The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
ECHOES FROM FAIR,
STATES SHOWING
State Agricultural Departments
Very Fine Educational Ex-
hibit in Big Building.

The large space occupied by the De-
partmen, Of Agriculture this year in
the great Exposition Building at the
state Fair was devoted largely to edu-
csuonal work rather than to "A show
Of farm crops However. some choice
specimens of corn. apples tobacco ana
other farm prcdnIcts were placed on OK
hibition, which had been sent In from
different sections of the State, enough
simply TO identify and call the atten-
ton OF the public TO III. fact that that
section of the big building was the
home and headquarters OF the farmer
No effort was made to compete for
premiums, only 10 show good, clean
cut specimens such as the farmer and
fruit growers might have as guide
and from this point If view the exhibit
was one par excellence. 1t was
conclusively shown that there is no
lack OF public spirit and interest on
the part of the Virginia farmer. nut a
willingness is shown 10 help the state
Fair by sending in their best, and not
only to tho State Fair exhibit and the
Department OF Agriculture. but the
boy farmers in thirty-five counties in
the state have come up TO the help
and cause of demonstration work.
under Mr.. Sandy. by contributing their
best to his booths. and the boys are
doing their best. too. as their exhibits
showed
Fighting the Insects.
TWO specially arranged exhibits
which occupied a considerable portion
of the department. booth and which,
attracted a great deal uf attention
We're handsomely displayed insect
exhibit and seed exhibit
The insect exhibit contained 100 cuts
illustrations and insects mounted un-
der glass. which was designed to teach
and show the farmer the principal in
sect enemies that inture and destroy
his crops. The different insects were
shown at different stages of their e&
istence, and under the same glass
specimen of the plant. the leaf or the
twis, which enabled the farmer. the
horticulturist. or the trucker, TO re-
ccgnize the enemy at q glance. Th:n
how to combat and control the insect
was briefly shown. TO illustrate"
said ono of the department men, take
the coddling moth. which is one of the
most serious Insect pests affecting the
apple, which causes the wcrrry ample.
This insect flies around at nighr and
deposits its eggs on the apples and
leaves In the course of few days
the eggs hatch out little worm,
which finds It's way to the Young apple
and bores into II at the calyX end and
remains III the appis until IT natures
The worm bcres its way out and drops
to the ground. and then crawls under
the loose bark and spins cocoon
around itself. where II remains for the
winter. In the spring time 1t emerees
from It's winter home and becomes
fun grown moth. and begins it's task
of laying eggs for the next brood
This and great many other insects
are shown, giving the farmer the or
portunity to study the subject at first
hand. and nabling him to carry home a
lesson of practical value as to the
control Of insects" Continuing. lie
said
Good Seed and Bad Seed
The seed exhibit taught a valuable
lesson to the farmer in how. to bu,
how 10 test and how to terminate
seed Good and bad seed were shown
in sacks and jars with comparative
prices. which brought out in a strik-
ing way that cheap seed We're really
the high priced article, besides in
Testing the farm with noXious weed
seeds, causing loss of time and m ,ney
and also making 1t necessary to plow
nip and reseed the field consequently
disarranging the entire crop rotation
and forcing good farmer to be very
poor one. all on account of sowing a
bad lot of seed.
"a practical demonstration was nado
CONTINUED on Third Peggy