHOWN FROM
THIS COUNTY ALONE.
OTHER EXHIBITS.

derfuily varied assortment OF farm
products yesterday.
The samples OF Nrginias produces
showed the immense variety of the
agricultural resources of the State.
one county, Fairfax. showed two
hundred and thirty-nine varieties OF
grasses alone. an exhibit never before
eaualed in Virginia and probably
never surpassed III America.
one of tne surprising features of
! the VARIOUS county eXhioits is ia. M
Greasihs MIN Der of counties in wnicH
| cottoE lis being grown. 1T can De
! remefaaesed by al ot the oidtr peo~
! Pile of Tldewater and Southside Nir-
! ginia WEen every i&fE, lau 49,, 60
| ton patch, bat for years cotton has
| only been grown III lhe Soathern lier
( of counties 10 any considerable eA-
| tent.
| However. next year cotton Will be
! grown in large number of the coufi-
| ties of the state. f. W Wood and
son, the well known richmond seeds
men, will plant large field on one
| Of their farms near nicnmond. The
plant will be extensively cultivated
| in nearly every county south of the
! James, and in practIcaiIy all OF tns
Underwater counties south OF the orK.
King Corn In It's Glory.
King Corn rules in all its glory IN
/ the agricultural department OF ths
fair. The Boys Corn CLUB mas l.s
exhibit in Industrial Aall. The ais
play is extensive and is seen ~Dolh
ON the stalk and in the ear. The
corn Judges are l.. h. CIore, of Frank
| lin Ind. a famous corn grower nifh-
self: Professor c. II. Benson, OF the
| bureau of plant industry, Washing
ton an expert of reputation, ana
/ oscar Collier, OF Talbot county, Mu'
! Between thirty and forty Nirgini"
cnuntie. have exhibits in the Farm
Products building.
Much Cotton is shown.
Sussex has SPLENDID variety VI
! corn. sweet potatoes irish po'atoe"'
| peanuts and cotton. Inc peanut "a
hibit il especially noteworthy.
Orange displays corn, tobacco, the
fruits and the grasses Norfolk conn
Inv DISPLAYS a miniature bale OF cot
lion. corn. peanuts and. rather unex-
Ipectedly. makes q splendid showing
of cereals
Nelson has 8 creditable display OF
corn, apples, grains and grasses
Nanse1nonds display Is beautifully
festooned with cotton, and consists Oh
corn, peanuts, cotton, potatoes. ETC.
Halifax sends up splendid corn
and tobacco display, while Henrico's
display OF corn. soJa beans, melons.
farm and garuen products generally
grade We'll up.
Nottoway has a good display of
corn. alfalfa and wheat
Prince George has striking exhibit
of grasses. grain. peanuts and gar
den products.
York and James City have dis
play OF cotton. grasses, potatoes. al
Italia and wheat.
Rockingham has striking corn ex-
hibit, and its alfalfa is worthy OF
note.
Prince Edward has splendid dis
lplay of alfalfa, corn, melons, sweet
potatoes and grains, -------~---~-
Greenesville county sends up one
Of the best displays Of cotton at the
Fair. 1t has also a good showing OF
peanuts.
Cotton, peanuts and tobacco are the
striking features of the Meckienburs
exhibit
Gloucester's Fine Exhibit
Gloucester's booth looks like a grea
cornucopia 1t is running over with
the products OF the farm The fea
lures are several hundred pound mel
ons grown by Judge Charles Catlett
hay wheat alfalfa, apples. peanuts
and many other products Glouces
ter has the leading nut display at tn,
Fair. including pecanS, pecan hick
DRY nut. being a cross OF the two nuts
Japanese walnut black walnut whit,
walnut, hazelnut. common hickor,
nut, broad nut, chinquepin, chestnu
and peanut
Chesterfield has splendid displa,
Of corn. potatoes, alfalfa and fruit
The alfalfa display Is PARTICULAR.
good. and points the way for the pee
pie of Virginia to declare their in
dependence from the hay-raiser o
the Middle West
| Brunswick county has a decidedI
creditable display of corn. alfalfa an
the tobaccos,
Dinwiddie features alfalfa, corn
peanuts and potatoes.
buckingham contributes corn, tn
fruits, alfalfa and the grasses.
Fluvanna's principal exhibits con
sist of alfalfa, corn, hay and grasses
while Bedford emphasizes tobacco
| grain and apples.
Noteworthy Collection.
Roanoke county's exhibit is one o
the most notew orthy at the Fair
hundred-pound squash occupies
prominent position. A large numbe
of the exhibits are preserved in alec
hol. The corn the ear In Jar
makes a decidedly pleasing appear
ance. The exhibit is crowded with al
the products of the Virginia farm an
\ orchard.
~ Louisa makes a feature Of tobacc
and corn. while Amelia and Powhata
- have excellent displays Of corn an
:, the grains
Loudoun makes an excellent show
4 ing of grains and apples, while Au
a Rusta's showing of apples. corn. wheat
10 alfalfa, and the grasses Is among tn
70 best to be seen,
e Most f,sresting Array.
a Beyond doubt the most interestin
n If not the most preta2tious OF the ex
hibits comes from Fairfax county
l., That county furnishes an exhibit
n of grasses which. for variety, ha
d never been equaied in Virginia. Tw
II hundred and thirty nine varieties ar
l. shown. some Of them being SO rare a
re not even to be found listed in son,
Is OF the standard works on the sub
If ject. The object OF this extensiv
70 and painstaking work In getting u
e the grass exhibit is to show the posi-
j. bilties of the Fairfax county land
e in the cultivation of grasses. A beau
o tiful feature of the exhibit lie Japa
10 nese cox-comh. one Of the ornament
Il. of the booth Fairfax has a goo
l. general exhibit. In fruits IT show
l. 100 varieties of apples and eight
,r varieties Of pears, besides all othe
Virginia products in profusion.
AppOmattox shows up We'll with
splendid corn and tobacco exhibit
} Culpeper Is another alfalfa grow In