The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
FARMERS ID HAVE
GRAND EXHIBIT.

Mr.. 7. o. Sandy. director OF the
Virginia branch Of the Farmers Co
operative Demonstration Bureau OF
the Department OF Agriculture, Who
ID arranging for the big exhibit at
the State Fair the second week In
October, reports that he has met
with great success, and that the
exhibits to be shown at the fair will
prove a revelation to the visitors.
Notwithstanding the unusually dry
season, according IL Mr.. Sandy the
country exhibits will be FAR. above
ordinary, and will embrace all kinds
and classes or products. About forty
counties will be represented at the
fair, each county in charge OF a STU
perintendAnt, and the whole under
the supervision OF Mr.. Sandy. In
itemizing the reports from the various
counties the State agent shows that
he has accomplished much for the
good Of agriculture, and also. that
the counties themselves have gone
into the scheme with much en-
thusiasIn and vigor.
In his report Mr.. Sandy says that
Henrico county has a splendid corn
club of eeventy-five members, and
that besides the corn they have 4
magnificent collection OF grasses for,
exhibition and have collected $3.50
for prizes for the boys In the Boys
Corn Clubs.
Louisa county will show up finely
with a collection OF sixty-three
varieties Of grasses In addition to
the vegetable and grain exhibit
Chesterfield has a corn .iub OF
fthirty-fiye boys and Will have a fine
exhibit at the fair.
The farmers ot Fairfax county have
been strenuous In their activity and
WILL haze much In their exhibit to
show that they have been busy during
the year. They have COLLECTED lis
samples of grasses and produce, and
have subscribed s1T5 for prizes for
| the boys.
AibeInarle has raised $1,000 fer
prizes for the corn clubs. One farmer
| in that county raised four tons and
one hundred pounds OF hay on one
acre. The Boys Corn Club has a
wfde-awake membership OK fifty lads.
Albemarle will have many samples
/ of native and Wild grasses besides
! fruit and produce.
Halifax, Rockingham. Nottoway.
Appomattox and Bedford Will have
fine exhibits or grain, vegetables.
fruit, etc.. and there Win be several
| hundred dollars Tor prizes Tor the
boys Bedford alone will have eighty
/ samples OF grasses.
Prince George and Prince Edward
will have much grain and vegetables,
4 and the corn club boys win profit
4 by large subscription for prizes.
! Amherst has subscribed 1890 for the
| boys. and In addition there will be
! a fine collection Of grAases and grain.
and vegetables. together with fruit
/ Other counties stbw up equally as
fswell, and with the totalization the
exhibits ut tho State Fair will FAR
| exceed In Importance and number
those Of any previous year.
+ Another valuable adjunct to the
agricultural department OF the fair
] viii be the demonstrations to be given
by Commissioner Koiner and others
4 from the Etates Agricultural Depart.
1 ment.
From Indications the stock EXHIBITS
will prove much more important and
/ valuable than ever before. Exhibitors
Will come from every section OF tho
country, Members Of the directorate
/ sc the Stock Yards Corporation ~
| Chicago, will be present ana they will
4 have q reception tent. In which ali
the live stock exhibitors at the fair
win be entertained in 81 fresco
\ fashion. II
II Il said that M principle cb4act
\ W this VISIT Uf the stock yard faeR II
4 10 Hook OVER the available ranch land
In viFEinie for the Nirposs OF locating
stock raising farms here, where the
biixsnrd, the drought pr the hnrricNne
II mn exception
4 All any rate when these gentlemen
I csMe, II heho0yes the Virginia
farmer to ret busy.
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