New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-10-28
EDUCATIONAL
ADVANTAGES
q State Fairs Should Be Kept
n Mind.
FAIR IS 4 COLLEGE COURSE
h Teaches the People How 10 Get Bet
ter Results and Causes Better Home
makinq-lowisiaaa's Fair In tho Lead
Of the State Fairs.

makins-lovisiana's Fair In tho Lead
Of the State Fairs.
Without the educational feature
would the State Fair be worthy OF
support Hardly. As well as furnish
ing pleasure to the eye and eur it
must feed the nind-it must give food
for thought end ideas for development
and that II What the Louisiana Fair
association has In view very largely In
putting on its magnificent collection OF
Displays each year.
II there were nothing more done
than the making OF big display-to
match one herd or pen against an
other. to see which individual exhib-
lt0r could collect the largest number
Of ribbons, to see who did the best
cooking and sewing or whose horse
could run fastest-f this was the aim
and end, then there might be reason
for questioning IL it we're worthy Of
support While tlns h ONO featuTe of
the louisiana E4iA Il - BY no neans
the largest. ne truth II that there
sre thousands - Louisiana people not
only from the farming districts. but
from factories. shops. stores and Of
nces, who atteuk the Louisiana fair
with eyes and ears kept wide open all
the time. and they find the experience
mighty profitable. They find 1t their
summer school, a short course In agri
culture, manual labor and industry
generally. They make good use Of
this Fair and regard II higher the Of
tener they attend.
The result Is shown in better homes
better farming. more industry. greater
prosperity. increased happiness. lar
ger herds. nner machinery and more
money In the banks. All this leads to
better homemaking and better lives.
The fruits Of the Louisiana State Fairs
are noticeable on all sides already
he state generally has been helped to
q remarkable degree. The one crop
idea has been changed and dversifica-
tion 10 being pursued widely. Many
Of the farmers gained the idea at the
Fair. There they saw what really
could be grown on the Louisiana soil
and got the idea Of how to plant. cult
'vate and harvest This IL mentioned
- just one instance. Many more
could b given. for they are to be
found On al sides.
First and foremost. the Louisiana
state Fair y . great agricultural show.
That b the real foundation for the
Fair. It Ii In the rich soil that the
greatest profits are found in Louisiana.
The Louisiana farmers are striving for
Improvement In agriculture. At the
State Fair they are having oppor
tsnity to see the very best produced
from the sell. They gather there and
compare notes. They make study Of
cotton. corn. oats. potatoes, rice, cane.
peanuts. alfalfa and even wheat. They
learn Of the new things. They inquire
about actual results. The premiums
offered are 0osd and draw the very
best Of the products to the Fair. The
collection forms the basis of Z real
educational exhibit
Next In importance to the agricul-
tur~ probably y the live stock. When
the 6rst Fair was held this section
was net represented 10 strongly, but
today II In large and Of vast impOr-
lance, showing results Of the first few
auiuak exhibited at the Fair. The
live stock breeders nnd Louisiana a
good place to show their specimens, for
the Louisiana people have proved to
b. good customers: henos their live
utoek exhibit h complete.
bat while the educational idea IL
kept at the froQ 9lways. there 10 also
provision for Amusement and pleasure,
for Z fair must be attractive to draw
the people. 30 1t II that the Louisiana
Fair has the best races. vaudeville, fire.
works. gladway shows and other
arhusenents - we'll as the very best
exhibits. and It 10 well worth all Of
the support Il receives.
Come and zee fer yourself, Oct. 81.
Nov 3.