Evening journal., 1911-08-31

Lemon Meringue-Mrs Strahorn
Armstrong and Mrs. Bella Willitts.
Cocoanut custard-Mrs S. Arm
strong and Mrs William Moore
Sweet potato Sarah H. Eastburn.
White potato Sarah II. Eastburn.
CLASS II-PRESERVES. PICKLES.
Glass OF Apple Jelly-Annie L..
Dilworth and Mrs. S Armstrong.
Glass of blackberry jelly-Annie
l.. Dilworth and Mrs S. Armstrong.
Glass of crab apple ielly-Annie
l.. Dilworth and Elma T. Woodward.
Glass of currant jelly-Annie l..
Dilworth and Mrs. F. Yearsley.
Glass OF fox grape jelly-Annie l..
Dilworth
Delaware College Exhibit.
Delaware College and the STATE
Farm exhibit are attracting great ut
tention at the fair
The animal exhibit includes sheep,
horses, swine and COWS. all registered
stock. and considered among the best
bred animals IN the State.
One sheep pen contains a yearling
Ramboullet ram, one ram lamb and
one eve. Another contains two Shrop-
shire ewes, two yearling ewes and one
ram. In another is one Shropshire
ram lamb. two ewes and two eve
lambs. while in the fourth is an Ameri-
can Merino eve and also a lamb Of
this breed, making this exhibit val
liable and interesting part of the dis
play.
The horses are wonders Tor beauty
There is a three-year-old full blooded
Arabian Hackney flly raised on the
collegbe farm and yearling Percheron
filly. a 2-year-old Percheron stud colt,
registered, which weighs 1925 pounds,
attracts much attention, and the fact
that IL also was bred on the college
farm, makes il more valuable His
dam. a beautiful imported Percheron
brood mare, occupies the next stall.
This animal is one of the very finest
types of the Percheron breed
Among the swine are some Of tn 2
very best bred animals in the State,
including the boar Duke of Kent" n
registered Berkshire. three years of
age. and which weighs 605 pounds.
There also Is a litter sister of this
boar, "Blus Hen, 2nd," weight 545
pounds, IN this exhibit Adjoining these
is a young boar. aged nine months,
Duke of Sussex. eth for which the
college has refused $780, This boar
was bred on the college farm. IL
weighs 245 pounds.
Other swine include two sows, und ar
two years of age. Duchess Of Sus-
SEX 9TH and Sth," which weigh 800
pounds each; and two sows under one
year, all of Berkshire breed, which
weigh 435 pounds between them; a
Yorkshire boar six months old, and a
Yorkshire boar OF the Bacon type, six
months old
a registered Gurnsay bull "Bedas
May King" four years OF age, weight
1850 pounds. is a feature Of the ax-
hibit This animal was sold when
three months bred at public sale for
S4S0 It's sire, May Rose King" and
it's dam. "Sheet Anchor Beda"
Among the COWS is the registered
Guernsey, Water Plant" six years
old Since January 1, 1911, she gave
1880 pounds of milk and 162 pounds oi
butter. She dropped a calf in July
1910.
The Guernsey halter "Bessie." aget
years, which dropped a calf March 4
this year gave TO August /, 4,O3
pounds of milk and 173 pounds of but
ter. f'
There is also a registered Guern
sey calf MY Nemesis" which give
big promise It's sire is "Advanser
and the dam "Allce of Seneca" an
registered Jersey heifer Molly {
d. dropped October 10, 1909 Tn
sire of this animal / Stems La
Of Wyldewood' and dam Lass G
Wyldewood"
Two perfectly black heifers OF tn
Aberdeen Angus breed. two YEAR
old, considered the best beef type 4
the market are also I'm the exhibi
These are two very fine specimen
Of their breed.
The Guernsey calves, bred on tn
college farm. registered. considere
excellent types Of the Guernsey breed
, attract much attention.
Plant Department
The plant department includes eS
hihits of plant pathology and hort
culture. There are fifty varieties {
wheat with the average yield of eacl
for the past four years. also SOY bea
grain and forage In the exhibi
There also are samples of corn an
a chart showing tillering habit of
number of varieties of wheat, also
: graphic representation Of the effect {
fertilizer on wheat and corn.
The department Of plant patholog
shows results Of plant diseases, pan
ticularly chestnut trees. Among othe
/ things are show insect pests an
methods OF combating plant disease
making this department a highly il
r teresting one
] Exhibit of Horses.
Automobiles may come and 60, hl
/ the horse is still the pride-at Leaf
one would think so to see the smile
: Of fair visitors at the exhibits.
The prancing stations, be the
. draft. general purpose or standaI
breed, are on the grounds in good
numbers.
Mares with foals at foot attra'
attention especially when the mare
, have been prize winners from ear
! days until another generation hi
!, come into the horse kingdom.
The drivers and ponies form inter
Z esting exhibits. Joseph II. Davidson
:. John H. Peoples and Joseph II. Ho:
( singer are in charge Of the horses.
a William r. Peach Is superintendent
of the farm implements, machiner
/ and carriages.