The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-04
WILL
Be EDUCATIONAL
State Fair is a Great lnstu-
ton of Learning, Says
President
FARMERS BURAAU TO
ASTOUND PEOPLE
Display of Agricultural Re-
sources One of Unusual
Character-Hall for
Women

President Henry Fairfax and the
board of directors Of the State Fair
Association feel that when the gates
of the fair are opened to the public
next Monday morning one Of the most
important Institutions Of learning Will
be introduced to them.
Ever since its beginning the Of
ficials OF the association have striven
to reach this end. Year by year they
have protited by the experience and
mistakes OF the previous year, and
have moved ahead in their desire to
correct thee rrors and to bring the
fair closer to perfection.
In the words OF President Fairfax:
We believe we have made of the
State Fair a great institution of learn
ing, where the student and the schol-
ar may profit by devoting few hours
to the study and observation of what
We have to present them. l believe
that a week at the State Fair will do
more for the young man or women
in search OF knowledge or enlight-
eminent than many months at school.
This week. or these few days, or even
these few hours must, however, be
used properly"
Resources of Virginia.
In order to gain knowledge all
the student has to do Is to observe
and study the object lessons present
ed. We have prepared the lessons
with the utmost care. We are pre-
pared to present to the world the
object lessons OF the resources and
Industries of the great State Of Nir-
ginia."
This expression on the part Of the
president of the association Is echoed
by the other members of the assoeia-
what they have accomplished to prove
that what their president has said Is
we'll and truthfuliy said.
Take the lessons OF our agricul-
tural exhibit" said Manager Mark
LLOYD. Its lessons of labor, and hard
la Dor at that, under the most adverse
conditions this year. eau but impress
the student with what may be ac-
complished. This year the weather
was much agains, the farmer. Vege-
tables and fruit were slow in COM
ing. Grain and grasses We're delayed
and damaged considerably In their
progress toward maturity. But the
common sense handling, the care, the
watchfuiness. the patience displayed
under all conditions, the scientific as
sistence invoked, all combined in Civ
ing To the farmer who fought adver-
city the reward. a study of which can
but be of vast value to the youth who
wishes TO take care of the farm
Work OF Farmers Bureau.
AS matter of fact the work of
the Farmers Cooperative Demon
stration Bureau, under the direction
OF State Agent T. o. Sandy, o. Burke
vile who Is connected with the De
partment OF Agriculture, will disclose
many things that will astonish and
delight the farmer from wherever he
may come. Many OF the counties of
the State will not be able TO show
In the column of statistics this year
What they have in years past. because
Of the early drought and then be
cause of the incessant rains But In
most of the counties there will be
wonderful things shown in the ex-
hihit at the fair.
More than forty counties will be we'll
represented in selections of grain,
grasses. vegetables, fruits, and, above
all, corn.
There will be a grea, diversity The
trucking sections Will come forward
strong. while the fruit counties OF the
valley and the northern sections of the
State will show that the Albemarie
pippin Is just as hardy and luscious
this year as ever. under the sktllful
attention of the grower, From up
aTouEu 1uaTtOttSsNl1iS. " ny iicSppips
Harrisonburg and that section. will
come car loads OF the finest fruit
this good old earth can produce and
from around the cities of Norfolk,
Portsmouth. Petersburg. Newport
News and that section will come the
truck which supplies many OF the
markest OF the East and the West.
Exhibition OF Tobacco.
From the old Southside. the section
around Farmville. Roanoke, Lynch
burg and Danville. will come the best
tobacco in the world.
And. so. all along the line the
farmers will show what their State
can give to the people Of the world
In the stock department there will
nur be anything lacking. No fatter
hogs. nor sleeker cows. no gentler
lambs. no nobler horses may be found
In an eighty days travel The sta bles
stalls and pens will TEEN with repre-
sentatiyes from the various sections
of the State, especially from the old
Piedmont and Northern Virginia.
where the counties or Fauauier. Lou
doun, Fairfax, Clarke, Orange send
their green hilltops toward the skies
and from the sides of which hills
the hocks graxe, by the thousands and
the finest blooded horses In America
neigh their happy hours away.
An object lesson OF much interest
will prove to be that of the dairy
exhibit, where the methods In vogue
In the best regulated and most SAM
tary diaries are shown and demon
strated. The State itself Will have q
fine exhibit. and the student will have
the opportunity to see how the best
of cheese and butter Is made, from
the milking OF the COW. to roll and the
hot cake.
Horticultural Exhibit.
Bees will buzz and butterflies will
iutter from flower to flower in the
horticultural and horticultural depart
ments. From the sweet-scented arbu-
tus- to the lowly hollyhock and the
poor but proud sunfiower there will
be beautiful flowers from the gardens
and wilds Of the State. Sweet-scented
clover will stand side by side with
plain brier grass. and the little red
popcorn will vie with the great golden
ear for the smile Of admiration from
the multitude.
Birds will sing from the trees and
doves will COO from the cote, while
tho long cared hare will nibblo u,
the cabbage leaf as It poses for ad
mirinE gaze OF the lover OF such peta
Old chanticleer and his biddie will
strut with the peacock and the wad.
ding duck, while the Saint Bernard
and tho little skye terrier will howl
and bark at each other to attract the
attention Of the man with tho blue